16September

Inaugural URTA Grants Awarded

It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipient of the 2016-17 URTA Grant. Our inaugural grant was awarded to support the hiring of a United Scenic Artists design assistant. The grant has been awarded to Viriginia’s Barter Theatre. A founding member of LORT, the voice for Appalachia art, and one of the few

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15September

URTA Alumni Summer Highlights- The Golden Bride

During the late 1800s, and early 1900s, marked a huge increase in Yiddish-American influence in musical theatre. These pieces of theatre were a result of the time, as many Yiddish-speaking immigrants were coming to the United States to try to find a better life. The plots varied, but the intended effect of the device was

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14September

URTA Alumni Summer Highlight- thisamericanplay

Let’s paint a picture. You enter a space with beautiful raw wood ceilings and white concrete floors and walls. Everything is flooded with natural light through the windows lining two walls of the space. Hanging on the side of the space is a red dress hung in a kinetic position. There are various other props

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13September

Picture Yourself @ University of Arizona

Featuring: Jason Jamerson (MFA set design graduate student) What is campus life like at Arizona? UofA is very artsy and eclectic, and it’s easy to find a home here. Tucson has tons of great places to meet up with friends and see music or art performances or get something incredible to eat. We were just

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12September

URTA Alumni Summer Highlight- Men on Boats

What do you know about the 1869 expedition to chart the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon? Nothing? Yeah, me neither. But Men on Boats is here to show the “true(ish)” version of the ten men who undertook this dangerous mission. The comedy appears at first like a Ken Burns documentary in the making but

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09September

Picture Yourself @ University of Washington

Featuring: Tatiana Pavela (MFA Acting Graduate Student) What is your favorite coffee shop on or near campus? Since we are located in Seattle, I can’t pick just one coffee shop! Slate for best coffee, Solstice for best brownies and nicest baristas, and Allegro for closest to class. What has been your favorite production you have

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06September

Picture Yourself @ Michigan State University

Featuring: Christopher Stowell (Lighting and Sound Design MFA Graduate Student) Where is your favorite place to do work? The place where I spend the most time doing paperwork, or studying, is my office. All of the design candidates have fourth floor offices in the Auditorium Building. The best part about our offices is that they

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02September

Picture Yourself @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Featuring: Jessica Kadish (MFA Acting Graduate Student) Where do you like to do work? There’s a park in Urbana called Crystal Lake Park with a pond and little fenced-in fishing docks over the water. The docks are almost never used by actual fishermen, and they’re the perfect size for using as a studio when you

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30August

Picture Yourself @ University of Tennessee Knoxville

Featuring: Miguel Fana (MFA Acting Graduate Student) What are your favorite things about going to school in Knoxville? Restaurants? Parks? First and foremost, the Acting program at University of Tennessee Knoxville is a hidden gem of a program. The classes are focused on the Craft of Acting and building an unshakable skill set that will

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15August

URTA visits Williamstown Theatre Festival

On Friday, August 12th, URTA staff visited the Williamstown Theatre Festival to speak with apprentices and interns about all things graduate school. Communications Director, Tony Hagopian and Education Manager, Rachel Friedman led an honest and open conversation about everything from how to know when graduate training is the right choice, how to research different programs,

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