URTA proudly announces the recipients of the 2024 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 – Professor Jacqueline Duprey, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Costume Design & Technology – Associate Professor Janine McCabe, College of Charleston

Lighting Design & Technology – Associate Professor/Chair Jessica Greenberg, Weber State Univ.

Scenic Design & Technology –Sr. Lecturer Raymond Marius Boucher, Concordia University

Properties Design – Dir. of Production Trevor Norton, University of Redlands

Institutions

Acting – California State University, Long Beach

Design & Technology – Concordia University

URTA acknowledges the vital contribution of these instructors and institutions; providing undergraduates with the essential skills needed for advanced theatre training, and ultimately to take their place in the profession.

The two institutions, CSU Long Beach and Concordia University, will receive Candidate Awards, providing free registration for the URTAs to a student of their choice.

Awardees will be honored at a reception during the URTA Auditions & Interviews in January.

“URTA is once again thrilled to highlight the outstanding work and commitment to their students shown by these instructors and their institutions. In this, its fifth year, the URTA Excellence Award has become one of the most highly regarded awards of its kind. And this group of honorees could not be more deserving of it,” said URTA Executive Director, Tony Hagopian.

Each year, nearly 1,000 candidates pursuing graduate training in theatre take part in the URTA Auditions & Interviews (“the URTAs”). The event also includes classes, workshops, and panel discussions on theatre topics of interest to both candidates and recruiters. Candidate registration for the 2025 URTAs opens on August 26, 2024

The University Resident Theatre Association – Founded  in 1969 with the mission of supporting excellence in theatre training. Fifty years later, URTA is still setting the stage for professional training, emerging theatre artists, and professional advancement. To learn more about URTA and its programs and services, visit

urta.com.

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