27September

Picture Yourself @ Indiana University

Featuring: Katie Horwitz (MFA directing student) What about Indiana University’s MFA Directing program do you feel prepares you most for a future career in theatre? At IU we are guaranteed to direct a mainstage production for both our second and third years. By the time I graduate I actually will have directed three mainstage productions,

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22September

Picture Yourself @ Louisiana State University

Featuring: Lance Rasmussen (MFA acting student) What are your favorite things about going to school in Baton Rouge? I’m a huge fan of attending a school with such a rich cultural history. Louisiana State University is a landmark institution, and it has a nationwide reputation for a lot of reasons. Being able to be part

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20September

Picture Yourself @ Kent State University

Featuring: Heather Sinclair (MFA Theatre technology graduate student) How and when did you become interested in Technical Direction? I became interested in technical direction while in high school. I was given the opportunity to create technical drawings for a mash-up production of Shakespeare plays. While in undergrad at Ball State University, I was able to

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16September

Picture Yourself @ East 15 Acting School

Featuring: Nicole Palomba (MFA acting) What drew you to go abroad and study at East 15’s MFA program? I was specifically looking for programs that were rooted in the exploration of character from numerous, and new (to me) ways. E15 has a reputation for exploration and range in the training, and I felt that I

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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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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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22June

URTA MFA Programs Ranked Among Best by Hollywood Reporter

In a recent ranking of MFA theatre programs by The Hollywood Reporter, 6 URTA Member programs were ranked among the best in the nation, including CalArts, UCLA, University of California-Irvine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Washington, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The programs were cited for their selectivity, specialization, connections with the industry, and

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