Winners and honorees at the 2008 John F. Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Region I Festival.

Regional Design & Technology Awards
United States Institue for Theatre Technology (USITT) Award for Technology Innovation & Craftsmanship
-Cazimir Bzdyra for "Time Flies"
USITT New England Tech Olympics Award
-Jamie Steffen

National Design & Technology & Stage Management Awards
National award for Sound Design honorable mention
-Mike Skinner for "Cannibal: The Musical"

Irene Ryan Acting Competition Honorees
Finalists: Brent Wellington Barker III and Jesse Gabbard
Semi-Finalists: Noel Ginyard and Quentin Farris
Other ACTF Irene Ryan Nominees: Bethany Fitzgerald, Carleigh Cappetta, Michael Lombardi, Lydia Saris Elder, Jenna Sisson, Mike Altieri

Student Directing Fellowship
-Matt Griffiths and Matt Pellegrino

Stage Management Fellowship
-Jamie Steffen, Samantha Benson, Marissa Iadevaia-Jalbert, Krista Rocco

Entered in the Barbizon Award for Lighting Design
-Dean Palmer and Noel DiDomenico

Entered in the Sound Design Award Competition
-Craig Burns

Entered in the Barbizon Award for Costume Design
-Laura Folker and Carleigh Cappetta

STUDENTS

Matthew Keating, Rebecca Welles: summer '06, The Santa Fe Opera.

Lydia Saris Elder: summer '06, Downtown Cabaret Theatre and Bridgeport Free Shakespeare

Mike Skinner, Mike Altieri, Victoria Church, Laura Folker, Erik Stocklin, Robert Pavia: summer '06, The Elm Shakespeare Company

Craig Burns: summer '06, Goodspeed Opera House

Hiroko Sawaki: summer '06, Lost Nation Theatre

Paul Falzone: summer '06, The Millbrook Playhouse

Janine Pixley: summer '06, Summer Theatre Connections, Iroquois Springs

Carleigh Cappetta: summer '06, Cow Town Players

Jesse Gabbard: summer '06, Hangar Theatre

Mike Skinner, Erik Stocklin, Julia Tolstrup Mathien, Erica Carrano, Krystelle Cino, Mike Altieri, Anthony Williams, Matthew Griffiths, Jenna Sisson, Laura Folker: summer '06, The Hollow Crown Players

Heidi Voight: summer '06, crowned Miss Connecticut 2006