By Suzy Alstrin
Reinhardt students participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) from February 4th through the 8th in Greensboro, North Carolina. KCACTF annually reviews the work of about 18,000 students nationwide. It recognized eleven students and four faculty from Reinhardt’s 2024 theatre productions. Reinhardt’s Cabaret garnered nine recognitions. Many of those students, along with individual entries, competed and attended workshops at the regional event.
Performances by Ciara Devane (RU-2026), Nate Grisham (RU-2026), Alexis McCone (RU-2025), and Kaylee Rae Traverso (RU-2026) earned spots in the musical theatre semifinals while Liv Adams (RU-2026) and Nate Grisham made the acting semifinals. Kaylie Rickles (RU-2027) and Cayleigh Schwartz (RU-2026) represented the University for stage management.
2024 KCACTF Nominations:
Liv Adams (RU-2026)
Irene Ryan Acting – Cabaret
Lighting Design – Cabaret
Zack Barrett (RU-2028)
Stage Management – Ride the Cyclone
Sock Bunch (RU-2028)
Irene Ryan Acting – Sylvia
Madison Burdette (RU-2027)
Lighting Design – Cabaret
Ciara Devane (RU-2026)
Irene Ryan Acting – Cabaret
Jenna Gonzalez (RU-2025)
Irene Ryan Acting – Clue
Nathaniel Grisham (RU-2026)
Irene Ryan Acting – Clue
Intimacy Choreography – Cabaret
Danielle Lusian (RU-2027)
Irene Ryan Acting – Ride the Cyclone
Kaylie Rickles (RU-2027)
Stage Management – Sylvia
Cayleigh Schwartz (RU-2026)
Stage Management – Cabaret
Kaylee Rae Traverso (RU-2026)
Irene Ryan Acting – Ride the Cyclone
Austin Harleson, Visiting Professor of Theatre
Direction – Ride the Cyclone
Direction – Sylvia
Kimberly Markham, Asst. Professor of Theatre
Music Direction – Ride the Cyclone
Music Direction – Cabaret
Music Direction/Composition – Sylvia
Jamie McCord Trial, Assistant Professor of Dance
Choreography – Cabaret
David Nisbet, Associate Professor of Theatre
Direction – Clue
Direction – Cabaret
