American College Theatre Festival Region IV - Festival 59

Festival 59 - Albany, Georgia

The American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region IV - The Southeast holds its 59th annual festival on February 2-6, 2027 in Albany, Georgia. Region IV covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the US Virgin Islands and Virginia.

Programs

The festival runs the full regional program slate: the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships (acting), Design, Technology and Management (DTM), Devised Theatre, the SDC Directing and Choreography Initiative, LMDA Dramaturgy, the Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy (ITJA), the MTI Musical Theatre Initiative, the National Playwriting Program (NPP), BOLD (Building Opportunity through Leadership and Development) and the ASPIRE student leadership program.

Registration

Registration is handled online through the festival registration page, with early, regular and on-site rates for individuals and groups. Participants register with their university email address and the name they want printed on their badge. Hotel and host venue information for Albany is published on the festival page as it is confirmed.

Organizer note

The festival is produced by ACTF Management, Ltd. Regional leadership has announced that affiliation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has been suspended, and that the eight regional conferences continue under the American College Theatre Festival name.