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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27December

“Cultivating Conservatories of Inclusion” – Session to discuss training program for students and faculty from all backgrounds

The first in-person URTA Convening Day will take place during the URTA Auditions & Interviews (the “URTAs”) at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Saturday January 28, 2023. The primary event will be the plenary discussion “Cultivating Conservatories of Inclusion”. Guest speakers will include Natalie Sowell, Director of the School of Theatre at UNC Greensboro;

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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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18December

How to Succeed in Theatre without Working in Theatre

“I have a unique set of skills but cannot find a job” is said far too often within the theatre industry. I have heard this statement, and many like it, from countless designers and technicians trying to work within the traditional theatre field, for years. We have all heard or maybe even used the term

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27September

URTA at LDI – Portfolio / Website Review and Free Floor Pass!

URTA is excited to be part of LDI in October! All students and young professionals are invited to participate in the tenth annual LDI Portfolio and Website Review. Bring your portfolio and/or device to get tips one-on-one from the industry’s top designers and professionals. Co-moderated by URTA faculty Brackley Frayer (UNLV) and Anne McMills (SDSU).

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09December

Getting Out of the Starving Artist Trap

We have a ton of great Continuing Education events lined up during the URTA Auditions & Interviews January and February in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. You don’t want to miss “Getting Out of the Starving Artist Trap” on Saturday, January 21st at the Crown Plaza in Times Square. Financial expert Ari Teplitz offers

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01November

Flourishing Opportunities in Producing/Theatre Management at the URTAs

One of the categories of recruiting at the annual URTAs is Producing/Theatre Management. We’re often asked by candidates what that area of study encompasses. The answer is, a whole lot. Whether your interest is marketing, development, executive leadership, arts advocacy, producing, or entrepreneurship, a graduate degree can put you on the path to the career

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27October

Alumni Highlight: “Vietgone” at Manhattan Theatre Club

Attending a performance of Vietgone at Manhattan Theatre Club I knew very little about the show, other than it centered around a love story starting after the Vietnam War, and that there might be some rap. It turned out to be a beautiful and hilarious piece written by Qui Nguyen and directed by May Adrales,

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