The halls are quiet as students study furiously and prepare for the end of the quarter. But in addition to finals, essays, and planning for spring break, they are also singing, dancing, and preparing to open the UW Musical Theater Program's third annual musical, Pippin! Read on to learn more about this exciting musical epic, discount tickets for the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and an exciting announcement about Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton.
In this issue:
Opening Tonight: Pippin!
Announcing Cock and Crumble
UW Night at the Seattle Rep's Dry Powder
Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton Awarded Artist Trust's Innovator Award
Student & Alumni News
Opening Tonight: Pippin!
Opening Tonight: Pippin!
For their third annual production, the UW Musical Theater Program is putting on the Broadway smash-hit, Pippin! Directed by head of the Musical Theater Program, Wilson Mendieta, this production features the talent of undergraduate actors, singers, and dancers, and vibrant design by our own MFA design students.
“This production engages heavily with the issues of today,” says Mendieta. “We are not changing any of the material, all… Read more
Announcing Cock and Crumble!
Cody Holliday Haefner and Amanda Friou, our two first-year MFA directing students, will be making their School of Drama directorial debuts with Cock by Mike Bartlett andCrumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake) by Sheila Callaghan, respectively. This two week festival of contemporary one acts runs May 18th through 27th in the Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater.
Cock
Written by Mike Bartlett
Directed by Cody Holliday Haefner
May 18-… Read more
UW Night at the Seattle Rep's Dry Powder
Join us on March 31st for a special evening at the Seattle Repertory Theatre to see Sarah Burgess' Dry Powder, directed by UW School of Drama alumna and Seattle Repertory… Read more
Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton Awarded Artist Trust's Innovator Award
On February 20th, Valerie Curtis-Newton—MFA alumna, School of Drama professor, and Head of the Acting and Directing Masters Program—was awarded the prestigious Artist Trust Innovator Award. Professor Curtis Newton will receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds, funded by the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation. This prize is awarded to Washington State artists from any discipline who are pushing the boundaries and redefining the work of their field.
The Artist Trust press release talks about… Read more
Student and Alumni News, March 2017
Ben Gonio (PATP '05) appeared in a co-starring role in season three of TNT's "The Librarians."
Jessica Martin (BA '08) is in the process of writing, producing, directing, and… Read more