Trinity Students Attend The 2025 Kennedy Center American College Theatre

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Mar 07, 2025

– Caitlin Bergsma ’23

This past January, nineteen Trinity students attended the Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for the 10th year in a row. Since 2015, Trinity has been bringing students to this prestigious event to showcase their talents and gain feedback to grow their knowledge and skills in the theater world.

According to Assistant Professor Emma Schneider, M.A., this was the largest group of students to attend KCACTF in the last ten years. As a result of the great attendance, four Trinity students were awarded for their outstanding work.

Ashley Yonkman ’26 was one of four award winners from the week but was the only one to win two awards. She was recognized in “Special Achievement in Costume Design and Technology” for her costume and in “Special Achievement in Costume Design for Collaboration and Creative Problem Solving” alongside Mikey Moore ’25 for their costume design for Sense and Sensibility.

“This week brought so many opportunities and challenges,” Ashley says. “I am so thankful for everyone on this trip for their support and love. I truly could not have asked for a better outcome and feel so lucky to be a part of such a beautiful theatre community.”

Along with the great achievement of our award winners, here are all the workshops and competitions that Trinity participated in:

  • Seven students participated and competed in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship: Tyren Brown, Cristian Contreras, Zita Hatke, Esther Heyboer, Mia Musick, Audrey Yonkman, and Andrew Haro
  • Four students participated in Design Technology and Management: Kayla Bosman, Mikey Moore, Bianca Sotelo, and Ashley Yonkman
  • Two students participated in the Musical Theatre Intensive: Andy Acosta and Morgan Meinders
  • Three students participated in the Institute for Theater Journalism and Advocacy: Justine Andre-Jackson, Kait Harland, and Elizabeth Kupchick
  • One student participated in Design Storm: Jared Peters
  • One student participated in Ten-Minute Play: Nayla Ballamy
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