Alumni in the News

Kimberley Bellflower’s "John Proctor is the Villain" rethinks "The Crucible"

May 12, 2022 | Washington Post

Bellflower's (M.F.A., Playwriting) new play imagines contemporary high school students considering the classic work through the lens of the #MeToo movement.

Kimberley Bellflowers John Proctor is the Villain rethinks The Crucible

Minghao Tu will join Rattlestick as Van Lier New Voices Fellows

May 12, 2022 | Broadway World

Playwrights' Center also announced Tu (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2020) as a 2022-21 Jerome Fellow.

Minghao Tu will join Rattlestick as Van Lier New Voices Fellows

Lance Letscher presents his work "Bird & Fishes" at Stephen L. Clark Gallery

May 12, 2022 | Sightlines Magazine

Letscher (B.F.A., Studio Art, 1985; M.F.A., Studio Art, 1989) is much regarded for his meticulously constructed collages. He sources material from a range of antique papers, discarded notebooks, magazines, photographs, schoolbooks, vintage technical publications, postcards, and record covers

Lance Letscher presents his work Bird & Fishes at Stephen L. Clark Gallery

Chuyun Oh's (PhD., Performance as Public Practice, 2015) book "K-pop Dance: Fandoming Yourself on Social Media" is published and available with a pre-order discount at Routledge

April 29, 2022 | Routledge

Chuyun Ohs PhD., Performance as Public Practice, 2015 book K-pop Dance: Fandoming Yourself on Social Media is published and available with a pre-order discount at Routledge

The world premiere of Dwight Bigler's (D.M.A., Conducting, 2006) new composition for choir and orchestra, "Mosaic for Earth," took place at Virginia Tech Moss Arts Center

April 27, 2022

The recording will be released on the Tonsehen label in both audio and video formats. "Mosaic for Earth" weaves together music, literature, visual arts, and science into a celebration of nature and exploration of humanity's impact on it. 

The world premiere of Dwight Biglers D.M.A., Conducting, 2006 new composition for choir and orchestra, Mosaic for Earth, took place at Virginia Tech Moss Arts Center

Luis Rodriguez appointed Director of Artistic Operations for Plano Symphony Orchestra in Plano, TX

April 27, 2022

Rodriguez (B.M., Voice and Opera, 2010) is also the Music Director for Arapaho United Methodist Church in Richardson, TX.

Luis Rodriguez appointed Director of Artistic Operations for Plano Symphony Orchestra in Plano, TX

Ariel René Jackson's "A Welcoming Place" will be shown at the Museum of Modern Art

April 27, 2022 | MoMA

The film premiered at Women & Their Work in January 2022. MoMA will present the video in New York along with other single-channel works by Jackson (M.F.A., Studio Art, 2017), Bentonville Forecast: In the Square (2019) and Descendance (2021).

Ariel Ren Jacksons A Welcoming Place will be shown at the Museum of Modern Art

Following a two-year postponement, director Hannah Wolf (M.F.A., Theatre, 2018) reflects on the uncommon circumstances and connections she found when working on Perseverance Theatre's upcoming production of "Fun Home"

April 27, 2022 | Juneau Empire

Fun Home will run from April 22 to May 8, 2022. The production also features scenic design by Iman Corbani (M.F.A. 2019)

Following a two-year postponement, director Hannah Wolf M.F.A., Theatre, 2018 reflects on the uncommon circumstances and connections she found when working on Perseverance Theatres upcoming production of Fun Home

Marta Sanchez celebrates the 30th year of Cascarones Por La Vida, a grassroots organization that has created handprinted confetti filled eggs with the community to assist families affected by HIV/AIDS

April 27, 2022 | NBC Philadelphia

Sanchez (B.F.A., 1981) also shares the art and philanthropy through the folkloric Mexican Cascarones offers an example of how important art is to the fabric of our society. 

Marta Sanchez celebrates the 30th year of Cascarones Por La Vida, a grassroots organization that has created handprinted confetti filled eggs with the community to assist families affected by HIVAIDS

Oktavea LaToi's (B.A., Theatre, 2017) performance piece "I see you, you're seen" on stage at the VORTEX Theatre

April 27, 2022 | The Vortex

Kamyle Smith (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2017) serves as assistant stage manager and Rachel Atkinson (M.F.A., Theatre, 2013) serves as scenic designer.

Oktavea LaTois B.A., Theatre, 2017 performance piece I see you, youre seen on stage at the VORTEX Theatre