SYRACUSE, NY- USITT is accepting nominations for several awards categories: Rising Star, Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts (YD&T) and its "Ideal Theatre" competition, a collaboration of theatre and architecture students. USITT has been giving YD&T awards since 1995. The Rising Star award was initiated in 2005, and the "Ideal Theatre" Design Competition is in its fifth year.
All three awards programs include cash prizes, with more than $100,000 awarded in the past several years. The prizes also include the opportunity to network with key professionals and meet with the award's sponsors.
The entire process can be completed online. The TD&T registration deadline is October 15; the Rising Star nominations are due by Nov. 2, 2010 and "Ideal Theatre" applications are due by Nov. 17.
The awards will be presented at USITT's 51st Annual Conference & Stage Expo which will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from March 9 to 12, 2011. Conference registration is included in the awards package for each winner.
For more information, please visit www.usitt.org .
