Aaron Stone (left to right), theatre professor Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft, Lily Slivinski and Jordan Whitrock at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival last month.
Three students represented the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) last month in Flint, Michigan.
Some background: Each year, eight regional festivals are held around the country before a national festival in Washington D.C. The KCACTF program involves some 18,000 students each year and is designed to showcase the finest in university theatre. The UW Oshkosh students attended the Region 3 festival Jan. 11-15.
Student focus: Jordan Whitrock, a senior radio TV film and theatre arts major from Ripon; Aaron Stone, a sophomore theatre arts major from Round Lake Beach, Illinois; and Lily Slivinski, a junior radio TV film major from Neenah, were among the Wisconsin students grouped with students from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and western Ohio for Region 3. The trio took part in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions, having been nominated for their work in UW Oshkosh theatre’s production of Grease in November.
- Stone also auditioned for the Musical Theatre Intensive, working with guest professional artists and performing for an audience of peer and faculty from around the region, and was an award finalist.
Learn more: