URTA Announces Recipients of Excellence Awards

URTA announces the first recipients of the Excellence Awards in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training and preparation of undergraduate theatre artists.

The award recipients are:

Individuals
Acting -- Associate Professor Jacqueline Duprey, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Costume Design and Technology -- Professor Chrisi Karvonides, UCLA
Lighting Design and Technology -- Professor Stanley Kaye, University of Florida
Projection/Media Design -- Associate professor
Price Johnston, Colorado State University
Props Design -- Assistant professor Dylan Burlingame, University at Buffalo
Scenic Design and Technology -- Professor Myung Hee Cho, UCLA
Sound Design and Technology -- Assistant professor Brian Redfern, California State University, Chico
Technical Direction -- Associate Professor Ed Baker, Wichita State University

Institutions
Acting -- Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Design and Technology -- UCLA

URTA acknowledges the important contributions of these instructors and institutions in providing undergraduates with the essential skills needed to prepare for advanced theatre training, and ultimately to take their place in the profession. Two institutions, UCLA and Universidad de Puerto Rico, will receive Candidate Awards, providing free registration for the URTAs to a student of their choice.

Awardees will be honored at a reception during the URTA Auditions and Interviews in Chicago, at the Palmer House Hilton on January 24th.

More than 1,200 candidates pursuing graduate training in theatre take part in the URTA Auditions and Interviews ("the URTAs") each year. The event also includes classes, workshops, and panel discussions on theatre topics of interest to both candidates and recruiters.