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The Through Line: Fall 2016

Welcome to the Fall 2016 edition of our academic e-newsletter, The Through-Line. On a quarterly basis, The Through-Line keeps you informed of the work being done by our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

We hope you'll enjoy reading The Through-Line, and we welcome your thoughts, questions, and suggestions. Please get in touch with us at: aramsey2@uw.edu.

In this issue:

Letter from the Editor
Student Perspective: Anders Peterson, BA
Alumni Spotlight: Julia Sears, BA '12
Faculty Interview: L. Zane Jones
Alumni and Faculty News

Letter from the Editor, Fall 2016

Dear Readers, I am so excited to have put together this Fall 2016 issue of The Through-Line. I am a new addition to the staff at the School of Drama, but by no means am I new to the community. I graduated from the BA program in 2012 and since that time I have dedicated my time to making and supporting theatre and the arts. I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to the School of Drama, especially in a year where we are continuing to produce bold, engaging, and poignant work… Read more

October 12, 2016

Student Perspective: Anders Peterson, BA

Anders Peterson is here to make politics fun, and funny, again. Anders, who is a BA earning his degree in English and Political Science, is directing the first show of the UTS season, Debate (an Improvised Comedy). This full-length improvised performance takes the structure of the presidental debates we know so well, and turns them on their head. Two fictionalized presidential candidates go head to head on issues, and at the end of the performance, the audience has to elect the next… Read more

October 11, 2016

Alumni Spotlight: Julia Sears -- We Cry Havoc -- Women in the Theatre of War

When the world is too much I turn to art. The only thing that has made sense to me of late has been to use my art form to process, explore, and probe relevant social issues that impact myself and my community. The theatre I make shows an audience a real life situation expressed in a metaphorical or fantastical way. By interrogating difficult issues in captivating heightened moments of performance I invite audiences into a conversation that otherwise may be too fraught to tackle. I hope these… Read more

October 10, 2016

Faculty Interview: L. Zane Jones

Professor L. Zane Jones is staying busy this year. Before she directs Sarah Ruhl's Orlando for the School of Drama mainstage this spring, she is directing the revolutionary new opera As One. As One tells the story of a transwoman's journey to self-understanding. With only two singers, and performing at Washington Hall in Seattle's central district, this intimate experience will be an entirely new type of opera for many. BR: Tell me a little bit more the… Read more

October 10, 2016

Brandon Ivie with the cast of Lizard Boy The Musical

Faculty and Alumni News - Fall 2016

Leslie Swackhamer (MFA '90) is directingMadame Butterfly at the San Francisco Opera. Running November 6th through December 4th. Carl Kennedy (PATP '10) currently performing in A Good Way Out at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, Canada. Christina Nicolaou (PATP '08) … Read more

October 12, 2016

Upcoming Events

Iphigenia and Other Daughters
Adapted by Ellen McLaughlin
From the plays Iphigenia in Tauris and Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides, and Electra by Sophocles
Directed by Marya Sea Kaminski
Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre
October 18th-30th
More info

Performing Arts Lecture:
The Arts and Humanities in the STEM-Focused Academy
Jones Playhouse
October 25th
7:30pm
More info

Debate (An Improvised Comedy)
Presented by UTS
Directed by Anders Peterson
Cabaret Theatre
October 20th-30th
More info

UW Day at Raisin in the Sun
Featuring 3rd year PATP Tré Cotten
Student presentations and discount tickets
Seattle Repertory Theatre
October 15th at 1:00pm
More info

UW Evening at Roz and Ray
Written by Senior Artist-in-Residence Karen Hartman
Discount tickets and talk back
Seattle Repertory Theatre
November 4th at 7:30pm
More info

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