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Apply to VUT’s Student Works Festival
Aug. 13, 2024—Welcome to the VUT’s Student Works Festival application process! We’re excited to showcase the creativity and talent of our students. Interested in working as a designer for the Student Works Festival? Fill out the following google form link: https://forms.gle/cD7xojQo8aVhUy2r7. This form will close on Friday, Nov 1st, 2024. Please email Sana Selemon if you’d like...
Immerse Yourself: Vanderbilt Theatre’s 2024-2025 Season Introduces New Commissions, Student Works, and D&D Adventures
Apr. 23, 2024—Nashville, TN (April 2024) – Vanderbilt University’s Theatre Department proudly presents its 2024-2025 season lineup: The Eco Grief Plays, DORES TO THE PAST, Student Works Festival, and She Kills Monsters. Kicking off the fall semester, immerse yourself in four groundbreaking plays delving into eco-grief, the complex range of emotions that accompany living through the climate...
Reunion Weekend Alumni Roundtable and 150 Vanderbilt Project
Nov. 16, 2023—This past Reunion weekend, the Theatre department hosted three alumni for a roundtable discussion titled “Cultivating Careers from Theatre Skills.” Laura Payne (’14), Julie Jones (’17), and Isabelle Mann (’17) spoke with students about their experiences with VUTheatre, what they learned, and how they continue to use those skills today both inside and outside the...
Ibby Cizmar publishes book featuring Ernie McClintock
Mar. 16, 2023—Ibby Cizmar, assistant professor of theatre, recently published Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family (Routledge 2023). The book represents the culmination of many years of archival and ethnographic research into the actor-director’s career. Cizmar establishes McClintock as a leading figure of the Black Theatre Movement, proven by the jazz acting technique, his critically acclaimed...
Faculty and students explore New York City theatre offerings
Apr. 16, 2022—During the last spring break in 2023, six theatre students traveled to New York City with Christin Essin, associate professor of theatre, and Krista Knight, writer-in-residence of cinema and media arts, to see a range of theatre offerings and meet with department alumni. In addition to touring the new Museum of Broadway, they saw Sam...