2011 Competition Results

The talents of twelve current and former theatre arts students have received national attention. Students were recognized by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Region VII Festival for their distinguished achievement in the 2010 production of Up.

Honors include:

Kim Bell	Hair and makeup design
Laura Berkompas	Lighting design
Anthony Brinkley	Scenic design
Brittany Brook	Ensemble performance
Adrian Crookston	Ensemble performance
Lanny Langston	Ensemble performance
Mike Locke	Sound design
Rachel Rosenfeld	Ensemble performance
Adriana Sanchez	Costume design
Phoenix Tage	Ensemble performance
Angela Vogel	Ensemble performance
Nicholas Witham	Ensemble performance

Written by Bridget Carpenter and directed by UI assistant professor Chris DuVal, Up tells the story of Walter Griffen, a man who tied weather balloons to a lawn chair, soared 16,000 feet into the skies above Southern California and hasn’t been able to get his head out of the clouds since. Filled with characters full of passion and drive, the play examines the human capacity to dream and the cost of doing so.

The play was entered into the region VII festival alongside those from other schools in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Northern Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Northern California and Alaska. KCACTF was created in 1969 to encourage quality theater in the U.S. There are currently 18,000 students involved in the program in 600 institutions nationwide. Congratulations, students!