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- Faculty, students and local band come together to bring Bright Star production to lifePeck School of the Arts will kick off their 2024-25 Theater Season with "Bright Star," a tale of love and redemption from the minds of Edie Brickell and Steve Martin. Director Raeleen McMillion (Teaching Faculty II, Voice, Speech and Dialects) offered first-hand experience to her students that helped shape this production. “Bright Star” is set in mid-20th century North Carolina through the Appalachian mountains, not too far from where McMillion was raised. Born into a …
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- Art alum begins residency in park storage shed on Madison’s east sideJennifer Bastian (MFA 2008, Art) was recently named a 2024-26 Thurber Park artist-in-residence. Bastian will participate in a two-year-long studio residency in Madison’s east side. This program utilizes an underused park storage shed to provide artists with rent-free studio space. Bastian is only the third artist to participate in this …
- Guitar lecturer makes historic trip to San SalvadorElina Chekan (Lecturer, Classical Guitar; Director, Suzuki Guitar) recently traveled to San Salvador where she met the country’s Vice President Félix Ulloa and performed at the National Theatre. Chekan’s visit received media coverage as she performed at the grave site of Paraguayan guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios Ferreira, known …
- Associate Professor Alvaro Saar Rios takes plays globalAlvaro Saar Rios (Associate Professor, Playwriting; Area Head, Theatre Practices) will see multiple productions of his scripts taking place this month. His play Alien Menudo was selected for the 6th annual “La Vida Es Cortos Festival” in Rios’ hometown of Houston, Texas. The 10-minute piece imagines a world where a …
- Art & Design student earns international sculpture awardMFA student Mich Dillon has been named a recipient of the International Sculpture Center 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for the piece Supporting Dreams, 2023. The award recognizes young sculptors as well as their faculty sponsors and institutions. According to Glenn Williams (Associate Professor and Area Head, Sculpture), …
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