The University of Washington School of Drama announced last month that Executive Director Todd London, who has served in that role since 2014, will step down in August.
Today, the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences announced the appointment of Lynn M. Thomas as Interim Executive Director, and Geoff Korf as Associate Director.
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University of Washington School of Drama Executive Todd London has announced that he will step down in August, after four years leading the school. Todd will return to New York City, where he will be taking on a handful of projects in support of theater education, artistic equity, and creative exchange.
“My four years here have confirmed what I observed as early as my first interview for the position: that the faculty and staff of the School are made up of truly excellent, devoted artists, artisans, educators and administrators, who have together built a remarkable learning...
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Undergraduates who are interested in directing and/or design are invited to join Professors Deb Trout (Head of Design) and Valerie Curtis-Newton (Head of Directing) to ask questions, offer suggestions, and hear about upcoming opportunities for undergraduates to work in design and directing at the School of Drama.
WHEN:Thursday March 8 @ 4:00pm
WHERE: Student Lounge - Hutchinson Hall
WHAT: Come meet Deb Trout (Design) and Valerie Curtis-Newton (Directing)
Left to right: Allen Miller III, Tamsen Glaser, Bria Henderson, Porscha Shaw, Bridget McKevitt, André G. Brown. Photo by Danielle Barnum.
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We join our colleagues across the university in grieving the passing of Floyd Jones, whose contributions--together with his late wife Delores Jones and, later, his longtime partner Alene Morris--to the UW School of Drama have helped to shape our school and our students. Floyd's generosity--his "sweetness"--is permanently imbued in our school, as is our everlasting gratitude.
School of Drama Executive Director Todd London says, "To me there’s no higher praise than that he was a good human being, someone who had endured extraordinary deprivation as a child and devoted his...
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Former School of Drama Executive Director Betty Comtois passed away in early December. We send our deepest condolences to Betty's family and friends, and to her former students and colleagues. Below is Betty's obituary. If you would like to make a donation in Betty's honor, the family suggests making a gift in Betty's name to the Arboretum Foundation.
Mary Elizabeth Comtois, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, dramaturg, professor emeritus, friend and mentor, passed away in her home on November 27 at the age of ninety, surrounded by...
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When Tierney and Patrick’s resistance-leading parents are murdered, the siblings are conscripted into a teenage fascist training camp run by their parents’ killer. The camp’s leader would like nothing better than to prove the virtue of his worldview by grooming the uniquely gifted Tierney as his successor. His daughter Sarah, however, is bent on subverting his plan, trying instead to draw Tierney into her effort to construct a more peaceful, loving social order within their war torn reality. Monstrosity...
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School of Drama alumna Julia Sears (BA '12) sat down with journalist Nancy Joseph from the College of Arts and Sciences' Perspective Newsletter to talk about her new production. The play is called Bullet Catchers, and it centers around the stories and experiences of women in combat. This brand new play was written and devised by Julia in collaboration with Maggie Moore, an alumna of the Jackson School of International Studies and Jay Myers, a fellow School of Drama alumnus along with the rest of the Bullet Catchers team. The play premiered this past July in New York City...
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On Sunday, October 1st, UW School of Drama PhD students Monica Cortés Viharo and Guillaume Tourniaire appeared on a panel entitled Beyond the Stage: Exploring Theater Fandom at the 6th Annual GeekGirlCon in downtown Seattle. Moderated by freelance pop culture journalist Lisa Granshaw, the panel also included Melissa Anelli, producer of BroadwayCon. The afternoon's discussion included subjects such as violence on stage, musical theater history, non-traditional casting, digital platforms for building fan communities, and the impact of Lin-...
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Professor Odai Johnson, Head of UW Drama's PhD program, was honored September 26th by the University of Utah Department of Theatre as a Distinguished Alumnus. Professor Johnson earned both his BA and his MFA at the University of Utah.
The Distinguished Alumni Award was created to recognize the extraordinary achievements and contributions to the arts by alumni of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah.
This year, the Department of Theatre honored Professor Johnson, who received his MFA from the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah and his PhD from the...
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