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WIU Wins at KCACTF
Andrew Behling, Tommy Iafrate, Will James Stacey, Kristin Katsu, Anna Cline, and Lorenzo Rush
From Bill Kincaid.
I'm writing to share great news from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. I just returned from our regional festival, where our students did outstanding work and were recognized for it.
- DIRECTORS:
- MFA directing student Tommy Iafrate won the SDC directing award, which is the Festival's biggest directing prize.
The region will send him to the Kennedy Center in April where he will work with other regional winners at the National KCACTF Festival.
- MFA directing student Kristin Katsu was runner-up for Best Director in the Ten-Minute Play competition.
- ACTORS:
- Eight actors were awarded prizes for their work, out of the 500 students who auditioned for Festival judges.
Three of the eight recognized students were from WIU.
- BFA students Anna Cline and Lorenzo Rush received the Judges' Award for Comedy Scene.
- MFA student Andrew Behling was the recipient of the Classical Acting Award presented by NAPAT (National Partners of American Theatre).
This award is presented both to the actor and to the actor's mentor, Bill Kincaid.
- DESIGNERS:
- MFA design student Will James Stacey was part of the winning Design Storm team.
Region 3 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and western Ohio. Approximately 1500 students from across the region attend the regional Festival each year.
Western Illinois University made a great showing, and I knew you would all want to know about it.
Way to go WIU theatre students! We know we have great, talented students. Now a few more people know that too.
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Theatre Faculty and Grad Win Awards Too
Bill Kincaid, Ray Gabica and Brooke Edwards have had some award winning theatre successes this past year.
Bill Kincaid's production of Chicago at the Cortland Repertory Theatre made theatre critic Tony Curulla's top ten list of best in Central New York theatre for 2011.
Chicago, directed by Bill Kincaid, Cortland Repertory Theatre |
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea poster
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Ray Gabica, director, and graduate student Brooke Edwards, actor, won critical praise and a Judy for "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea." The production at the
NonProphet Theatre Company in St. Louis made the top ten list of critic
Andrea Braun on playbac:stl.
Brooke and her acting partner Richard Mitchell also received Judy Awards for Best Couple in a Drama. The Judy Awards are from Judith Newmark, theatre Critic for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Cangro Directs Monmouth Civic Orchestra
Rich Cangro is the new music director of the Monmouth Civic Orchestra, a community orchestra in Monmouth, IL.
Monmouth Civic Orchestra directed by Richard Cangro
The ensemble played their first concert under Cangro on Tuesday, 12/20/2011 at Dahl Chapel, Monmouth College.
Rehearsals are on Monday evenings. New members are welcome, depending on section and repertoire needs. Email Dr. Cangro at RM-Cangro@wiu.edu for more information.
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Monmouth Civic Orchestra holiday concert poster
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Alum DeWitt Retires and Begins to Work
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Martin DeWitt, BA 1970 and MA 1976, has retired as the founding director and curator of the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and as of January 2011, he is a full-time artist and consultant at Martin DeWitt Studio + Fine Arts Services in Duluth, MN.
After WIU, DeWitt received his master's degree in fine art from Illinois State University in 1978. He began his career in 1980 as executive director of the Rockford Art Association in Illinois. From 1989-2003, he was director of the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Concurrent with his arts administrative and curatorial duties as Founding Director of the Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University (2003-2010), De Witt taught gallery and museum management practices to include the business of art, grant writing, and exhibit and collections planning and management.
Congratulations to Martin DeWitt.
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Martin DeWitt
"Tartan Clearing - Great Cranberry Island, Maine," Martin DeWitt
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Spangler's Work makes the Cover of Ceramics Monthly
Shawn Spangler, pot on the cover of Ceramics Monthly
Shawn Spangler, ceramics faculty, made the cover of the January issue of Ceramics Monthly.
The issue includes an article titled "Shawn Spangler: Variations on Simplicity."
Ceramics Monthly is the "..... the world's largest ceramics magazine, Ceramics Monthly serves a wide variety of readers, including professionals artists, educators, students and enthusiasts"
Check out Ceramic Monthly on Facebook. Shawn's pot is the current profile picture of the Ceramics Monthly Facebook account.
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