31July

How to Nurture Alumni Connections for Your Theatre Program

by Jerry Tsai For college and university theatre programs, instructing and training students to succeed in their professional endeavors is your number one objective. However, your relationships with these artists don’t—and shouldn’t—end with their graduation! Maintaining connections with your program’s alumni provides a variety of benefits. When your graduates succeed, your program’s reputation improves,

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02October

2020 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training

URTA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, and mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists. This year’s award recipients are: Individuals Acting – Dr. Eve Graves, Clark Atlanta

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24September

URTA Auditions & Interviews move online for 2021

“Live-Virtual” URTAs will take place in January 2021 URTA is excited to announce that the annual URTA Auditions & Interviews will be going online in 2021 for a “live-virtual” URTAs. The event will take place from January 9-31, including 10 days of acting auditions, 4 days of design & technology interviews, and 3 days of

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28July

University Town Halls for July

Last week, we followed up with member schools and training programs who took part in our series of Town Halls in May. We wanted to discuss how the landscape had changed for us all in the intervening months, and what various universities’ and theaters’ plans were for the fall and beyond. Many interesting updates on

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03April

Design Showcase East Goes Virtual

Design Showcase East, one of the primary events showcasing young theatrical designers graduating from professional training programs, is moving to a digital platform for 2020. The event, which encompasses professional interviews and portfolio reviews for graduating designers, as well as a panel discussion and keynote speaker, will now take place via Zoom on Monday, May

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01October

Celebrating 50 Years of URTA Stories

In 2019, URTA celebrates its 50th anniversary. The longevity alone is impressive and reason enough for us to be proud, but when one begins to reflect on the number of lives URTA has touched over those years—in so many different ways—it’s really staggering. To me, those 50 years represent many thousands of individual URTA stories.

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11September

Announcing the URTA Excellence Awards in Undergraduate Training

URTA announces the creation of the URTA Excellence Awards in Undergraduate Training. The awards will recognize undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors and their respective institutions for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists. The awards will be presented to individuals from across the nation whose students display particular excellence in skill and preparation

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06September

Vertigo Partners with URTA to Provide Free Registration at The URTAs

URTA and Vertigo are “paying it forward” with a new Candidate Award. URTA is excited announce an expansion of the Candidate Awards program for attendees seeking placement in MFA theatre programs at the annual “URTAs”. The Candidate Awards provide free registration for The URTAs, including free attendance to all continuing education sessions—a value of up

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05September

Registration is Open for the 2019 URTAs!

Candidate registration has opened for the 2019 URTA Auditions & Interviews, widely known as “The URTAs”. The event, produced by the University Resident Theatre Association, allows MFA candidates in all areas of theatre a single place to audition and/or interview with recruiters from dozens of schools from across the U.S. and abroad. More than 1,200

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28November

URTA on the Map – University of Texas at Austin

Who: William Bloodgood, Senior Lecturer, Design and Technology School: University of Texas at Austin City: Austin, Texas What should candidates look for in a training program? And what unique qualities do you think candidates would find at UT-Austin? Applicants to graduate programs in theatrical design need to find a school that will provide a well-rounded

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