2016 College Report

Faculty Accolades Faculty have starred in television shows, performed on Broadway, in national tours, and on original cast albums. Tey have acted and designed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Arena Stage, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Zach Teatre, Austin Lyric Opera, Los Angeles’s Colony Teatre, Actors Teatre of Louisville, and others. Tey have displayed their scenic and costume designs at the Prague Quadrennial. Tey direct and write for theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Diego, La Jolla, Cleveland, Chicago, and other major cities. Tey have published articles in American Teatre , had books nominated for awards, and been featured speakers at national and international conferences. Undergraduate Students Undergraduate students have earned numerous honors at the regional level of the American College Teatre Festival. Tey have advanced to the Kennedy Center as KCACTF national fnalists in scene design, lighting design, costume design, sound design, acting, stage management, and musical theatre. Tey have been accepted into top graduate programs across the country. Teacher Certifcation graduates have near 100% job placement. Numerous alumni are now working behind-the-scenes in flm and television and the department has graduated more theatre students than any other university in the state. Students have numerous performance opportunities as the department has four performance spaces and produces a dozen shows each year, often playing to sold-out audiences. Graduate Students Graduate students have won the O’Neill National Critics Institute Award, the KCACTF National Student Playwriting Award, the KCACTF Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship (four years in a row), the John Cauble Short Play Award, and had their work performed at the Kennedy Center. Tey have advanced to the Kennedy Center as KCACTF national fnalists in directing, dramaturgy, criticism, and playwriting. Tey have presented research at both national and international conferences and been accepted into top doctoral programs. National Recognition BestArtColleges.com ranked Texas State the #9 Performing Arts program in the country. Teatre has been recognized at the Kennedy Center American College Teatre Festival (KCACTF) for the past ffteen years, including 2 Producers Awards, 2 National Selection Team Fellowships, 39 National Finalists, and 10 National Awards. Teatre has been cited in Te New York Times as having one of the top undergraduate Acting and Musical Teatre programs in the country. Teatre has earned 41 Austin Critics Table Award nominations in the past fve years, winning 17 awards. Teatre has conducted a New York showcase for the past 14 years and a Shakespeare Study Abroad for the past 13 years. Teatre has hosted the nationally recognized Texas State Black and Latino Playwrights Conference for the past 13 years. Recent guest artists include: Tony award-winners Tony Walton, Christopher Durang, Shirley Knight, and Douglas Turner Ward; Tony-nominees Andrew Lippa, Austin Pendleton, and Chris D’Amboise; playwright Teresa Rebeck, artistic director Bonnie Monte, and playwright/artistic director Luis Valdez. Successful Alumni (See also Distinguished Alumni pp. 34-35) G.W. Ba i l ey | MASH , Police Academy , The Closer Robe r t a Co l i ndrez | Drama Desk nominee; Fun Home on Broadway Ma t t Ford | Emmy-winning Lighting Designer Demond Green | Drama Desk Nominee; Sister Act on Broadway John Ben j ami n Hi ckey | Tony-winning Actor; television’s Te Big C and Manhattan Jorge J imenez | Narcos , Best Actor Boston Film Festival Bobby Moreno | Drama Desk nominee Emi l y Neves | Resident Actress, Alley Theatre I an Saunde r s | National Tour of Bullets over Broadway Ange l i ea St ark | Actors Teatre of Louisville and Of-Broadway Ann i e Wa l l ace | National Tour of Anything Goes Ju l i e Wh i te | Tony-winning Actress; Transformers flm series and television’s Grace Under Fire Maxey Wh i tehead | Voiceover Actress for Funimation including Full Metal Alchemist Ashley Hildreth Students of FAC Spotlight Theatre Student | Senior “Teatre is a powerful artistic medium - telling stories that create dialogue, inspire social change, and give voice to the voiceless. It has the capacity to make us laugh, think, and move towards action. Te acting program at Texas State has given me the tools to create the type of art I want to see in the world. Every class has helped me, artistically and personally. I’ve learned the importance of being honest and of thinking independently while remembering the value of ensemble. I’ve learned that the bravest thing is to tell a story when it’s easy to stay silent.” College Report 2016 | 31