THEATRE Acting, Musical Theatre, Performance and Production, Teacher Certification in Theatre,
Syd Rushing was selected for mentorship as a playwright this summer at the Kennedy Center for the Black Playwright's Gathering. Rushing also placed for the top playwrights in North Carolina through the Capitol Arts Guild. As part of the contest, his new piece Terrance Town was workshopped with NCPL Playwright's Symposium with celebrated playwright Aaron Posner. STUDENT ACCOLADES Out of 1200 writers, Amber Adamez made the quarter finals in ScreenCraft's 2024 Short Film Screenplay Competition with her script Damage Gets Done . Janelle Austin's feature-length script, The Paperman ad- vanced to the second round at the Austin Film Festival. Her TV script B.B.Y.O Gordo also earned an excellent score of seven on the Black List online competition. Krystal Bennett (P&P '24) has secured a position as a project manager with Texas Scenic Company in Houston. Magnus Bishop , over the summer, had a showing of his short film at the San Diego Comic Con! He served on the panel at the convention as well. For his next project, he is turning Gas Station Vampire into a short film. [4] Kierstyn Born (P&P '25) is currently a Production Technician for Austin ISD's Performing Arts Center where they coordinate live events and performances for the school district and city, such as UIL One-Act Play, in addition to working with private vendors. She also freelances with Stage Alliance and the Austin Scottish Rite Theater. [5] Corazon Campos (P&P '26) has earned a position on the entertainment team for the newest theme park to hit the DFW metro area (Peppa Pig Theme Park) slated to open summer of 2025. Mia Kaplan (MT 2025) plays the lead role in the film Empire Waist , with Rainn Wilson playing her father. Here’s a recent interview with Mia Jamias Hughes (BFA Acting ’28) has been nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award for their performance in The Little Mermaid [6]
Technical Production, & Theatre FACULTY ACCOLADES
Linda Nenno Breining appeared as Mrs. Venable in Filigree Theatre's production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer in Austin in October. Cheri Prough DeVol , designed the scenery and MFA Design student Emma Bayless designed the lighting for the Beck Center for the Arts production of Beautiful , directed by Scott Spence. This regional premiere of the popular musical, opened in Cleveland on July 11. Christine Howey's review in the Cleveland Scene said: “Director Scott Spence keeps the pace moving, thanks in part to Cheri Prough DeVol 's slick two-level set with sliding doors that keeps multiple singers and groups appearing and disappearing with admirable seamlessness.” [1] Cheri Prough DeVol , designed the scenery for the Beck Center for the Arts production Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys , directed by William Roudebush. The production opened in Cleveland on September 12. Yesenia García Herrington directed the world pre- miere of Prima's Guide to Funerals by Leonard Madrid. She collaborated with recent grad, Jennifer Gonzalez (MFA '24) who designed the lights for Prima's Guide to Funerals and Baskerville as part of Creede Repertory Theatre's 59th Season in Creede, CO. [2] Nadine Mozon has been nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award for her performance in The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body . MacKenzie Mulligan’s lighting design for The Wizard of Oz at San Pedro Playhouse was nominated for an Alamo Theater Arts Council Globe Award for Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical. [3] Andy Park conceived and directed Wonder of Water for Shedd Aquarium’s annual gala in Chicago, featuring dolphins, sea lions, penguins, and macaws, raising over $2.1 million for global environmental initiatives.
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Cheri Prough DeVol, designed the scenery and MFA Design Student Emma Bayless designed the lighting for the Beck Center for the Arts production of Beautiful
Mangus Bishop had a film showing at the San Diego Comic Con. He served on a panel at the convention
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Yesenia Garcia Herrington directed the world premiere of Prima's Guide to Funerals by Leonard Madrid
Kierstyn Born is currently a Production Technician for Austin ISD's Performing Arts Center where they coordinate live events and performances
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MacKenzie Mulligan lighting design for The Wizard of Oz at San Pedro Playhouse was nominated for an Alamo Theater Arts Council Globe Award
Jamias Hughes has been nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award for their performance in The Little Mermaid
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