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8:00am CST
American Girl(s) Load In/Out Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:30am CST
Presenters 
Assoc Workshop Coord, U of Central Missouri
Spencer Musser is the assistant professor of scene design and technical direction at the University of Central Missouri. He is a graduate of UMKC graduate theatre program and the Kansas City Art Institute. Since graduation he has worked and taught around the United States including...
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University of North Dakota
DTM Vice Chair, Drake University
Originally from northwest ND, Noah J. Files has worked in the theatre on both coasts and throughout the Midwest. He earned his MFA in Scenic Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a BA in Theatre Arts from Minot State University in Minot, ND. A former Region V student...
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8:30am CST
American Girl(s) Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Guest Artists 
R8 NPP Chair, CSU Fullerton
Miguel Torres Cruz is an actor, director, producer, and educator. He trained at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA), CSU Bakersfield (BA Theatre Arts), and CSU FULLERTON (MFA in Acting). He is a faculty member at CSU Fullerton, Chair of National Playwriting Program for the Kennedy...
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DTM Co-Vice Chair, NTL DTM Chair/U of WI Parkside
Costume Designer and EducatorKennedy Center American College Theatre Festival- National Chair of Design, Technology, and ManagementMisti is a professional costume designer, proud member of USA, Local 829, Department Chair, and Professor at the University of Wisconsin Parkside.Some...
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9:00am CST
Fuddy Meers Load In/Out Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CST
Presenters 
Technical Director/Sound Designer/Chair, Minnesota State U Mankato
Things I like: knot tying, teaching, building stuff, creating soundscapes, the outdoors, automation, rigging, drafting, cooking, eating, sleeping, being neurodivergent.
Stage Crew Olympics Coord, Simpson College
DTM Vice Chair, Drake University
Originally from northwest ND, Noah J. Files has worked in the theatre on both coasts and throughout the Midwest. He earned his MFA in Scenic Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a BA in Theatre Arts from Minot State University in Minot, ND. A former Region V student...
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9:00am CST
DTM Expo Allied Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
ICON Iowa Conservatory
Kristen Olinger is the Director of Design and Production at ICON Iowa Conservatory in Iowa City. Her local work includes Projection and Lighting Design for Cornell College, Theatre Cedar Rapids, Revival Theatre Company, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Crooked Path and...
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Pillsbury House + Theatre
Rachael C. Rhoades is a professional stage and production manager, based in the Twin Cities. In the span of her 20+ year career, she has had the opportunity to work with everyone from artists beginning their career to Tony Award winning performers, and has taught stage management...
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9:00am CST
DTM Expo Lighting Design Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
Sound Designer/Composer
Theatre credits include: Peter Panto (People’s Light); Syncing Ink (Apollo Theater); I Am Deliverd’t (Co-Pro Dallas Theater Center and Actors Theatre of Louisville); Twisted Melodies (St. Louis Repertory); Crumbs From the Table of Joy, How I Learned What I Learned, Native Son...
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Freelance Production Designer
Jay Michael Jagim is a scenic and lighting designer based in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.F.A. from the University of Connecticut. His professional credits include resident scenic designer at the Alley Theatre in Houston; head of...
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9:30am CST
Fuddy Meers Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am CST
Guest Artists 
UNC Charlotte/Nouveau Sud
CarlosAlexis Cruz is the Producing Artistic Director of the Nouveau Sud Circus project; a circus for social change company in service of intercultural and cross cultural communications in the urban region of Charlotte, North Carolina.Cruz’s Nouveau Sud was awarded a NEFA National...
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R8 NPP Chair, CSU Fullerton
Miguel Torres Cruz is an actor, director, producer, and educator. He trained at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA), CSU Bakersfield (BA Theatre Arts), and CSU FULLERTON (MFA in Acting). He is a faculty member at CSU Fullerton, Chair of National Playwriting Program for the Kennedy...
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10:00am CST
DTM Expo Costume Design Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists
DTM Co-Vice Chair, NTL DTM Chair/U of WI Parkside
Costume Designer and EducatorKennedy Center American College Theatre Festival- National Chair of Design, Technology, and ManagementMisti is a professional costume designer, proud member of USA, Local 829, Department Chair, and Professor at the University of Wisconsin Parkside.Some...
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McDaniel College
Shana Joslyn is an assistant professor of theatre design and technology at McDaniel College. She has been designing scenery, lighting, props, sound, and video for over 25 years. Along with theatre, she has designed opera, dance, and bands such as Eddie Money, Anthrax, Mary Wilson...
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2:30pm CST
MTI Singing Semifinal Responses
Wednesday January 22, 2025 2:30pm - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists 
R7 Co-Chair, Spokane Falls CC
Dr. Ashley DeMoville is an accomplished academic leader, director, and educator dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion in theater education. Currently the Interim Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Spokane Falls Community College, she holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational...
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National RED Chair, CA State U, Fresno
Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz is an Associate Professor of Theatre at California State University, Fresno where she teaches Latinx Theatre, Devised Theatre, Acting, and Directing. She is an actor, director, deviser, and applied theatre facilitator with an emphasis on the representation of people...
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MTI Singing Associate Coordinator, Kirkwood Community College
Allison Holmes-Bendixen (she/her) is an artist, educator, musical theatre lover, opera enthusiast, and self-described vocal pedagogy nerd. She is a member of the faculty at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA; where she teaches a variety of music and theatre courses.An...
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MTI Coordinator, University of North Dakota
4:00pm CST
DTM Expo Scenic Design Response
Wednesday January 22, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Guest Artists
Freelance Production Designer
Jay Michael Jagim is a scenic and lighting designer based in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.F.A. from the University of Connecticut. His professional credits include resident scenic designer at the Alley Theatre in Houston; head of...
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McDaniel College
Shana Joslyn is an assistant professor of theatre design and technology at McDaniel College. She has been designing scenery, lighting, props, sound, and video for over 25 years. Along with theatre, she has designed opera, dance, and bands such as Eddie Money, Anthrax, Mary Wilson...
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