Greetings Winship,
Please note that we will have a hot water outage in The Winship Drama Building on Friday, 3/30/12.
Zone 2 maintenance crews are shutting the hot water down so that they can safely repair a leak.
Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Ben Fest
Albert "Ben" Fest IV
Administrative Assistant
Department of Theatre and Dance (WIN 1.142)
The University of Texas at Austin
phone: 512-232-2668
fax: 512-471-0824
News
The Directing search committee is bringing in four finalists for interviews with the department over the next two weeks. In order of appearance, the candidates are John Langs, Brooke O’Harra, Sarah Rasmussen, and Bob Egan. The search committee chair, Steven Dietz will send more details to the faculty in advance of the interviews.
Brant returned earlier this month from a successful trail blazing trip to Australia. The Patch Theatre and the Windmill Theatre in Adelaide are both very interested in collaborating with the department on future endeavors. The department is laying the groundwork with these two theaters to bring an expert from Australia to UT to develop a piece focusing on the 0-8 year old youth audience, a field that has no post-graduate training in the United States.
Brant’s Travel
The chair will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 21 – 24, attending the 2012 NAST annual meeting and a concurrent retreat for administrators of theatre programs in higher education.
The chair will be in Houston on Wednesday, April 4 with Michele Baylor for a series of development meetings.
Upcoming Events
CATALYST
March 23, 24 at 8:00 p.m. and March 24, 25 at 2:00 p.m.
B. Iden Payne Theatre
Tickets: $20/$17/$15
Performed by the acclaimed ensemble Dance Repertory Theatre, Catalyst features work by Charles O. Anderson, David Justin, Yacov Sharir and Ohad Naharin (Artistic Director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company).
Learn more: [http://texasperformingarts.org/event/catalyst
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Complimentary tickets may be ordered through March 22 at http://tinyurl.com/3k7rbmp
And, be sure to check out the UT homepage story about Catalyst and Cooper Neely (B.F.A. in Dance candidate): [http://tinyurl.com/6wyw89z
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Catalyst Decoded
March 23 at 7:30 p.m.
B. Iden Payne Theatre
Catalyst Decoded, a special pre-performance discussion, features Catalyst artistic directors David Justin and Yacov Sharir, who will share their insight on the evening’s performance. Admission is free with purchase of a performance ticket to Catalyst on March 23.
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
April 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 at 8: 00 p.m.
April 15 and 22 at 2:00 p.m.
B. Iden Payne Theatre
Tickets: $20/$17/$15
Meeting the one changes everything.
Four men swear off romance and make an oath to scholarship, only to find themselves distracted by their affections for four ladies. Shakespeare’s charming and comedic gem relates the trials and tribulations of young romance and the obstacles encountered on the path to true love.
Learn more: [http://texasperformingarts.org/event/lllost
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Guest Artists
John Langs is currently in residence as the guest director for our production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, and will remain until mid April. Mr. Langs is a distinguished professional director currently working out of Santa Monica, California. His recent credits include work for the Seattle Shakespeare Company, Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Linda Hartzell is in Austin until March 3 to attend the initial design meeting to guest direct Suzan Zeder’s The Edge of Peace, part of our 2012-2013 production season. Ms. Hartzell is the longstanding Artistic Director of the Seattle Children’s Theatre, where she has directed over 45 productions.
Brant’s Travel
The chair will be in Australia, March 5 -11, laying the groundwork for future international faculty exchange programs. This is the second such international trip; the first was to the United Kingdom at the end of last semester.
The chair will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 21 – 24, attending the 2012 NAST annual meeting and a concurrent retreat for administrators of theatre programs in higher education.
Upcoming Events
3: M.F.A. Dance Concert
March 8, 9 at 8:00 p.m.
B. Iden Payne Theatre
Free admission.
Featuring works by M.F.A. candidates Ellen Bartel, Chell Parkins and Alvin Rangel.
Learn more: http://tinyurl.com/7pz99zc
Explore UT: The biggest open house in Texas
March 3
The department is hosting the following events:
Backstage Pass Tour led by Susan Mickey
Times: 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Featuring a visit to the B. Iden Payne Theatre and rehearsal of Minus 16 from Catalyst.
Robotic Lighting Extravaganza
Times: 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Oscar G. Brockett Theatre
In addition, Barbara Pope has invited accepted students to visit on this day as they make their final college choices. She’ll have a table set up in the main entrance with information about our undergraduate programs.
Learn more: http://www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut/
Good Afternoon Winship,
This email is to notify you that we will have a full building power outage scheduled for The Winship Building on Monday, 3/12/12 after 5pm.
The work crews will get here by 5pm to begin set up and to start the outage. The power should return by approximately 1am on 3/13/12.
Please be sure to save any work and log off your computers by the end of business on Monday. Your personal refrigerators may be ok since the outage will not be overnight, but please take any necessary precautions for your perishable food items.
I appreciate your time,
Ben Fest
Albert "Ben" Fest IV
Administrative Assistant
Department of Theatre and Dance (WIN 1.142)
The University of Texas at Austin
phone: 512-232-2668
fax: 512-471-0824