In case you can't read that sign in the photo above, our students are celebrating the last day of class! Friday, June 6 was the annual School of Drama BBQ, where we honor the achievements of our students and award scholarships to deserving undergraduates and graduate students. It was a beautiful day and a perfect start to summer. It may have been the last day of class, but many of our students will be working in the theatre this summer. Keep reading to learn about their exciting projects. And please join us in congratulating our School of Drama Class of 2014!
Celebrating Sarah Nash Gates
On Tuesday, June 3, friends, family, colleagues, alumni and community members gathered at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse to honor and share memories of Sarah Nash Gates - our fearless leader for the past 20 years. We celebrated Sarah's career and the tremendous impact she has had on our school, our students, and our community.
We know the community Sarah has touched extends far beyond Seattle… Read more
Summer Plans
We've had an unusually sunny spring here in Seattle, and we can only hope that is a good omen for the coming months. We're looking forward to enjoying some great theatre this summer season. Here's a look at what some of our students will be up to.
Zach Virden (PATP '16) will be playing Sebastian in Island Stage Left's production of Twelfth Night.
Julia Welch (MFA '15) will be the scenic design… Read more
Announcing our 2014-2015 Season
It's official. Our 2014-2015 season will have laughs, singing and dancing (and not just in the musical!), cross-dressing, and who knows what else! No really, who knows!? We're excited to kick-off our season with a new devised work created by our students and New Paradise Laboratories and directed by NPL Artistic Director Whit MacLaughlin.
We're also looking forward to the thesis shows of two MFA directors… Read more
Announcing the UTS 2014-2015 Season
Our talented undergraduates have cooked up another exciting and diverse season. The Undergraduate Theater Society's 2014-2015 season is as follows (all shows in Hutchinson Hall's Cabaret Theatre):
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley directed by Michael Hanley Oct 23-Nov 2
A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde directed by Rachel Perlot Nov 20-23, Dec 3-7
Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang directed by Eliza Wu Jan 22-Feb 1
Cabaret by… Read more
Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton Nominated for 2014 Stranger Genius Award
Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of our MFA performance program, has been nominated for a 2014 Stranger Genius Award. Every year, The Stranger's critics release a list of the 15 best artists in the city of Seattle across five categories: Performance, Visual Art, Literature, Music, and Film.
Read The Stranger's interview here.
Alumni News
Ron Simons (PATP '01) had a great night at the Tony's! Ron was a producer for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder which won for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Direction, and Best Costume Design!
Several of our alums make up the team of The Seagull Project, which performed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan this past May. Check out City Arts Magazine's photo essay and read Professor Mark Jenkin's… Read more