- 08November
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2023 URTA Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training
With great pride, URTA announces the recipients of the 2023 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 – Assistant Professor Amelia McClain, University- Posted by URTA Posted on 08 Nov 0 Comments Read More
- 31July
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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,- Posted by URTA Posted on 31 Jul 0 Comments Read More
- 27December
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“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;- Posted by URTA Posted on 27 Dec 0 Comments Read More
- 09November
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URTA Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training – 2022
URTA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, 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. Baron Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison- Posted by URTA Posted on 09 Nov 0 Comments Read More
- 29November
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URTA Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training announced for 2021
URTA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists. This year’s award recipients are: Individuals Acting – Assistant Professor Amelia McClain, University of- Posted by URTA Posted on 29 Nov 0 Comments Read More
- 02October
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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- Posted by URTA Posted on 02 Oct 0 Comments Read More
- 24September
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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- Posted by URTA Posted on 24 Sep 0 Comments Read More
- 05August
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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- Posted by URTA Posted on 05 Aug 0 Comments Read More
- 28July
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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- Posted by URTA Posted on 28 Jul 0 Comments Read More
- 24June
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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- Posted by URTA Posted on 24 Jun 0 Comments Read More