U-Idaho Theatre Arts Department Brings Shakespeare’s Shipwrecked Romantic Comedy to the Stage
Posted: Wednesday, April 10
MOSCOW, Idaho – Join the University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts for night of comedic mistaken identities, love lines crossed and twisting plotlines that all start with a shipwreck during their production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” running April 18-20 and 25-27. The play follows the journey of a castaway, Viola. Shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separa...
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U-Idaho Theater Offers Two Evenings of Entertainment Before Upcoming Tour
Posted: Thursday, February 7
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts is packing up for a road trip later this month. The department’s fall production, “Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter” by Julie Marie Myatt, has been invited to compete at the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival. The set, cast and crew will travel to the festival held in Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 18-22....
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Six U-Idaho Theatre students to travel to national competition
Posted: Friday, February 24 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – Ten University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts students were recognized at the 2012 Region VII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival last week. Six of those students will bring their work to Washington, D.C., in April to compete at the national level. “We are extremely proud of our students and their accomplishments,” said Dean Pattaja, depart...
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U-Idaho Students Nominated for Playwriting Awards
Posted: Wednesday, February 1 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho -- A mix of 10 University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts students and alumni have been nominated by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for achievements in playwriting and directing. Nominees will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., for the regional festival Feb. 13-17. Winners from the regional festival may go on to the national festival in Washington, D...
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U-Idaho Theatre Students Prepare for Competition
Posted: Wednesday, February 1 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Fourteen students from the University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts have been selected to compete for acting scholarships awarded by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The national theater program will honor 16 students with Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships worth $500 each. Students will compete against nominees from 51 regional institutions. Bef...
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The Economics of Good and Evil: “The Good Person of Szechwan” Opens April 14
Posted: Monday, April 4 2011
By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – “The Good Person of Szechwan,” a play completed by German playwright Bertolt Brecht in 1943, still challenges audiences to ponder the human costs of being good and evil. The play will run April 14-17 and April 21-23 at the Hartung Theatre on the University of Idaho campus. The university production was adapted by Doug Langworthy from Brecht’s original. Langworthy...
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Idaho Student Playwright Selected as Finalist for National Award
Posted: Thursday, January 6 2011
Written by Donna Emert Selected script applies scientific theory to human relationships MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho dramatic writing MFA candidate Mattie Rydalch has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious David Mark Cohen Playwriting Award. Rydalch is the second University of Idaho student ever chosen as a finalist for the award. Student playwright Lauren Simon's "Heartland" p...
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Caisley Hits Theatre Road
Posted: Monday, September 13 2010
Robert Caisley, associate professor of theatre and head of dramatic writing, is on sabbatical this semester, with back-to-back projects that take him from Montana to Wyoming to Alaska and finally to California before returning to Moscow. He is currently working at Montana Repertory Theatre serving as production dramaturg on "The Frybread Queen" written by Carolyn Dunn. This project is a continu...
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Lee-Painter Elected Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Vice Chair
Posted: Friday, June 4 2010
Written by Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho Professor of Performance David Lee-Painter has been elected national vice chair for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). Serving as a catalyst for quality college and university theatre nationwide, KCACTF currently involves 18,000 students from colleges across the U.S. A 15 year veteran of university and coll...
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Robert Caisley
Posted: Monday, February 15 2010
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
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