(Registration Closes Friday, February 16th, 2024)

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We want to showcase and celebrate the incredible work of our student designers, technologists, and stage managers!  Please join us by  entering your project(s) into the DTM  and attending the response sessions during our festival (Feb 18-23rd, 2024).

 

The following information is for all areas of Design, Technology, Stage Management, and Allied Arts.  All projects are eligible for regional or national awards. Projects may have been completed for course work or for productions that were or were not produced. To qualify for awards you must have been a bonafide student in 2023 and registered for the 2024 festival.

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The Expo provides student designers, technicians, and managers, the opportunity to showcase their work and receive feedback from professionals working in the field. Students will present a project comprised of materials that clearly tell the story of the process, evolution, and final product of their entry. Recognitions are awarded on the basis of quality, effectiveness, originality, as well as clear visual and oral presentation techniques.

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To compete in the DTM you must register each of your projects by February 11th and arrive at the DTM Expo Hall at the Spokane Convention Center on Monday February 19th by 12noon, to check in and set up your visual display(s).  

 

You may enter as many projects as you like, but you MUST submit a registration form for each entry so that there is enough space reserved to showcase your work.

 

Response sessions will be organized by design area. A list of all response sessions and corresponding student presenters will be posted on the DTM website and at the entrance  to the Expo Hall by the end of the day February 19th, 2024. 

 

Festival Display Guidelines :

• Each display will have approximately 4’x4’ display area, except for sound design which will have approximately 2’ x 3’ of display area and table space for playback devices.

• Your display should include: your name, discipline, a design/concept statement, and the name of the production, including the playwright’s name, visible.

• DO NOT include the name of your school on your display or any supporting paperwork.

• Remember to credit your research and photos where possible.

• Optionally, you may bring up to two supporting 3-D items (dress form, model, technology project, production book/bible, etc.).  

• Items may not block the walkway around your board or other presenters’ work.

• Please bring scissors, tape, push pins, or any other materials you may need to display your work.  There will be limited supplies available at the venue.

 

What should you include?

All categories should include materials that show your process. 

 

Supporting materials could include combinations of the following: research images, preliminary sketches, white models, final models/renderings, drafting including sections, recordings of sound cues and components that lead to those compositions, storyboards, images of fabric and trim swatches, costume plot/paperwork, cue lists/synopsis, tracking sheets, cue lists, light plots, magic sheets, script breakdowns, rehearsal/production reports, calling scripts, production photographs, etc. 

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This is in no way meant to be a definitive list. Include whatever materials best tell the story of your process and collaboration.

Please see the one point rubric respondents will be using to respond to your work for an overview of what they will be looking for.. 

 

Allied Design & Technology Categories- 

 

This category addresses the range of technical challenges that theatre presents and celebrates the process of reaching a solution. Areas for consideration include:

Technical Directors, Master Electricians, Sound Engineers, Costume Technologists, Costume Craft Artisans, Hair and Makeup Artisans, Make-up Design, Prop Artisans, Scenic Artists and more.  

• Evidence of process related to the work itself. For example: sketches, working budgets, prototypes, construction drawings, system diagrams, organizational paperwork, etc.

• Realized projects  should include production photo(s).

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Costume Design - Suggested materials include:

• Process work such as a design statement, research images, etc.

• Paperwork such as costume plots, wardrobe plots, character charts, etc.

• Visual representation of the design - preliminary sketches, final renderings, line drawings for costume shop, fabric swatches, etc.

• Realized projects should include production photo(s).

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Lighting Design - Suggested materials include:

• Process work such as a design statement, emotional reaction, research images, scene breakdown, lighting key, wish list, etc.

• Paperwork such as a lighting plot, channel hookup,  lighting section, cue sheets, magic sheets, etc.

• Visual representations of the design.

• Realized projects  should include production photo(s).

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Projection Design - Suggested materials include:

• Process work such as a design statement, research images, items that led to the design compositions.

• Paperwork such as a plot, projection system, any additional organizational paperwork

• Realized projects  should include production photo(s).

• Clearly identifiable links or digital files with selected cues and the manipulations that lead to those compositions

 

Set Design - Suggested materials include:

• Process work such as a design statement, research images, ground plans, etc.

• Visual representations of the design - preliminary sketches, front elevations, section views, final renderings and/or models.

• Realized projects should include production photo(s). 

 

Sound Design - Suggested materials include:

• Process work such as a design statement, any supporting materials that show the process leading to the design

• Paperwork such as a sound plot, sound system design, cuelist, etc.

• Realized projects  can include production photo(s) or short videos of cue sequences.

• Clearly identifiable links or digital files with selected cues and the manipulations that lead to those compositions.

• A bluetooth speaker to play some of your music or cues.

 

Stage Management - Suggested materials include:

• Evidence of process related to the work itself. For example: blocking notations, script analysis, actor/character breakdown, etc. 

• Evidence of time organization and tracking. For example: rehearsal & tech schedules, sign-in sheets, rehearsal and show calendars, contact forms, etc.

• A completed production book, including a call script and other documents listed above.  

• Completed projects/shows should include production photo(s).

• We are allowing a space 3'x3' for SM students that want to present some of their work on a board in the expo hall!

• For those wishing to submit digitally, please package all materials into ONE combined PDF in the order you would like the respondent to review your documents to this Google Drive Folder

• Please label your PDF in the following way: First Name_Last Name_School_2024"