13February

URTA Re-elects Officer, Directors and Announces Board Expansion

URTA announces the re-election of Treasurer Jacob Pinholster, and Directors-at-Large Marissa Chibas and Brackley Frayer. Pinholster is Associate Dean at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Chibas is on the faculty at California Institute of the Arts where she heads Duende CalArts, and Frayer is Professor of Lighting Design

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11February

URTA Mourns the Loss of Willam Esper

URTA is saddened by the passing of illustrious acting teacher William Esper, who served on URTA’s Board of Directors from 1985-1995, including as Vice-President. Esper passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Esper headed the William Esper Studio in New York and chaired the Theatre Department at Rutgers University. He was an active member of

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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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07December

URTA Hosts Women+ Theatre Forum

URTA will host the Women+ Theatre Forum, bringing together women+ theatre artists for discussion and advice. The event will galvanize the community by offering support and encouragement in a safe environment, surrounded by peers and veteran artists. URTA’s President, Holly Poe Durbin with UC, Irvine colleague Jane Page, will host the Forum on January 26th

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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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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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11September

Announcing the URTA Excellence Awards in Undergraduate Training

URTA announces the creation of the URTA Excellence Awards in Undergraduate Training. The awards will recognize undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors and their respective institutions for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists. The awards will be presented to individuals from across the nation whose students display particular excellence in skill and preparation

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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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05September

Live Design Returns as URTA Sponsor

We’re is happy to announce that Live Design is returning as an URTA corporate sponsor. Live Design provides designers, programmers, and technicians with tips, trends, news and reviews of the latest tech, reports from the field, and industry viewpoint and commentary. New content is featured daily at livedesignonline.com and in daily e-newsletters. Live Design is

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