Dear Readers, 

Entrepreneurship is quite the buzz word nowadays and, especially in our tech and app driven society, it seems that everybody is seeking it out. The Merriam-Webster definition of an entrepreneur is "one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise." However, it has come to mean much more than that in recent years. It can often be a stand in for adventurous, forward-thinking, innovative, and creative. In some ways artists were the original entrepreneurs - always creating new projects, re-imagining narratives and human...

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 the ways in which Professor Curtis-Newton is an innovator in the field of...

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. 

Check ot this fantastic The A.V. Club interview with School of Drama alum Jean Smart (BFA '74), who stars in the new FX sci-fi fantasy, Legion.

From The A.V. Club; 

"Jean Smart has been a television staple since she was a member of the original cast of hit CBS sitcom Designing Women...