- 25July
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URTA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE AWARD IN SOUND DESIGN
New award offers free registration for MFA candidates at the 2017 URTAs, promoting professional training in theatrical sound design. Building on the huge success of last year’s Arts Leadership Initiative, aimed at promoting recruitment of MFA candidates in the area of theatre management, we’re expanding the program to candidates in sound design. The program, now- Posted by URTA Posted on 25 Jul 0 Comments Read More
- 06April
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Want to Get a Sneak Peek of the URTA Auditions?
Announcing: URTA Auditions now have a “Sneak Peek” program! For 46 years, the URTA auditions have helped to match the best MFA candidates to the best training programs across the country and internationally. We’ve seen some big stars come through our process, from Ty Burrell, Kate Burton, Frances McDormand, Norbert Leo Butz, Keegan-Michael Key, Lauren- Posted by URTA Posted on 06 Apr 0 Comments Read More
- 06April
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CalArts’ Marissa Chibas Awarded Fox Foundation Fellowship
The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group (TCG) have awarded Marissa Chibas (Professor at URTA-member University, CalArts) an Actor Fellowship in Distinguished Achievement, in partnership with Bootleg Theater. Chibas plans to use the grant to develop The Second Woman, an interdisciplinary performance with themes from both John Cassavetes’ film Opening Night and- Posted by URTA Posted on 06 Apr 0 Comments Read More
- 06April
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Indiana University Professor and Students Play Key Role in Prague Quadrennial
The November issue of Theatre Design & Technology features a fascinating article about the USITT-USA National Exhibition for the 2015 Prague Quadrennial. The technical director chosen to lead the build and installation was URTA’s own Paul Bruner, Associate Professor at Indiana University. A grant from USITT and another from a private donor in Bloomington, allowed- Posted by URTA Posted on 06 Apr 0 Comments Read More
- 06April
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URTA at USITT
If you’re headed to USITT in Salt Lake City next week, you won’t want to miss a fantastic session led by URTA’s Vice President, Holly Poe Durbin (UC Irvine) Undergraduate Teachers: Frontline Educators/Mentors/Guides Teachers and students are invited to this panel discussion on teaching theatre design and technology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The panel- Posted by URTA Posted on 06 Apr 0 Comments Read More
- 11November
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Meet Kyle Mencel, URTA’s Newest Intern
This fall marks the launch of URTA’s new internship program and we are delighted to introduce our very first intern: Kyle Mencel! Kyle comes to us from The New School for Drama. He has been acting for about 7 years and has performed in productions ranging from Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Charles Mee’s Under Construction.- Posted by URTA Posted on 11 Nov 0 Comments Read More
- 13March
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URTA Proud to be a Sponsor of KCACTF Allied Design & Technology Award
At next week’s USITT Annual Conference in Milwaukee, a student designer will be selected from among eight regional finalists to receive a full scholarship to attend Stagecraft Institute Las Vegas’ (SILV) eight-week summer session in cutting edge live entertainment technology. For the past three years, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) has presented- Posted by URTA Posted on 13 Mar 0 Comments Read More