helmerich school of drama at ou receives regional … school of drama at ou receives regional awards...
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HelmerichSchoolofDramaatOUReceivesRegionalAwards
NORMAN—StudentsfromthePeggyDowHelmerichSchoolofDramaatthe
UniversityofOklahomawonnumeroustophonorsattherecentRegion6KennedyCenter
AmericanCollegeTheatreFestivalinSanAngelo,Texas.
DramastudentsreceivedtophonorsintheIreneRyanActingcompetition;Design,
TechnologyandManagement;Dramaturgy;andPlaywritingcompetitions.Severalawards
includespecialinvitationstocompeteortrainatthenationalfestivalattheKennedyCenter
inWashington,D.C.,inApril.ThisyearEmilyBurke,CalleyLumanandDavidBallwillbe
headedtonationals.
TheKennedyCenterAmericanCollegeTheaterFestival(KCACTF)isanational
organizationthatexiststocelebratetheeducationalandcreativeprocessofuniversityand
collegetheatre.Thecenterpromotesprofessionalstandardsandprovidesstudentsand
facultywithopportunitiestobridgetheacademicandprofessionalworlds.Italsohonors
achievementsindiversityandexcellenceandencouragesexperiencesinallareasoftheatre.
Competingagainst172teamsfromacrosstheregion,HelmerichSchoolofDrama
studentsreceivedtopactingawards.CalleyLumanwithherpartnerDavidBallwonthetop
honorsinthefestivalwiththeIreneRyanActingScholarshipcompetition,whichprovide
recognition,honorandfinancialassistancetooutstandingstudentperformers.Kylie
AndersonwontheIreneRyanNationalFinalistrunner-upaward;Lumanalsowonthe
ClassicalActingAwardofExcellence;TommyStuartreceivedtheVocalExcellenceAward;
GabrielleReyeswontheBestIreneRyanPartnerinthepreliminaryround;andChristine
MirzayanreceivedtheLeeHicksAwardforBestPartnerinthefinalroundofcompetition.
IntheareaofDesign,TechnologyandManagement,OUDramastudentswonseveraltop
awards:EmilyBurke,NationalStageManagementFellowship,whichincludesaninvitation
totheKennedyCenter;EliseChristiansen,SPAMAwardforExcellenceinPropertiesDesign
forTheTrojanWomen;HannahZaraSimon,StudentDramaturgyRunner-upforThe
LaramieProject;ShannonEliseDavis,OutstandingAchievementinCostumeDesignfor
Arcadia;MatthewWilhelmandDylanLackey,StagecraftInstituteofLasVegasAwardfor
ExcellenceinTechnologyandDesign;andEliseChristiansen,AlliedDesignandTechnology
Award,whichcomeswithatriptoUnitedStatesInstituteforTheatreTechnology(USITT).
Forthethirdyear,HelmerichSchoolofDramaenteredinthePlaywritingcategory.
TaylerDanielsandDavidLindley,StudentDirectingInitiativeFinalists;MichaelBrigance,
CommendationforhisInvitedPlayReading(vote);andDylanLackey,ExcellenceinScenic
Technology.Receivingrecognitionfortheir10MinutePlaysareLoganSloanforFive,Six,
Seven,EightandKaytieRivkinforRonnieandBecca.
“WiththesupportofOUPresidentDavidL.Boren,RegentA.MaxWeitzenhoffer,and
DeanMaryMargaretHolt,theHelmerichSchoolofDramacontinuestoenjoyan
unprecedentederaofexcellencewithintheKennedyCenterAmericanCollegeTheatre
Festival,”saidTomHustonOrr,SchoolofDramadirector.“Ourstudentsandfacultyare
raisingthebareachyearforourregionalcompetition;theSoonerlegacyofexcellenceis
wellestablished."
FormoreinformationortoarrangeaninterviewpleasecontacttheHelmerich
SchoolofDramaofficeat(405)325-4021.