Festival 47 - Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Thetare Festival

Sara Goff is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre at Eastern Washington University and the Vice Chair of the New Play Program for KCACTF Region VII. Sara was a member of the acting ensemble for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Her favorite roles there include Portia in Julius... Read More →

Nancy Lee-Painter is the KCACTF National Playwriting Program chair for region VII. She is an associate professor of theatre and teaches and directs at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho where she is a devoted advocate of new plays and student playwrights. As a professional... Read More →

David Moberg is currently Chair of the Performing and Visual Arts Department at Indian River State College in Florida. He has directed over 250 main stage, black box, and touring productions at IRSC. A published playwright, Mr. Moberg has written full-length dramas, comedies, interactive... Read More →

E. M. Lewis is an award-winning playwright, librettist, and playwriting teacher. She received the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for "Song of Extinction" and the Primus Prize for "Heads" from the American Theater Critics Association, and was honored with a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton... Read More →

Jayne Wenger is a San Francisco based director and dramaturg whose exclusive focus is on original material.  Throughout her professional theater career she has been dedicated to the development and direction of new plays, operas, and solo performances. She is the past Artistic Director... Read More →