Alumni in the News

Performance as Public Practice Article Wins Prize for Explorations of the New York City Ballet

Oct. 19, 2010

Clare Croft (PhD 2010) receives the Sally Banes Biennial Publication Prize for her article “Ballet Nations: The New York City Ballet’s 1962 US State Department–Sponsored Tour of the Soviet Union” published in Theatre Journal.

Kevin Adams (BFA Theatrical Design ’84) receives Henry Hughes Design Award

Oct. 19, 2010

List of productions and awards for Kevin Adams mounts.

Quinton Morris (D.M.A., Music, ‘08)

Oct. 13, 2010

Quinton Morris (D.M.A., Music, ‘08) will be making his New York City debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Student and senior discount tickets are available. For ticket information, call 212/247-7800 or go online at www.carnegiehall.org

Casey Craig (B.F.A., Studio Art, ‘88)

Oct. 13, 2010

Casey Craig’s (B.F.A., Studio Art, 1988) mixed media painting, Hill Country Longhorn, was selected as a finalist in the Abstract/Experimental category of the The Artist's Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition. This international and widely recognized competition is open to any artist in the world creating original art. This year the number of entries totaled over 6,000. The competition winners and finalists will be featured in the December 2010 issue of The Artist's Magazine. To see her work, visit her website at www.caseycraig.com.

Alumna featured in Oklahoma Dance Film Festival

Sept. 30, 2010

2009 MFA Dance Graduate Charlotte Griffin’s film “Barefoot Negotiations” part of Oklahoma Dance Film Festival.

UT Alumni nominated for prestigious Chicago Jeff awards

Sept. 30, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

MFA Playwright Andrew Hinderaker nominated for Best New Play, Suicide Incorporated, in Chicago’s Jeff Awards. Alum Inseung Park nominated for Jeff award for Best Scenic Design of a Midsize Production. Best Scenic Design of a Midsize Production.

_Pigskin_ part of Samuel French Short Play Festival

Sept. 30, 2010

MFA Playwriting Candidate and Michener Center Fellow Gabriel Jason Dean’s Pigskin wins the 35th Annual Samuel French Short Play Festival.

Lindsey Ervi (B.F.A., Theatre Studies, ’06)

Sept. 15, 2010

Lindsey Ervi (B.F.A., Theatre Studies, ’06) will be recognized as the 2011 K-8 Educator of the Year at the January TETA conference! Ervi is now embarking on her 5th year of teaching.