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Theatre receives award at regional festival
Midwestern State University Theatre garnered still more recognition for
excellence when its production of And the Rain Came to Mayfield earned the
Directors’ Choice Award at the Region VI American College Theatre Festival in
Amarillo February
22-27.          &nb
sp;  The award was determined by a vote of the directors of the other five
productions competing in the festival.  The Directors’ Choice recognition
was one of the two most prestigious awards presented at the festival.  The
other award, conferred by the ACTF National Selection Committee, elevated
Southeastern Louisiana University’s production of Parking Lot Babies, a
student-written play, to consideration for the Kennedy Center American College
Theatre Festival, to be held this spring in Washington, D.C. 
 Besides the Directors’ Choice selection, the MSU Theatre also received
two other awards at the Region VI Festival, which showcases plays selected
from universities and colleges in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, and Texas.  Justen Locke, a senior theatre major, earned an
Award of Meritorious Achievement in Scenic Design, and the cast and crew were
recognized for the Best Load-in and Load-Out among the six competing
schools. Brandon Smith, MSU faculty member and theatre technical
assistant, directed And the Rain Came to Mayfield.  The cast for the play
included Trinton Williams, William Palmer, Matthew Griffin, Sydney Stockton,
Kelcie Bush, Samantha Pecor, Kristi Mills, Adam Granberry, and David
Henne.  Palmer also designed props for the production, and Stockton
designed the costumes.  The lighting was designed by Ben McKinney and
Ryne Easen.  Christie Hoang stage-managed the
play.          &nbs
p;            
The Directors’ Choice Award caps a string of achievements for the MSU Theatre
in ACTF competition.  This marks the sixth straight time that MSU’s initial
entry in the American College Theatre Festival has been named for consideration
for the Regional Festival, the fourth straight time that the MSU entry has made
the final list of advancing and alternate plays, and the second consecutive time
that MSU’s production has actually advanced to the Regional.
           
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