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Regina Pisasale, a graduate student in the theater department, has been nominated to representing the O’Neill Critics Institute (OCI) as a regional finalist at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which will occur from April 12 to 18. Held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., the festival will consist of presentations, a 10-minute play and scholarships/awards, showcasing the talents of invited participants who were selected from regional festivals.

Prior to her nomination, Pisasale was selected by Dr. Earl Bader, assistant professor of English, to attend the OCI, which according to Pisasale, assists in elevating the level of arts criticism and provides writers with the opportunity to grow with other theatre artists. OCI participants spent three days at the regional festival working with KCACTF chairpersons and professional theatre critics. Pisasale, chosen as the critic finalist in her region, will advance to compete with the other seven regional finalists at KCACTF.

“This nomination is simultaneously exhilarating and petrifying,” Pisasale said. “But I couldn’t be more honored.” Pisasale’s involvement with theatre began during her freshman year at the University of Richmond. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in theatre arts, she returned to the Philadelphia area and worked for various venues: 1812 Productions, the Society for the Performing Arts at the Media Theatre and the Arden Theatre. She enrolled in Villanova’s Theatre Graduate Program in 2002 and has performed and worked on several University
productions: “The Trojan Women,” “City of Angels” and “Don Juan.”