It's a new year and a new quarter. At the School of Drama that means new classes and new opportunities. It's only fitting that we get to welcome 2014 with new work. During the first week of the quarter, graduate students immersed themselves in workshops with visiting artist Whit MacLaughlin, artistic director of New Paradise Laboratories in Philadelphia. Then, for our first show of winter quarter, student-director Tina Polzin stages the world premiere of EM Lewis' Reading to Vegetables. All that just in the first month. It's going to be a full and fulfilling 2014!
World Premiere: Reading to Vegetables
Reading to VegetablesBy EM LewisDirected by Tina Polzin, PDTP Previews Wed, Jan 29 and Thurs, Jan 30Opening Night Friday, January 31Runs through February 9Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
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The opportunity to bring a brand new play from page to stage is rare for… Read more
Manifesting Destiny - Tina Polzin
Tina Polzin moved to Seattle just a few months before receiving her acceptance into the UW MFA Directing program. “I believe in actualizing what you want and I was really happy with the way my choices manifested themselves.” Now, in the middle of her second year, Polzin is directing the world premiere of EM Lewis’s Reading to Vegetables. She took time out of a busy schedule to talk… Read more
Andrew McMasters & Jet City Improv
Theatre from the Inside Out Dinner EventWednesday, January 226:00 pmUW ClubReservations made through the UW Club at 206-543-0437 or uwclub@uw.edu. $29.95 plus tax.
In this highly interactive presentation, Andrew McMasters (PATP '95) demonstrates the lessons of improvisational theater and discusses how his workshops with businesses help drive creativity and innovation. His presentations cover creativity and problem solving, brainstorming, reframing… Read more
UTS Presents: Reefer Madness
Reefer MadnessMusic by Dan StudneyBook and Lyrics by Kevin MurphyDirected by Jillian Johnson Music Direction by Melanie Llona Choreography by Kellyn Traenkenschuh and Rosalind PhelpsJanuary 23-February 2Cabaret Theatre, Hutchinson Hall
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Alumni News
Last month, Holly Arsenault (BA '01) was named by The Seattle Times as one of the 13 for '13 people poised to shape the arts in the Pacific Northwest. As Executive Director of Teen Tix, Holly works to connect young people with the arts through discounted tickets, workshops, and a Teen Press Corps.
Many of our alumni were honored theatrical excellence by the… Read more
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, January 22Theatre from the Inside Out: An Evening with Andrew McMasters & Jet City Improv
January 23-February 2UTS Presents: Reefer Madness
January 29-February 9World Premiere: Reading to Vegetables
Saturday, February 1Reading to Vegetables post-show talk with playwright EM Lewis
For a full list of upcoming shows and events, visit drama.uw.edu
Banner Photo Credit: Anna Lamadrid in Reading to Vegetables (© Mike Hipple)