Designers, Technicians, and Stage Managers
Allied Design and Technologies Award
Added August 9, 2011
Introduction and Purpose
The Allied Design and Technologies Award provides opportunities for students in design and technologies, but outside the realm of scenic, costume, lighting and sound design. Its purpose is to provide student designers, technicians, and craftspersons feedback from professionals working in the field; to give them national recognition, and to allow them to expand their opportunities by attending and participating in the United States Institute of Theatre Technology Annual Conference and Stage Expo.
Who Is Eligible
Students who have had the primary responsibility for any allied design or technology on a KCACTF associate or participating entry including (but not limited to) areas such as
- Makeup Design
- Projection Design
- Properties Design, Management or Construction
- Millinery
- Masks
- Tech
- Wigs
- Scenic art
- Draping & tailoring
- Technical Direction
- Puppets
- Special effects
- Costume craft
- Audio engineering
are eligible for the Allied Design and Technologies Award. If in doubt whether work is eligible, students should contact the regional chair of Design, Technologies and Management.
"Student" is defined as: a) an undergraduate student who is registered for a minimum of six semester hours or nine quarter hours at the time of production; b) a graduate student who is enrolled for three semester or four quarter hours at the time of production; c) a continuing part-time student who is enrolled in a regular degree program at the time of production.
How to Participate
In Region III, Students who have had the primary responsibility for any allied design or technology on a participating or associate production are invited to enter their work in the Regional Allied Design and Technologies Award. There is no nomination process, nor is participation tied to the response or the respondent(s).
To participate, students need only register for the regional Design Exposition via the online registration form. Students must register even if they are listed on the production entry form and/or listed on the production response.
Students involved with participating productions may attend the regional festival regardless of whether the production itself is selected for the regional festival.
The Regional Festival: Display and Response
Display
Participants are asked to prepare a display of their design and present it at the Region III Festival. In order to help the respondents understand the process and intentions of the project, it is important that students present as part of the display support materials which most clearly tell of the story of the process and evolution of the design and/or the execution of the work.
Supporting materials that have proven most useful include combinations of the following: research images, preliminary sketches, color sketches, drafting (including ground plans and sections), design bibles, storyboards, fabric and trim swatches, renderings or sketches from the designer, production photographs, makeup worksheets and the like. Actual props, costume craft items and the like MAY be included, and table space may be requested. For specific details on size and format of display panels, please see:
A one-page statement of the design approach to the production, or a description of the project's parameters is strongly recommended.
It is strongly recommended that students bring their materials in person to the DTM exposition space at the specifically scheduled time for installation of all exposition materials (see top of page). Those who cannot bring materials in person may send materials to the festival host. The student is responsible for providing the appropriate mailing and insurance charges, and a diagram of how to mount the design.
Response
When the student checks in and is assigned a panel, he or she will also be given an assigned time at which the preliminary response will take place. Students will be asked to present their work to a panel of Respondents. Each student will give a short oral presentation of their project, followed by a question and answer session with the Respondents. Exact timing will depend on the number of entries, but usually there is about a minute for the oral presentation, and about 4 minutes for the response.
The Respondents will select designers to advance to a final round. During the final round, each designer will again be asked to present their design, and will be given a longer period with the Respondents to discuss their work.
The respondents may choose one Allied Design and Technologies Award recipient if they feel that there is work of sufficient quality to advance to the national level. "Sufficient quality" will be determined by the Respondents and regional DTM chair(s). Please note that designers not present will not be eligible for national consideration.
The regional Allied Design and Technologies Award recipient will be invited to attend the annual United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Annual Conference and Stage Expo in the spring, courtesy of KCACTF. Specific information will be given to the award recipient at the conclusion of the regional festival.
Students entered in Allied Design and Technologies may also be under consideration for the following:
The Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Award
Prop-A-Palooza Award (for all prop-related entries)
