05August

Theater Companies Town Hall hosted by URTA

URTA hosted a Town Hall for theater companies across the nation, to gather and discuss the challenges of Covid-19. Many theaters associated with universities, as well as other nonprofit and independent companies had much to share about their experiences, plans for the fall and working into 2021, as well as some interesting and innovative approaches

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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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24June

URTA Town Halls

On May 27-29, URTA hosted three virtual Town Hall events for university training programs to discuss where they find themselves during the Covid-19 crisis, how they’re approaching classes, performances, and recruiting, and to share challenges and solutions with colleagues and peers. As part of the discussion, we polled participants on a number of topics related

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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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07May

URTA Presents Kingsley Colton Award with $500 Scholarship at KCACTF

At the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. in April, URTA proudly presented the Kingsley Colton Award for Outstanding Partner to LaShondra Hood of the University of Louisville. The award includes a $500 scholarship, sponsored by URTA. Ms. Hood is a 3rd year MFA candidate at U of L. She was the

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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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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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17July

San Diego State University is URTA’s Newest Member

This July, URTA welcomed San Diego State University as its newest Member. SDSU offers a MFA in Design and Technology with focuses on scenery, costume, or lighting design and technology. With the addition of SDSU, URTA membership now numbers 43 universities—the largest in our organization’s history. SDSU’s program is a rigorous three years with the

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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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