2018 College Report

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE ABOUT US Texas State University’s Department of Teatre and Dance ofers a diverse range of degrees in theatre, allowing our students to fnd a program suited to their skills and interests. Te program ofers undergraduate B.F.A. degrees in Acting, Musical Teatre, Teacher Certifcation, Technical Production, Performance and Production, and a general B.A. degree. Its graduate degrees include a Masters of Fine Arts with emphases in Directing, Design, and Dramatic Writing as well as an M.A. in Teatre History. Te Department presents 10 fully produced shows each year as well as dozens of new play readings and class related productions. Our students and faculty continue to excel at regional, national, and international levels. OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCOLADES  #8 PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (PerformingArtsColleges.com)  New York Showcase (16 years) and Shakespeare Study Abroad (15 years)  Hosts nationally recognized Texas State Black and Latino Playwrights Conference (14 years)  Winners of the O’Neill National Critics Institute Award, the KC/ACTF Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Award, the John Cauble Short Play Award, the Judith Barlow Prize, and the Princess Grace Award  48 AUSTIN CRITICS TABLE AWARD NOMINATIONS, WINNING 22 AWARDS  M.F.A. Directing one of ten programs featured in American Teatre magazine  Acting and Musical Teatre featured in New York Times  Teacher Certifcation graduates have nearly 100% job placement  49 NATIONAL FINALISTS AND 15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (Kennedy Center American College Teatre Festival)  Robust flm program placing students behind the scenes on projects such as Fear Te Walking Dead , American Crime , Tree of Life , and Flight of the Navigator RECENT GUEST ARTISTS:  Tony Award-winners Christopher Durang, Tony Walton, Shirley Knight, and Douglas Turner Ward  Tony nominees Andrew Lippa, Austin Pendleton, and Chris D’Amboise  Emmy Award-winner Larry Grossman  Playwrights Teresa Rebeck, Adam Szymkowicz, Luis Valdez, and Regina Taylor ALUMNI (See also Distinguished Alumni) G.W. BAILEY MASH , Police Academy , Te Closer STEPHEN BROWER Anastasia on Broadway ROBERTA COLINDREZ Drama Desk nominee; Fun Home on Broadway; I Love Dick MATT FORD Emmy-winning Lighting Designer DEMOND GREEN Drama Desk nominee; Sister Act on Broadway JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY Tony-winning actor, Te Big C , Manhattan JORGE JIMENEZ Narcos , Best Actor Boston Film Festival TERISSA KELTON Vice President, Development and Production Rehab Entertainment BOBBY MORENO Drama Desk nominee, Homeland EMILY NEVES Resident Actress Alley Teatre EDI PATTERSON Vice Principals , Black-ish , Te Last O.G. JULIE WHITE Tony-winning actress; Transformers , Grace under Fire GIANNA YANELLI Mean Girls on Broadway COLLEGE REPORT 2018 | 37