Wake Forest Theatre Students Take Home Multiple Honors at SETC

Wake Forest Theatre has much to celebrate after this month’s Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), where five students earned awards in design competitions for their work this school year. Taking place March 4-7, Wake Forest theatre students attended the conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to participate in workshops, network with theatre professionals and students from across the region, and present their design work in the annual competitions.

The annual design competition awarded first place to Carly Galbreth (‘27) for her sound design, first place to Ziqi Huang (‘27) for her props design, and second place to Maggie Payne (‘26) for her costume design — all for their work on the first mainstage production of the season, Failure: A Love Story. Payne also received first place in Costume Technology for a ballgown she designed and created to embody the third mainstage production of the school year, Old Times. Callie Wittmann (‘27) earned second place for her sound design in Old Times, and Lauren Summers (‘29) received third place in the Costume Crafts category for her work on the student-produced Studio Series play Barn Wood and Blue Roses last month.

Together, these recognitions showcase the creativity and technical excellence of Wake Forest Theatre students and reflect a strong year of design and production work across the season’s productions. The department is grateful for its many talented students and excited to see where their work takes them next.