2026 DTM Expo Details

Greetings from KCACTF Region 1 DTM (Design, Technology and Management) Team!

Greetings from KCACTF Region 1 DTM (Design, Technology and Management) Team!

We are thrilled you are interested in presenting at the 2026 KCACTF Region 1 Design, Technology & Management Expo. The DTM Expo provides an opportunity for you to exhibit work and receive feedback from theatre professionals, designers and technicians. If you’ve signed up for a DTM presentation, it’s likely your project fits into one of the following areas:

  • Scenic Design

  • Lighting Design

  • Costume Design

  • Sound Design

  • Projection Design

  • Hair & Makeup Design

  • Stage Management
  • Allied Crafts

    • Technical Direction
    • Properties & Crafts
    • Sound Engineering
    • Paint Charge Artist
    • Master Electrician
    • Puppeteering

Who Can Present

All students can present their work at the Expo, both graduate and undergraduate, whether nominated through the production response process or those who self-submit.

What to Present

Please submit an individual Expo Entry Submission for each individual piece of work you would like to present!

Unrealized Work – the project that is done in the classroom and never was produced – i.e. never sent through the production process and subsequently shown to a live audience. This work is eligible to be recognized on both a regional and national level.

Realized, Produced Work – the project that was ‘brought to life’ and fully produced. This work is eligible to be recognized on both a regional and national level.

If you are presenting in a Design or Technology area, please click here.

If you are presenting for Stage Management, please click here.