Three DMTC productions earn honors
Three Detroit Mercy Theatre Company productions have been honored recently.
Two productions were selected for recognition at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 3. The festival, which highlights excellence in collegiate theater, will take place in Madison, Wisc., in January.
DMTC’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] has been selected as a full production, one of the highest honors awarded at the festival. Additionally, Photograph 51 will be presented in the Associate Production category, with a featured scene showcased during the Costume Parade event.
This is just the fourth time since 1970 that DMTC has been invited to perform a full production at KCACTF, placing the program among the top collegiate theater programs in the Midwest.
DMTC is currently preparing to bring Complete Works to the festival, which will provide students with opportunities to perform for regional audiences, engage in workshops, and connect with theater professionals. Photograph 51 was invited to perform, but due to scheduling conflicts will not participate in the festival.
In addition, DMTC’s fall 2023 production of A Year with Frog and Toad earned six Wilde Awards, given to professional productions across Michigan. More than 100 productions were reviewed for honors.
The production shared best musical honors with six other productions; Sarah Rusk was among 11 honorees for best director of a musical, Luke Adamkiewicz and Alexander Knightwright shared best actor in a musical honors with 10 others; Mary Elizabeth Valesano was one of nine receiving a best costumes honor and Daniel Grieg was one of eight honored for his musical direction.
