{"id":51928,"date":"2022-04-22T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=51928"},"modified":"2022-04-25T16:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T20:25:56","slug":"noyes-fludde-earns-kennedy-center-american-college-theater-festival-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/noyes-fludde-earns-kennedy-center-american-college-theater-festival-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Noye\u2019s Fludde&#8217; earns Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Mennnonite University\u2019s opera \u201cNoye\u2019s Fludde\u201d has won several Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival accolades. The festival is the preeminent university theater program in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Benjamin Britten opera, directed by theater professor <strong>Justin Poole<\/strong> with music direction by professor <strong>James Richardson<\/strong>, was performed in early April in Lehman Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those accolades is a recommendation for the production to be an \u201cInvited Production\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcactf2.org\/\">KCACTF Region 2 Festiva<\/a>l in January 2023 in West Chester, Pa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poole says the recommendation was \u201ca big deal and unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invited productions are \u201cthe pinnacle of what university theater has to offer,\u201d Poole explained, \u201cso it would be thrilling to be selected. We\u2019ll learn more in December.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire cast and crew received a KCACTF Certificate of Merit for \u201cCommunity Ensemble,\u201d a category that reflects the high degree of collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant directors<strong> Elizabeth Eby<\/strong>, <strong>Anna Hoover<\/strong>, and<strong> Greta Schrag<\/strong> also received Certificates of Merit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, <strong>Isaac Longacre<\/strong>, who played Noye, was nominated to participate in the Musical Theater Initiative, a special opportunity to compete for a national fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reah Clymer<\/strong> as Mrs. Noye, <strong>Elizabeth Eby<\/strong> as Raven\/Dove, <strong>Avery Trinh<\/strong> as The Voice of God\/Son, and <strong>Greta Schrag<\/strong> as The Voice of God\/Holy Spirit are nominees to the <strong>Irene Ryan Acting competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last EMU production to be invited to KCACTF was <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/39-steps-hosts-three-benefit-performances-heading-kennedy-center-theater-festival\/\">\u201cThe 39 Steps\u201d in 2018.<\/a> That production and several others have resulted in many individuals earning nominations and awards at the regional and national levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/04\/21105125\/20220401-Noyes-Fludde_CS-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennnonite University\u2019s opera \u201cNoye\u2019s Fludde\u201d has won several Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival accolades. 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