KCACTF REGION 1 Conference 58

January 27 - 31, 2026

Albany Hilton Conference Center

Albany, NY

This Year's Hosts Are:

Siena University

Siena University is a private, liberal arts university located just outside of Albany, New York. Founded in 1937, Siena offers a close-knit and inclusive campus community with more than 40 undergraduate majors, several graduate programs, and a strong focus on hands-on, real-world learning.

The Theatre Major at Siena launched in 2023 and provides intensive, practical training in acting, directing, design, and stage management. Students participate in a full season of productions and have the opportunity to showcase their work at regional and national festivals like KCACTF. The program emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and professional development and is an ideal next step for transfer students pursuing a four-year degree in theatre.

Siena also offers a Theatre Minor, introduced in Fall 2025 and open to students of any major. The minor recognizes the academic and professional value of performance, design, and working within a production team, whether students are planning careers in the arts or in other fields like business, STEM, or education.

Siena welcomes all students: undergraduates, transfer students, and graduate students, with flexible academic pathways across the liberal arts, sciences, and business.

Learn more at siena.edu/programs/theatre
Explore all Siena programs at siena.edu/academics

Discover Albany

Discover Albany is thrilled to welcome the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 1 Conference to New York’s Capital City. We’re excited to host talented students, faculty, and theatre professionals from across the Northeast as they come together to celebrate creativity, collaboration, and the performing arts.

Albany’s thriving performing arts scene offers endless inspiration—from live theatre and music at the historic Palace Theatre to professional productions at Capital Repertory Theatre (Cap Rep) and intimate performances at local venues throughout the city. While you’re here, we invite you to explore all that Albany has to offer, including our vibrant downtown, unique local restaurants, and cozy coffee shops perfect for post-show conversations.

Whether you’re performing, presenting, or simply soaking up the energy, we’re honored to have you here and can’t wait to share our city’s creative spirit with you.

Welcome to Albany—where history, innovation, and the arts take center stage!

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.

Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.