Design, Technology,
& Management (DTM)
Region 2 DTM Mission Statement:
At Region II, we are committed to strengthening and broadening the programming offered in the Design, Technology, and Management areas to the students in our region. It is essential that we provide students with informative and energizing activities that will further their development as artists, technicians, and managers.
It is necessary to have venues that allow students to learn new skills, engage with their peers, be introduced to new technologies, present their work, and receive constructive feedback from industry-leading professionals.
Eligibility
- A Bona Fide Student*1 who attended an institution in the previous calendar year (2025)*2 that is in Region 2*3 .
- The student’s design/craft/stage management work*4 at their home institution in Region 2 from the previous calendar year (2025).
- Attend the Regional Festival 58 (Spring 2026) to display their design project or stage management project and participate in response sessions/interviews.
*1 A bona fide student is:(https://kcactf2.org/2023-faq/)
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An undergraduate student* registered for at least six semester or equivalent quarter hours;
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A graduate student* registered for at least three semester or equivalent quarter hours;
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Or a continuing part-time student* enrolled in a regular degree or certificate program.
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- *Undergraduate, graduate, and continuing part-time students must be matriculating and pursuing a degree at the time of the KCACTF official response.
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- Students that graduated or completed their programs in the immediately preceding calendar and who met the above requirements during their final term are also considered eligible.
- Students that graduated or completed their programs in the immediately preceding calendar and who met the above requirements during their final term are also considered eligible.
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*2Spring 2025 – Fall 2025
*3 Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Western New York, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
*4 Realized or Unrealized (Class projects)
DTM National Awards
The purpose of the KCACTF Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence, Allied Design and Technology, and the Stage Management Fellowship is to provide student designers, technical artists, and stage managers with the opportunity to exhibit their work through displays, presentations, and interviews; to receive feedback from professionals working in the field; to give outstanding student work national recognition; and to provide the opportunity for student award recipients to exhibit their work at the Kennedy Center or other national venues.
Scenic Design Excellence Award
The recipient will attend the National Festival.
While at the National Festival, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops, meeting professionals in the field, and touring theatres in the D.C. area.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Costume Design Excellence Award
The recipient will attend the National Festival.
While at the National Festival, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops, meeting professionals in the field, and touring theatres in the D.C. area.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Lighting Design Excellence Award
The recipient will attend the National Festival.
While at the National Festival, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops, meeting professionals in the field, and touring theatres in the D.C. area.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Sound Design Excellence Award
The recipient will attend the National Festival.
While at the National Festival, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops, meeting professionals in the field, and touring theatres in the D.C. area.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Projection Design Excellence Award
The recipient will attend the USITT National Conference.
At the USITT conference, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops and meet professionals in the field.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
The Randy Lutz Allied Design & Technology Award
The recipient will attend the USITT National Conference.
At the USITT conference, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops and meet professionals in the field.
The digital version of their exhibit will be displayed at a virtual national gallery.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Vectorworks Award
One-year subscription to Vectorworks Spotlight one per region awarded to a student who would benefit from having access to this computer program.
Valued at over $3000.00.
Stage Management Fellowship
One student in each region will be selected to attend the National Festival as a Stage Management Fellow.
While at the National Festival, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops, meeting professionals in the field, and touring theatres in the D.C. area.
The recipient will also receive complimentary registration to the online Broadway Stage Management Symposium.
The recipient will also receive the URTA Candidate Award, which provides free registration for the URTA Auditions and Interviews, including free admission to continuing education sessions and other programming.
Don Childs DTM Cross-Discipline Collaboration Award
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do as theatre artists.
The DTM Don Childs Cross-Discipline Collaboration Award celebrates this and is awarded to someone that exhibits the highest level of collaboration in their project – without their contributions to the production they worked on that production would not have been as successful. Certificate only
ETC Emerging Designer Award
This is to be awarded to a student in each region that shows promise in the area of Lighting who would benefit from having their own lighting console.
The award is an ETC Nomad kit which includes a Nomad dongle and an ETC Gadget II. This kit turns their computer into a lighting console capable of outputting up to 2 Universes of DMX, as long as they own the Nomad software key .
It also allows their computer the ability to interface with an active Eos control system and the ETC Augmented 3D programming environment included as part of the Eos software.
Jane Childs DTM Legacy Award
This award will be awarded to a first-time presenter. one recipient per region.
The Dramatic Imagination by Robert Edmond Jones, sponsored by Focal Press. The National DTM Chair will mail it to the students.
DTM Regional Awards
Mehron Makeup & Hair Award
This award is given to the outstanding achievement in makeup and hairstyling for Theatre. The recipient will receive a Mehron Theatre Makeup Kit as a prize for this award.
Student Choice Award
Any student entered in DTM may cast one vote for any entry except one from their own academic institution.
The recipient will attend the USITT National Conference sponsored by the USITT Chesapeake Section.
At the USITT conference, students will spend a week in hands-on workshops and meet professionals in the field.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DTM SPONSORS & PARTNERS!
The DTM Chairs work alongside a group of dedicated industry-leading professionals who help to create and support regional programming. If you are interested in learning more about DTM Programs, please contact the Regional DTM Chairs below.
Shana Joslyn
She/Her
DTM Co-Chair 2024-2027
McDaniel College
Naoko Skala
She/Her
DTM Co-Chair 2025-2028
The College of Wooster
Howard Patterson
He/Him
DTM Co-Vice Chair 2024-2027
University of Pittsburgh
Miso Wei
She/Her
DTM Co-Vice Chair 2025-2028
Carnegie Mellon University
