The Kaleidoscope Theatre Festival

This biennial festival is part of the national AACTFest cycle and is open to all community theaters in the state of Washington. Returning in 2025.

Want to host Kaleidoscope? Email us at info@wscta.org

The goals of Kaleidoscope and AACTfest are:

• To provide an optimum learning experience through festival entry, which affirms, supports, and nurtures community theatre companies as they strive toward excellence in theatrical productions.

• To stimulate and inspire community theatre companies to strive for the best work possible and to recognize them for their achievement through an appropriate adjudication process.

• To provide a learning experience in artistic, technical, and management areas for people in attendance through performances, adjudication, and workshops.

• To develop enlightened and discerning audiences for community theatre.

Regional Festival

Three national adjudicators will judge each company’s performance at Kaleidoscope 2025, with the top two companies advancing to the Regional Festival (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho) held at Boise State University March 27-29, 2025. One company from the Regional Festival will advance to Des Moines, Iowa, this coming June 2025 for the National AACTFest. Kaleidoscope celebrates the talented member theatres of Washington State and acts as the first stop to the American Association of Community Theatre AACTFest, a festival that brings together 12 companies from around the country (and overseas military).

AACTFest INFORMATION

More details about registration and event activities will be coming soon. To get a head start, read more about AACTfest, and see the festival handbook, visit https://aact.org/aactfest-2025

·     Outstanding Setup & Strike - 12 Incompetent Jurors - Stage West Community Theatre

·     Outstanding Choreographed Moment - The Riverdance-Skin Deep - Jewel Box Theatre

·     Outstanding Use of a Prop - The Cat-12 Incompetent Jurors - Stage West Community Theatre

·     Outstanding Costume Design - 12 Incompetent Jurors - Stage West Community Theatre

·     Outstanding Transitions - When Jack Met Jill - Bellingham Theatre Guild

·     Outstanding Visual - The Closing Moment of Mind Games - Theatre 33

·     Outstanding Lighting Design - Alana Shepherd-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Set Dressing - Skin Deep - Jewel Box Theatre

·     Outstanding Scenic Design - Jeremy Whittington-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Sound Effects - Jeremy Whittington-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Music Design - Christopher Coombs-When Jack Met Jill - Bellingham Theatre Guild

·     Host Technical Staff Recognition - When Jack Met Jill - Bellingham Theatre Guild

·     WSCTA Magic Moment - The Plague Sequence-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater
-WSCTA Magic Moment Honorable Mentions: The Lawn Mower-When Jack Met Jill & Jack playing with Jacob-When Jack Met Jill - Bellingham Theatre Guild
The Ending-Mind Games - Theatre 33

·     Ralph Eaton New Horizon Award - Theatre33

·     The Betty Wills Washington Treasure Award - Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Ensemble Performance - When Jack Met Jill -Bellingham Theatre Guild

·     Outstanding Comedic Featured Performance - Carol Ryles-12 Incompetent Jurors - Stage West Community Theatre

·     Outstanding Dramatic Featured Performance - Danny Anderson-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Comedic Lead Performance - Casey Cline-Skin Deep - Jewel Box Theatre

·     Outstanding Comedic Lead Performance - Matthew Slater-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Dramatic Lead Performance - Dahveed Bullis-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Direction - Malcolm Pelles-Pass Over - Stage Left Theater

·     Outstanding Production - When Jack Met Jill - Bellingham Theatre Guild [ADVANCING TO REGIONALS]

·     Outstanding Production - Pass Over - Stage Left Theater [ADVANCING TO REGIONALS]

 Congratulations to everyone who attended and participated in Kaleidoscope 2019 at the Princess Theatre in Prosser, Washington.

Adjudicator Awards
• Outstanding Live Musical Performance – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Valley Theater Company
• Outstanding Cameo Performance – Erin Lee – The Savannah Sipping Society – Stage West Community Theatre
• Outstanding Scene Transitions – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Original Script – Darren Hembd – Metacycle – The Changing Scene Theatre Northwest
• Outstanding Technical Support – Cyndil Davis – Valley Theater Company
• Outstanding Properties Design – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Costume Design – J Patrick Lucey-Conklin – Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Costume Design – McKenzie Kennedy, Christy Valle, Graciela Valle, Diana Milton – Vanities – The Richland Players
• Outstanding Lighting Design – Almost, Maine – The Bellingham Theatre Guild
• Outstanding Lighting Design – Closing It Up – Spokane Stage Left
• Outstanding Set Design – David Baker – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Set Design – Blake R. York – Pillowman – Tacoma Little Theatre
• Outstanding Ensemble – Emotional Baggage – Academy of Children’s Theatre
• Outstanding Ensemble – Closing it Up – Spokane Stage Left
• Outstanding Performance as Featured Actor – Cliff Gamble – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Valley Theater Company
• Outstanding Performance as Featured Actress – Mary Jo Rudolf – Closing It Up – Spokane Stage Left
• Outstanding Performance as Featured Actress – Ingrid Sanai Buron – Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Performance as Featured Actress – Elizabeth Shipman– Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Performance as Supporting Actor – Sean Neely – The Pillowman – Tacoma Little Theatre
• Outstanding Performance as Supporting Actor – Billy Hulquist – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Performance as Supporting Actor – TJ Anderson – Almost, Maine – The Bellingham Theatre Guild
• Outstanding Performance as Supporting Actress – Alli H. Talmage – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] – The Rude Mechanicals
• Outstanding Performance as Supporting Actress – Molly Allen – Closing It Up – Spokane Stage Left
• Outstanding Performance as Lead Actor – Daniel Ruiz Salvatura – Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Performance as Lead Actor – Steven Guntli – Almost, Maine – The Bellingham Theatre Guild
• Outstanding Performance as Lead Actor – Danny Anderson – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Performance as Lead Actress – Marena Kleinpeter – Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Performance as Lead Actress – Josephine Keefe – Bug – Spokane Civic Theatre
• Outstanding Direction – Eric Bishoff – Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players
• Outstanding Direction – Teri Grimes – Almost, Maine – The Bellingham Theatre Guild

Alternate Production Advancing to Region IX Festival:
• The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] – The Rude Mechanicals

Productions Advancing to the Region IX Festival:
• Almost, Maine – The Bellingham Theatre Guild
• Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players

Washington State Community Theatre Association Members’ Awards (awards voted on by WSCTA members at Kaleidoscope):

The Betty Wills Washington Treasure Award:
• Silent Sky – Edmonds Driftwood Players

The Ralph Eaton New Horizon Award:
• The Rude Mechanicals

The Magic Moment Award:
• Dancing Queen Dance Off – Closing It Up – Spokane Stage Left