2019 College Report

44 College Report 2019 department of theatre and dance Texas State University’s Teatre program ofers undergraduate B.F.A. degrees in Acting, Musical Teatre, Teacher Certifcation, Technical Production, Performance and Production, Film Production, and a general B.A. degree. Its graduate degrees include a Master 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. Production facilities include the Patti Strickel Harrison Teatre, PSH Foundation Studio Teatre, Lab Teatre, and the fexible stage of our former main stage. Our students and faculty continue to excel at regional, national, and international levels. RECENT ACCOLADES AND OPPORTUNITIES • #8 PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM (PerformingArtSchools.com) • 53 AUSTIN CRITICS TABLE AWARD NOMINATIONS, WINNING 24 AWARDS • New York Showcase (17 years) and Shakespeare Study Abroad (16 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 • M.F.A. Directing one of ten programs featured in American Teatre magazine • Acting and Musical Teatre featured in New York Times • Hosts nationally recognized Texas State Black and Latino Playwrights Conference (16 years) • 53 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 , Flight of the Navigator , and Bull • Teacher Certifcation graduates have nearly 100% job placement 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, Josefna Lopez, and Regina Taylor ALUMNI (See also Distinguished Alumni) G.W. BA ILEY MASH , Police Academy , Te Closer JOHNNY BR ANTLEY Beetlejuice on Broadway STEPHEN BROWER Anastasia on Broadway ROBERTA COLINDREZ Drama Desk nominee; Fun Home on Broadway 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 EDI PATTERSON Vice Principals , Black-ish , Te Last O.G. ANGELIEA STARK Actors Teatre of Louisville and Of-Broadway JULIE WHITE Tony-winning actress; Transformers , Grace under Fire ANNA UZELE Once on Tis Island on Broadway 45 713 Ma j o r s 231 Mi no r s # 8 performing arts Program (PerformingArtSchools.com)