Blog Archive - December 2014

Elizabeth Wu Faces the Fear in the Rehearsal Room

Elizabeth Wu, drama major and director of Yellow Face
Posted on: Dec 17, 2014

This January, undergraduate Elizabeth Wu takes on David Henry Hwang's 'Yellow Face' for her directorial debut with the Undergraduate Theater Society. Elizabeth is a senior majoring in Drama and English. In addition to her coursework and directorial duties, Elizabeth serves on the Drama BA Council and as the student representative to the School of Drama Advisory Board. In this post, she reflects on finding her courage as a director.

August 28th, 2014. Brooklyn, New York.

Sitting in Cammareri Café, just on the edge of Fort Greene Park, I wait anxiously to meet an artist that I have long respected and admired. Having just gotten off the plane from Edinburgh the day before, I clutch my coffee close. That summer I learned a great lesson from my study abroad TA and current MFA Directing candidate, Leah Adcock-Starr: jet lag was no match against a double shot 8oz coffee. I hear the café door open and look up to see playwright David Henry Hwang walk in. I...

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An actor, a dancer and a singer walk into a bar...

Colton Sullivan
Posted on: Dec 4, 2014

Hello readers,

My name is Colton Sullivan. I am a drama major and I recently acted in Sweet Charity – the inaugural production of the UW Musical Theater Program. I played the roles of Monte the Cop, Marvin, Pompeii customer #9, and Daddy. I will be telling you about my experience as a drama major in this flagship production.

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I must tell you when I was asked to write this, the thought was to reflect on my experience – as a drama major – acting in Sweet Charity, a play with an ensemble of dance students, vocal students, and the new musical theater students. The problem with this frame of writing, though, is that in this ensemble of 22 actors and a massive team of designers and crew members, there were a lot more than just those four majors represented. There were biology, scenic design, environmental...

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