October 2019 College News

4 Deirdre O'Connell and Bobby Moreno star in Abe Koogler's Fulfllment Center Photo: Matthew Murphy 5 Jack Durham, Britain Stibora, Derek Miller and Jackson Cosgrove, and Julieanna Stolley in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 6 Morgen Amalbert and Daniella Trevino in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead 18 | October | College News Musical Teatre alumni Daniel Z. Miller (’19) has joined the national tour of Anastasia understudying the lead role of Dimitri. Bobby Moreno was recently featured in American Teatre Magazine's article titled "6 Teatre Workers You Should Know." Moreno is known for his work in new plays during what he thinks of as a present-day “golden age” for playwriting. Tese include the world premieres of Year of the Rooster , Hand to God , Lazarus , Fulfllment Center [4] , Grand Concourse , and Alligator . He is also a recipient of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships, awarded through the William and Eva Fox Foundation and Teatre Communications Group (TCG). He is currently writing a one-man show with music about him and his dad getting sober 15 years apart. Musical Teatre alumni Juliette Redden (’19), Grayson Samuels (’19), and current student Ana Puig (’20) opened in Spring Awakening at the Teatre Under the Stars. Shane Satterfeld (BFA Acting ’19) was cast in the musical Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy being directed by Liz Fisher (M.F.A. Directing ’19) at the Penfold Teatre. M.F.A. Dramatic Writing Alumni TJ Parker Young will have a reading of his play Dark Skinned Pavement presented at the Troughline Teatre Company Steel City Spotlight. DEPARTMENT ACCOLADES Te Department of Teatre and Dance's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was in the Patti Strickel Harrison Teatre the frst weekend of October. [ 5 - 6] Te show featured work by M.F.A. designers Gary Tornsberry (scenic), Ryan Sozzi (costumes), and Andrew McDaniels (lighting). Faculty member, Phillip Owen , designed the sound. Olivia Fletcher was the production stage manager. Te cast included: Morgen Amalbert , Daniella Trevino , Julieanna Stolley , Jeremiah Porter , Matthew Vo , Matthew Kennedy , College of F ts and Communication | 17 Allison Price , third year M.F.A. in Direction, opened a critically acclaimed production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in the Patti Strickel Harrison Teatre the frst weekend of October. Te absurdist classic follows Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, hapless minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, as they question reality and ponder if their choices afect their fate as they stumble toward an end they cannot escape. Price is a directing graduate candidate, specializing in new work development, opera, and performance elevating the female voice. She has been awarded the Kennedy Center SDC Directing Fellowship, the WildWind New Play Development Residency and the Stage Directors and Choreographer's National Directing Award. ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ine Ar 9 ARE DEAD Preston Straus , Michael Julliard , Payton Mayfeld , Britain Stibora , Derek Miller , Jack Durham , and Jackson Cosgrove . Broadway World Austin provided a phenomenal review: “It's rare that I see a production that leaves me speechless like Texas State's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead . Tis show is so conceptual and cerebral that it is an experience that you won't often fnd in the theatre. In short, director Allison Price has put together a truly singular theatre going experience with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Texas State University. Daniella Treviño brings the lovable and slightly dimwitted, although emotionally aware, Rosencrantz to life. Te sheer amount of layers that she puts into her performance is breathtaking and feels immensely real.. If Trevino's Rosencrantz is the heart of the show, then Morgen Amalbert's fast talking and highly logical Guildenstern is the mind. Te entire design team created a world that, for lack of a better world, is stunning. Te Tudor era costumes (designed by Ryan Sozzi ), including the regal dress that Jeremiah Porter's Gertrude gets to wear, could make Queen Elizabeth jealous. Scenic designer Gary Tornsberry's set was a feast for the eyes. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a fantastic opener to the 2019-2020 season for Texas State, and I cannot wait to see what else they have in store for us this season.”