American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Information
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
The Kennedy Center American College Theater (KCACTF) is a national theater program
involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide. The KCACTF has
served as a catalyst for improving the quality of college theater in the United States.
Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festivals
The KCACTF Regional Festivals is a gathering of people to see one another's work and
to share ideas. In addition to performances, there are a wide range of activities
that in the past have included workshops and seminars on such topics as playwriting,
auditioning, voice, movement, stage combat, theater for children, scene painting,
scenery construction. During January and February, a total of eight regional festivals
are held throughout the country.
Kennedy Center American College Theater Region I Information
Region I of the KCACTF involves institutions from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Eastern New York. Each year the KCACTF
Region I Festival brings students and faculty together at the end of January to see
some of the area's strongest productions, and to participate in workshops concerning
a variety of areas in theatrical performance, design and production, and to celebrate
theater in general.
General Links
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
One of the premier play-licensing agencies in the English-speaking theatre. The Dramatists
Play Service, Inc. was created to foster opportunity and provide support for playwrights
by publishing acting editions of their plays and handling the nonprofessional and
professional leasing rights to these works.
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) connects the performing
arts, design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners,
educators, and students.
Contact Us
Theatre Arts Program
Charles Wittreich
Academic Chair
Ammerman Campus
Islip Arts Building Rm. 121
533 College Road
Selden, NY 11784
Phone: (631) 451-4163
Fax: (631) 451-4601
Central Admissions
Phone: (631) 451-4414
Fax: (631) 451-4415
admissions@sunysuffolk.edu
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.