Building Opportunity trough Leadership and Development (BOLD)
About
Region 6 of KCACTF—serving Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico—is committed to fostering artistic and leadership excellence in theater education.
We honor the dignified voices, cultures, and creative traditions that define our region. By challenging harmful stereotypes, promoting fairness, and supporting respectful representation on and off stage. Through mentorship, collaboration, and student-driven leadership, we are actively working to cultivate the next generation of resilient, creative theater artists.
Together, we are building a stronger, more global theatrical community—grounded in our region’s past, engaged in the present, and boldly shaping the future.
National Statement
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is dedicated to nurturing artistry across all theater disciplines, guided by merit, achievement, and a spirit of collaboration.
We recognize that a broad range of experiences and perspectives strengthens our organization, enriches the educational mission, and prepares the next generation of creative leaders in American theater.
We affirm our commitment to programming, policies, and practices that uphold excellence in theater education and artistic development for student participants, teaching artists, and organizational leadership at both regional and national levels.
We encourage the growth of confident and capable student leaders who meet the challenges of the field with creativity, resilience, and integrity. We expect discourse and pedagogy that fosters positive change in the representation of all communities, both onstage and off. We reject practices that perpetuate harmful stereotypes or cultural appropriation.
We expect production respondents to engage with respect, avoid discriminatory comments, and embrace the wide spectrum of artistic choices found on college campuses across the country.
We support collegial exploration of new ideas, grounded in respect for long-held artistic practices and the communicated intentions of the playwright.
Through these commitments, we affirm our role in advancing the highest standards of theater education, creative expression, and leadership—honoring the complexity of our collective historical legacies, engaging fully with the present, and reimagining a future for the American theater that reflects and represents us all.
BOLD RESOURCES
Be sure to check this page for BOLD Resources.
Theatrical Intimacy Education – https://www.theatricalintimacyed.com/
Heartland Intimacy Design & Training: https://www.heartlandintimacydesign.com/
Heartland Blog: https://www.heartlandintimacydesign.com/blog
Black Theatre United – https://www.blacktheatreunited.com/
Nicole Brewer – https://www.nicolembrewer.com/
Latinx Theatre Commons – https://howlround.com/ltc
Project Y – http://www.projectytheatre.org/category/lgbt/
