Design & Technologies

	TO REGISTER FOR THE KCACTF REGION IV DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE.
	TO DOWNLOAD THE KCACTF REGIONAL DESIGN REPORT 2007, CLICK HERE.
	TO VIEW THE 2007 KCACTF REGIONAL DESIGN WINNERS, CLICK HERE.

Program Schedule for Design/Technology

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PLEASE READ!!
Are your bags packed and exhibits ready to hang!  I look forward to seeing you all (ya’ll for you southerners) next week in Clemson!  In order to make things easier, I have pulled the design activities from the full festival schedule.  This is slightly updated from an earlier version.  Makeup and hair enthusiasts take note of the numerous opportunities we have for you this year.  Along with several varied and interesting workshops we will have a professional makeup artist doing portfolio reviews for those of you interested in pursuing a possible career in makeup.  Since this isn’t very common, you are not expected to have a professional makeup portfolio “ready to go”.  This is an opportunity to find out what to do and how to put a portfolio together.  Please bring any designs or projects that you think you would like to include.  Katie Shawger Cotton will help you, individually, figure out how to present it.  All portfolio reviews (set, lights, costume, etc.) will be held Saturday morning.  If you do not have a complete portfolio because you would like some advice, this is a good time to get some help.

Now the biggie…………by now your designs should be registered on-line.  Note that you must be registered for the festival AS WELL AS the design activities that you wish to participate in.  If you did not preregister a design, we can not guarantee that there is space available.  You can register on-site, but it is not recommended.  As of last year the students have been allowed to hang their own work.  This continues this year.  Design check-in begins at 12:00  Tuesday, February 5 and must be completed by 4:00pm.  If you have a conflict, please contact me in advance.  There will be a mandatory meeting for everyone registered for any design activities at 6:00pm on Tuesday.  You will note in the program that there are two workshops immediately following that.  This has altered a bit.  I’m sure that you will enjoy our “surprise” activity!  You will want to be there to join in the fun!

As always, it is a joy to meet each one of you at the regional festival.  It is a pleasure to watch students from so many different programs around the region share their experiences and ideas with each other.  While we look forward to this event for so many months it seems to pass so quickly once it arrives!  Students be sure to thank your faculty for supporting you in this experience.  You will be taking many new memories home with you!

Rest up and travel safe!
Donna Meester, Design Chair
KCACTF Region IV



DESIGN STORM - SPECIAL BULLETIN
Designers, dust off those scripts!!  Todd Rosenthal will be mentoring the Design Storm for KCACTF Region IV this year.  He has selected Arthur Miller's The Crucible and The Tempest, by William Shakespeare as project choices.  Both are excellent choices (don't be fooled by The Crucible)!  If you are thinking about participating in Design Storm, we recommend reading both scripts before arriving in Clemson.  This will not only help you with your process, but with understanding what people working on the other script are doing.  In the past, students have found it handy to bring any design tools or research that they are particularly fond of working with.  However, supplies will be provided, as well.  Don't forget.....register for each competition or design event that you wish to participate in separately.  We know that several events and workshops overlap.  This is inevitable with the number of offerings we have this year.  Please do not let this deter you from registering from certain activities.  We all know this will happen and students will need to come and go from events as needed.
 
I look forward to seeing ya'll very soon!
 
Donna Meester, Design Chair
KCACTF Region IV

2008 LETTER FROM THE DESIGN CHAIR

Hello All!

I trust that everyone is busy enjoying the activities that come with a new school year.   As you know, the Region IV KCACTF Festival will be held in Clemson, South Carolina.  While the festival is not until February 5-9, it certainly is not too early to be planning for the design and technology exhibits!

There are a number of national awards and fellowships that I want to make sure that you are aware of.  The guidelines for all of these can be found on the national website at www.kcactf.org.  This same information can also be found elsewhere at the Region IV website.

Awards and Fellowships to check out include:
        KCACTF Marvin Sims Design Fellowships
        Barbizon Awards for Theatrical Design Excellence
                   Costume, Set, Lights
        Award for Sound Design Excellence
        The Alcone Company Makeup Design Fellowship

Awards are not only for the students, but faculty as well. Each year the regional selection committee will receive nominations recognizing outstanding faculty who have demonstrated dedication to KCACTF and its mission by nurturing student participation.  The faculty selected from our region will compete for nationally sponsored master class “intensive” in his or her area of design or technology.  If you know of a faculty designer who deserves such recognition please send their name and information to me.  Also, any faculty interested may put their own name in for nomination.  While the summer intensive is, well, intense!  All who have participated found it to be a very rewarding and valuable experience.

In addition to the national awards, Region IV provides additional awards, events and opportunities.

SETC David Weiss Award for Design Excellence:
Named for David Weiss, Professor Emeritus from the University of Virginia, this exhibition is open to all student scenic, costume, and lighting designers who receive endorsement from their faculty supervisors and who meet the criteria published in the David Weiss Award guidelines.  Projects entered in this competition may be realized, but not eligible for the Barbizon awards.  They may also be unrealized paper projects.  This is a great way to show class work!  No photographs of realized projects are allowed so that all projects appear as paper projects.  Winners in each category receive certificates and cash awards courtesy of sponsorship from the Southeast Theatre Conference.

SETC Technical Design & Craft Awards:
This exhibition is open to all students of theatre design and technology who receive endorsement from their faculty supervisors.  Projects exhibited may include any formal presentation of problem solving which moves the design from the sketch to the stage including properties, costume crafts, carpentry, technical engineering, drafting, and production management.  Winners will receive certificates and cash awards courtesy of sponsorship from the Southeast Theatre Conference.

These are all items that you will want to be thinking about and preparing as we draw closer to regional festival time!  The deadline for all entries is Friday, January 25, 2007.  I know that many of you will just be starting classes at that time.  Keep this in mind before the holidays!  This deadline is an absolute as space is going to be at a premium this year.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions.  I will be happy to answer any and all.  If I do not know the answer I will find out (or make one up) for you!  I look forward to seeing all of you and your work in Clemson.  In the meantime, have a great semester!

Donna Meester
KCACTF Region IV Design Chair
The University of Alabama
dmeester@bama.ua.edu
205-348-9032

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