Nominations Open for USITT Young Designers & Technicians Awards

	2015 USITT Makeup Design Award winner Chia Chia Feng of UNCSA receiving her award from Ulrike Bege of Kryolan, the award's sponsor, at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati. Photo: Tom Thatcher.

Student and early career theatrical artists can gain recognition, cash, and a trip to USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City if chosen for one of 11 Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts (TD&T) awards from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

Online nominations for the YD&T awards opened September 1. View categories and nominate student and early career designers at the URL below right. Nominations close October 15.

Student and early career designers can be nominated for awards in sound, scenic, lighting, costume, makeup design and technology, stage management, and technical production. Some awards target grad students, some undergrads, some either. Most carry a $1,000 cash prize.

YD&T winners also receive free registration to USITT's 2016 Annual Conference & Stage Expo next March 16 - 19 in Salt Lake City, where they'll be honored and receive their awards.

These awards are made possible through generous sponsors in the performing arts and live entertainment design and technology industry. They further USITT's mission of nurturing and recognizing excellence in emerging professionals.

Any USITT member may nominate for YD&T. Nominees will be asked to submit a resume, recommendation letters, and images of their work by November 15. See the individual awards for specific criteria:

Graduate Awards include:
KM Fabrics, Inc. Technical Production Award
Robert E. Cohen Sound Achievement Award
Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award
Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award
Barbara Matera Award in Costume Making sponsored by Judy Adamson
USITT Lighting Design Award sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company
USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand
USITT Makeup Design Award sponsored by Kryolan Professional Make-Up
USITT Stage Management Award sponsored by Clear-Com Communications Systems

Undergraduate Awards include:
Master Craftsmanship Award sponsored by Bernhard R. Works
USITT Lighting Design Award sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company
USITT Makeup Design Award sponsored by Kryolan Professional Make-Up
USITT Stage Management Award sponsored by Clear-Com Communications Systems
USITT W. Oren Parker Undergraduate Scene Design Award sponsored by Stage Decoration & Supplies

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