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Professor Jeanine Thompson Announces Retirement
Professor Jeanine Thompson has announced her plan to retire at the end of this academic year. She has served the Department of Theatre and then the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts for…
"Ohio State Murders" Opens on Broadway to Critical Acclaim
Adrienne Kennedy's (BS '53, DRH '03) Ohio State Murders opened on Broadway last night at the newly christened James Earl Jones Theatre with six-time Tony-Award-winning Audra McDonald as…
Visiting Scholar Hongliang Zhou Receives Doctorate
Visiting Scholar Hongliang Zhou successfully completed his PhD degree in China this week. He defended his dissertation (220,000 words) before a six-member committee of faculty from the Shanghai…
TRI Secures Major Archive
SITI Company has announced that the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute (TRI) will be the recipient of its physical archive. Since 2017, SITI Company has been developing the SITI Legacy…
Play by Alum Blake Anthony Edwards Included in CATCO's New Works Festival
Alumnus Blake Anthony Edwards' (MFA '18) play The One and Only Sarah Stonley is the development production at CATCO's New Works Festival for Young Audiences. The two-week festival …
MFA Student Jessica Hightower Receives Recognition for Design
USITT-Ohio Valley Section announced the 2022 Ezekiel Award Winners. Third-year MFA student Jessica Hightower received the Ezekiel Award of Distinction for her scenic design of Sweat and…
MFA Student Braden Graves Receives Recognition for Design
USITT-Ohio Valley Section announced the 2022 Ezekiel Award Winners. Third-year MFA student Braden Graves received the Ezekiel Award of Outstanding Achievement for his scenic design of Violet…
Doctoral Student Adrienne Oehlers Receives Fellowship
Doctoral Candidate Adrienne Oehlers has been awarded a 2022-23 American Fellowship by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). This fellowship will enable Oehlers to focus on…
Ohio State Murders Headed to Broadway
Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy (BS '53, DRH '03) is headed to Broadway in November. This will be the first time one of Kennedy's plays opens on Broadway despite a long and lauded…