Festival 2025 Information
🎉 Exciting News from KCACTF Region VII! 🎉
This year, we’re reimagining the festival experience to equitably serve the students and teachers in our region. In an effort to be effective financial stewards, we’re hitting the pause and refresh buttons! We are taking the time this year to craft a transformative experience just for you with inspiring performances, and meaningful networking opportunities in 2026.
What 2025 will look like:
►We are still responding to productions within R7.
►As production response is the heart of KCACTF, please continue to submit your productions within R7 for valuable responses, nominations and meritorious recognitions.
►You will be welcomed with open arms by any of our sister region festivals.
►The closest geographical festival for most of R7 is Region 8 which will be held in Mesa, AZ – February 11-15, 2025.
►Every event of the R7 Festival is represented at our sister region festivals.
►We will connect with participating productions to facilitate eligibility for consideration at your chosen festival.
►We are taking this time to intentionally examine our practices. Please watch for invitations to share your insights as we continue to build the best festival possible.
We’re invested in the longevity of this work and look forward to working with every one of you to build a festival that best serves our region. We can’t wait to come back better than ever in 2026 in Sacramento, CA —stay tuned for updates!
Click below for links to the other Regions’ websites and locations of their festivals:
Region 1 – New Britain, CT
Region 2 – Pittsburgh, PA
Region 3 – Madison, WI
Region 4 – Greensboro, NC
Region 5 – Des Moines, IA
Region 6 – Abilene, TX
Region 8 – Mesa, AZ
✨ More details coming soon in the next few weeks. ✨
Festival Hotel Information
Festival Hotel – The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Spokane City Center
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Spokane City Center is the host hotel for this year’s festival. They have provided special discount pricing for festival attendees, and we highly encourage you to stay with them. Book your room before January 20.
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- Reservations
- Online: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/kcactfregion7festival56
- Phone: Call 509-744-2363 and ask for the rate for KCACTF. The group code is KTF.
- Rooms with two queen beds can be booked for $145 per night.
- Staying at the host hotel allows the region to receive use of banquet facilities for free.
- Please Note – Meals are not included with the room fees. The hotel has restaurants available and there are many food options within walking distance.
- Reservations
If we do not fill the rooms we have on hold, we will have to pay significantly more for the festival and will ultimately need to raise the registration price. SO, please help us keep registration costs as low as possible by staying at the host hotel.
Festival Travel Information
Airlines Serving Spokane (GEG) International Airport
Airlines – Destinations
Alaska Airlines – Boise, Everett, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma
Allegiant Air – Las Vegas, Orange County
American Airlines – Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Delta Air Lines – Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma
Delta Connection – Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma
Frontier Airlines – Las Vegas
Southwest Airlines – Denver, Las Vegas, Oakland, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Sacramento, San Jose (CA)
United Airlines – Denver
United Express – Chicago–O’Hare, Denver, San Francisco
Festival Program Information
The anticipated schedule for Festival 56 is below. Please refer to the Whova App for updated scheduling information.
KCACTF REGION 7 - Festival 56 Schedule
| All times PST | Sunday Feb 18 | Monday Feb 19 | Tuesday Feb 20 | Wednesday Feb 21 | Thursday Feb 22 | Friday Feb 23 |
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| 8:00 AM | NO EVENTS | Next Step Auditions (CCT) | One Act Plays | Invited Play Response | Invited Play Response | National Award Discussion (7:30) |
| RYAN/MTI - Debrief (BR) | NAPAT Reading | NAPAT (Reading) | ||||
| 10 Minute play auditions | ||||||
| 9:00 AM | Next Step Auditions (CCT) | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals (BR) | MTI Finals (BR) | Irene Ryan Finals (BR) | Awards Ceremony | |
| DTM Expo Load-in | DTM Response | DTM Response | DTM Response | Awards Ceremony | ||
| 10 Minute play auditions | One Act Plays | NAPAT Reading | NAPAT (Reading) | Awards Ceremony | ||
| 10:00 AM | 10 Minute play auditions | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals (BR) | MTI Finals (BR) | Irene Ryan Finals (BR) | ||
| Next Step Auditions (CCT) | One Act Plays | |||||
| MTI Round 1 (BR) | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | |||
| 11:00 AM | 10 Minute play auditions | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals (BR) | MTI Finals (BR) | Irene Ryan Finals (BR) | ||
| Next Step Auditions (CCT) | One Act Plays | |||||
| MTI Round 1 (BR) | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | |||
| 12:00 PM | ITJA | ITJA | ITJA | ITJA | ||
| MTI Round 1 (BR) | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals (BR) | MTI Finals (BR) | Irene Ryan Finals (BR) | |||
| DTM STUDENT CHECK IN AND SET UP (until 5) | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | Dramaturgy | |||
| 1:00 PM | MTI Round 1 (BR) | Irene Ryan Semi-Finals (BR) | MTI Finals (BR) | DTM KEYNOTE -Jay Duckworth | ||
| 2:00 PM | MTI Round 1 (BR) | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | Dramaturgy | ||
| Transfer Fair (Magnuson) | DTM Responses | Dramaturgy Response | Dramaturgy | |||
| 3:00 PM | Regsitration and Check-in | MTI Round 1 (BR) | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | Dramaturgy | |
| Transfer Fair (Magnuson) | ||||||
| 4:00 PM | Regsitration and Check-in | DTM Responses | Cursed | Life X 3 | ||
| 5:00 PM | Regsitration and Check-in | DTM Meet and Greet | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | DTM Responses | |
| 6:00 PM | Next Step Audition Registration | VIP Dinner Chili's (Food @ 6:15 ) | Devising | Faculty Awards - Gonzaga (6:30) | DTM Responses | |
| 7:00 PM | RYAN/MTI - Debrief | Faculty Open Bar (BR) | 10-minute Plays (BR) | |||
| 8:00 PM | Opening Ceremony | Keynote Speaker - Jordan Savusa | What the Constitution Means to Me (CCT) | Pass Over (CCT) | 10 Minute Play response (8:30) | |
| 9:00 PM | Festival Expectations | Pass Over Talkback | ||||
| 10:00 PM | Improv Olympics | Murderville | Tech Olympics | Cabaret Olympics | ||
| 10:30 PM | Faculty Lounge | Faculty Lounge | Faculty Lounge | Faculty Lounge |
Festival Events Registration Information
Individual and School Registration Information
The registration information below is for Festival 56 in Spokane, Washington February 18-23, 2024.
Individual and School Registration here
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- Festival Registration – Registration is available starting October 5th. There will be an Early Bird discount of $25 off the regular price that will end Dec 25th. Each registration includes a processing fee that ranges from $5.78-$6.89.
- Student – Early Bird $80 / Reg $105
- Adjunct Faculty/Staff – Early Bird $90 / Reg $115
- Faculty – Early Bird $100 / Reg $125
- Festival Registration – Registration is available starting October 5th. There will be an Early Bird discount of $25 off the regular price that will end Dec 25th. Each registration includes a processing fee that ranges from $5.78-$6.89.
Making the most of the Event App
- Event App links will be here for Festival 56 – 2024 when available.