Theater arts and dance students at Red Rocks Community College have been chosen to participate in the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Feb. 18-22 at the University of Oregon in Eugene.
The students were selected by festival respondents based on their performances and technical work connected to the fall production of “The House of Yes,” written by Wendy MacLeod and directed by David-Matthew Barnes.
Kaia Parnell, Levi Zavorotny and Madison Murphy have been selected for the regional Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions, which will include a multiple-round performance competition.
Jasmine Romero was selected to present her lighting design to a panel of industry experts at the regional festival, and Regina Ayala was recognized with a certificate of merit for her original costume designs.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide that has served as a catalyst in improving the quality of college theater in the United States. The festival has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions throughout the country.
