Student Design Competition

Congratulations to the 2013 graduate and undergraduate student design competition winners.

Costume Design

Sponsored in Honor of Irene Smart Rains, the Costume Design Competition awarded cash prizes in the amounts of: 1st Place: $125;  2nd Place: $75;  3rd Place: $50.

Graduate Winners: 

First Place: Arlene Felipe, The Little Prince, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Second Place: Becki Stafford, Ajax in Iraq, University of Florida
Third Place: Isabela Tavares de Melo, Sweeney Todd, Virginia Commonwealth University
Honorable Mention: Miwa Ishii, Sweeney Todd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Undergraduate Winners:

First Place: Gloria Kim, Tosca, Virginia Commonwealth University
Second Place: Jocelyn Bowman, The Threepenny Opera, Virginia Commonwealth University
Third Place: Sophia Yoo, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Virginia Commonwealth University
Honorable Mention: Hannah Chalman, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Costume Crafts Design

Sponsored by My Own Fringemaker, the Costume Crafts Design Competition awarded cash prizes in the amounts of: 1st Place: $125;  2nd Place: $75;  3rd Place: $50.

Winners include Graduate & Undergraduate: 

First Place: Leah Pelz, Millinery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Second Place: Matt Armentrout, 1950s Women's Suit, Virginia Commonwealth University
Third Place: Hannah Chalman, Leather Mask, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Honorable Mention: Candace Day, Spider Mother Armor, West Virginia University
Honorable Mention: Amanda Ferg, Dress, Columbus State University

Lighting Design

Sponsored by Electrical Theatre Controls, Inc., the Lighting Design Competition awarded cash prizes in the amounts of: 1st Place: $125;  2nd Place: $75;  3rd Place: $50.

Graduate Winners: 

First Place (tie): Kate Bashore, Dead Man's Cell Phone, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
                             Timothy Hart, The Little Prince, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Third Place: Kenneth Foster, Goodnight Moon, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Honorable Mention: Amanda Wray, Richard III, Indiana University, Bloomington 

Undergraduate Winners:

First Place: Carly Shiner, Rocky Horror Show, Kent State University
Second Place: Paul Kennedy, Urinetown: The Musical, University of Mississippi
Third Place: Margaret Peebles, Big Love, Kent State University
Honorable Mention: Jacquelyn Cox, Rent, Birmingham Southern College

Properties Design & Construction

Sponsored by Friends of Props, the Props Design & Construction Competition awarded cash prizes in the amount of: 1st Place: $125;  2nd Place: $75;  3rd Place: $50.

First Place: Dan Tracy, Puppets, Indiana University, Bloomington
Second Place: Joshua Crisp, Feelie Goggles, University of North Georgia
Third Place: Julia Lisowski, Witch's Staff, Shenandoah University

Scenic Design

Sponsored by Sculptural Arts Coatings, the Scenery Design Competition awarded cash prizes in the amount of: 1st Place: $125;  2nd Place: $75;  3rd Place: $50.

Graduate Winners: 

First Place: Bradley Wehrle, Mr. Marmalade, Ohio University
Second Place: Dan Tracy, Pillowman, Indiana University Bloomington
Third Place: Elizabeth Stadstad, Spring Awakening, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Undergraduate Winners:

First Place: Kristin Kifer, Blackbird, Virginia Commonwealth University
Second Place: Benjamin Burke, Penelope, Virginia Commonwealth University
Third Place: Jared LeClaire, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, University of West Georgia 

Sound Design

Sponsored by Shure, Inc., the Sound Design Competition awarded the following prizes to winners of the combined undergraduate and graduate division: 1st place Beta 181C Microphone;   2nd place SRH940 Headphones;  3rd place SRH440 Headphones.

Winners include Graduate & Undergraduate: 

First Place: Andrew Crews, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, Florida School of the Arts
Second Place: Kate Bashore, Will Power!, University of Tennessee
Third Place: Derek Graham, Knock Me a Kiss, Elizabeth State University
Honorable Mention: Liam O'Hanlon, The Glass Menagerie, Towson University

Stage Management Olympics

Sponsored by EmptySpace Technology LLC, the Stage Management Olympics awarded a year’s subscription to VirtualCallboard.com.

Winners include Graduate & Undergraduate: 

First Place: Lorely Dedrick, Point Park University
Second Place: Heather Olcott, Point Park University
Third Place: Nick Nemec, Point Park University

Ready for Work

Congratulations to the 2013 Ready for Work competition winners.

SETC’s 2013 Ready for Work Award winners are Timothy Hart (left), a graduate student in lighting design, Elizabeth “Libby” Stadstad (third from left), a graduate student in scenic design, and Miwa Ishii (second from right), a graduate student in costume design. All are students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Production Stage Manager Brenda Arko (second from left) presented Hart and Stadstad with the opportunity to design a mainstage show in the 2013-14 season. Hart and Stadstad each will be paid a design fee, be credited for their designs in the program and receive professional photos for their portfolios. SETC provides a stipend to offset any incurred expenses.

Triad Stage Artistic Director Preston Lane (right) presented Ishii with an opportunity to design Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie in winter 2014 at the theatre in Greensboro, NC. She will receive a design credit in the program and professional photos for her portfolio. In addition, SETC will provide a design fee and stipend. SETC Executive Director Betsey Baun, who helped start this award, is shown third from right.

Winners of the Ready for Work Award are selected from among all graduate students who enter SETC’s annual Design Competition. 

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is passionate about providing unforgettable experiences for young people and families.  As a national leader among theatres for young audiences, they place equal emphasis on providing professional productions and innovative education initiatives. Children’s Theatre of Charlotte serves as a hub for engaging cultural experiences for young people, families and schools. Serving nearly 300,000 each year, CTC is dedicated to developing the potential in all young people, maintaining strong artistic professionalism and serving an audience that is broadly diverse: ethnically, economically and geographically. For more information visit: www.ctcharlotte.org. 

Triad Stage is considered one of the best regional theatres in the United States, presenting classic, contemporary, and new theatrical pieces. Its production of Tobacco Road was listed among the “Best of 2007” by The Wall Street Journal. Triad Stage has been spotlighted in American Theatre, Stage Directions, Southern Living and Playbill.com. The American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards®, named Triad Stage "one of the top ten most promising theatres in the country" as the recipient of a 2010 National Theatre Company Grant.  Triad Stage’s web site is www.triadstage.org.

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Thank you to 2013 Design Competition Respondents

Todd Rosenthal (Set Designer), Leslie Yarmo (Costume Designer), and Michael Lincoln (Lighting Designer). Please click here for respondent bios. 

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Student Design Competition 2014

Information for 2014 will be updated in the Fall. Registration for SETC Annual Convention opens Oct. 15, 2013.

Please note: You must be registered for convention and your school must be an organizational member of SETC by January 28, 2014 for you to compete in any of the design competitions. Check with SETC to confirm school membership: 336-272-3645. 

Questions regarding registration: SETC Central Office - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Questions regarding Design or Competition Rules and Regulations:
Chair, Design and Technology - Robert O'Leary