Two Bossier Parish Community College Theatre Arts students were selected as finalists following their competition in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region VI, February 23-25 in Amarillo, Texas.

Aubrey Brummett and Matt Carroll, along with their acting partners, Daniel Salazar and Brad Silman, qualified as finalists with their acting entries in the annual Irene Ryan Scholarship Competition.

As finalists, the two acting teams presented two scenes and one solo acting presentation each in the festival’s spotlighted “Showcase of Scenes,” on Thursday, February 25 at the Globe Theatre in Amarillo.  The Irene Ryan Acting Competition is funded by a foundation established by the late stage and screen actress, Irene Ryan, best remembered for her portrayal of “Granny” in the “Beverly Hillbillies” Television series.  Irene Ryan acting nominees compete for scholarships and the chance to perform in the Kennedy Center and the National Festival in Washington, D.C., in April. 

A total of five BPCC students were nominated by the regional selection committee at the Louisiana KCACTF festival last November in New Orleans.  In addition to Brummett and Carroll, the nominees and their partners were Zach Rogers and Blake Watkins, Victoria Chavis and Hooker Campbell, and Clint White and Alex Rogers.  All five teams competed in the regional festival.  Chelsea Hockaday, BPCC Theatre Arts student, also attended as a nominee for the Stage Management competition of the festival.

The KCACTF Region Six Irene Ryan Acting Competition drew 186 nominated undergraduate and graduate acting teams representing fifty-two colleges and universities from Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, and New Mexico. 

Thirty-two teams qualified for the semi-final round of the competition.  Brummett and Carroll’s teams were two of the sixteen teams that qualified for the final round, representing nine colleges, including BPCC.

Dr. Ray Scott Crawford, Associate Professor of Theatre, attended the festival as well, coaching BPCC’s acting teams for the competition.  Crawford also served as a festival acting respondent, giving critical feedback to a number of acting teams after their presentations in the preliminary rounds.

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