{"id":21989,"date":"2025-05-19T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=21989"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:30:48","slug":"dmtc-receives-national-recognition-from-kennedy-center-american-college-theatre-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/05\/19\/dmtc-receives-national-recognition-from-kennedy-center-american-college-theatre-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"DMTC receives national recognition from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/life\/theatre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group photo of several people from the DMTC.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?resize=733%2C550&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/05\/DMTC-group-photo.jpg?w=1986&amp;ssl=1 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Detroit Mercy Theatre Company<\/a> (DMTC) received national recognition from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for its production of &#8220;The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[revised][again].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The awards are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DMTC:<\/strong>\u00a0Distinguished Achievement in Audience Interaction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josiah Martelle and Li Udell: <\/strong>Distinguished Achievement in Backstage Run Crew<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alan Batkiewicz:<\/strong>\u00a0Distinguished Achievement in Properties Design<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mason Modzelewski, Gavin Rapuzzi and Jordan Collyer:<\/strong> Distinguished Achievement in Performance Ensemble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"large caption\">The KCACTF is a national theater program that engages 18,000 students each year, recognizing and celebrating outstanding and diverse work from college and university theater productions across the country. 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