Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosts 125 outstanding theater students from colleges and universities across the nation as part of the annual National Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts. From January 7 through March 2, 2019, thousands of student artists from eight regions will present their work and 125 will be selected to travel to Washington, D.C. for an expenses-paid trip to participate in National Festival events taking place at the Kennedy Center.