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.

Design Awards, Allied Design and Technology, and Stage Management Fellowships

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.

Eligibility for the National Design Awards, Allied Design and Technology Award, and

Stage Management Fellowships:

To be eligible, students must:

  • Have designed a fully realized and produced design for a production or stage managed a production that was produced, or non-realized and non-produced design work at their home institution, in the previous calendar year (2024).

  • Attend an institution that has entered either an associate or participating production during the previous calendar year (2024) in which the nomination occurs.

  • Be a bona fide student at the time of the Regional Festival 57 (Spring 2025)

  • Attend the Regional Festival 57 (Spring 2025) to display their design project or stage management project and participate in response sessions 

 

Eligibility for the regional awards:

To be eligible, students must:

  • Attend an institution that has entered either an associate or participating production during the year in which the nomination occurs;

  • Attend the Regional Festival to display their design project and participate in response sessions.

DTM National Awards

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 

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

Outstanding Hair & Makeup Award

This award is given to the outstanding achievement in makeup and hairstyling for Theatre. 

Student Choice Award

Any student entered in DTM may cast one vote for any entry except one from their own academic institution.       

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DTM SPONSORS!

The DTM Chair and Co-Vice 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

Shana Joslyn

She/Her

DTM Chair 2025-2028

McDaniel College

Naoko Skala

Naoko Skala

She/Her

DTM Vice Chair 2024-2027

The College of Wooster

Howard Patterson

Howard Patterson

He/Him

DTM Vice Chair 2025-2028

University of Pittsburgh