26September

Acceptd to Sponsor 2020 Pay-it-Forward Campaign

URTA is proud to announce that the arts network, Acceptd will sponsor the 2020 Pay-it-Forward Candidate Award Program. Candidate Awards provide free registration for the URTA Auditions & Interviews (“the URTAs”), including free attendance to all continuing education sessions—a value of up to $135. When registering for the URTAs, candidates can make small-dollar contributions to

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17September

URTA Honors Individuals, Institutions with Excellence in Training Awards

URTA is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Excellence Awards 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. The award recipients include: Individuals Acting – Associate Professor Jacqueline Duprey, Universidad de Puerto Rico,

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07May

URTA Presents Kingsley Colton Award with $500 Scholarship at KCACTF

At the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. in April, URTA proudly presented the Kingsley Colton Award for Outstanding Partner to LaShondra Hood of the University of Louisville. The award includes a $500 scholarship, sponsored by URTA. Ms. Hood is a 3rd year MFA candidate at U of L. She was the

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22February

URTA Events at SETC Feb 28th!

Are you heading to SETC in Knoxville? Be sure to catch these great URTA events! Life After College: Bridging the gap between undergrad and the profession Thursday, February 28 from 10:30 – 11:45 am Holiday Inn – Parlour 1 Join URTA faculty for a panel discussion about tools for success when transitioning from undergrad training

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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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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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