Each year,听Theatre and Dance students听in the South Carolina School of the Arts at 午夜剧场听enter an environment where they get to work with seasoned theatre professionals, including performers,听directors听and musical faculty from across the nation.听Earlier this month, they traveled to the听Region 4听American College Theatre Festival (ACTF)听to听attend听workshops and听engage听in competition for scholarships with students from across the region.听听
鈥泪t’s a week where the theater students can be together, create together, learn from each other and learn from other creative artists in the theater,鈥澨齭aid听Department听of Theatre and Dance听Chair听Dr.听David听Sollish. 鈥泪t’s听a beneficial addition to our year, because sometimes we can get听pretty focused听on what听we’re听doing here on campus. This is an opportunity to听get to know听other听people in the industry听and to see their work.鈥�听
More than 20 午夜剧场 students took part in this year鈥檚 festival. The following students received awards and recognition:听
- Irene Ryan Acting Program Semi-finalist: Hannah听Auci听
- Musical Theatre Initiative Semi-finalists: Hannah听Auci, Hunter Ballard, Savannah Grace McCart听
- Musical Theatre Initiative Finalist:听 Hannah听Auci听
- KCACTF Region 4 Stage Management Award for Excellence in First Time State Management: Krysia Thomas听
- SETC/David Weiss Regional 1st place in Scenic Design: CJ Peterson听
- SETC/David Weiss Regional 1st place in Lighting Design: Thomas听Cawood听
- Applied Theatre Award of Excellence: Krysia Thomas听
The awards were presented on the stage of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, which is considered听one of the nation鈥檚 most prestigious regional theatre events.听The festival took place听in Mongomery, Alabama.听
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AU Theatre and Dance听is part of the South Carolina School of the Arts at 午夜剧场. The South Carolina School of the Arts trains professional visual, musical, and theatrical artists who are serious about both their art and Christian faith.听