Audition Notice
Announcing the 2013/14 season
Four great mainstage shows take you from Love Letters and Ramapalooza Comedy to Baltimore's Hairspray, touching down onto Cuckoo's Nest, and taking flight with Arabian Nights.
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Seven Theatre VCU alumni, students and faculty contribute to NYC's Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park
The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park program is one of New York City's beloved summer traditions. Over the past 50 years, more than 5 million people have enjoyed productions at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park for free. The first production this summer is Comedy of Errors (May 28 - June 30). Toni-Leslie James, Theatre VCU faculty member and Head of Costume, is the Costume Designer. Also working on the show are: J.M. Quinn - Assistant Costume Designer (MFA Costume, 2013); Matt Armentrout - Assistant Costume Designer and Wig Supervisor (BFA Costume, 2013); Joe Thompson - Spot Light Operator (BFA Lighting 2012); Katherine Fry - Scenic (BFA Scene Design - 2010); Adrian Boyes - Costume (BFA Costume 2011); Becky Willet - Costume (BFA Costume Design 2011). That's seven VCU folks working on one of the most well known New York events!
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David Leong inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre
The primary purpose of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre is to promote and encourage the highest standards of research, writing, and creativity in educational and professional theatre through honoring distinguished service and notable accomplishment by individuals of recognized national stature. Investiture in the College is one of the highest honors bestowed on educators and professionals of America’s educational and theatre community. On April 21, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, VCU Theatre Department’s Chair, David S. Leong was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
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Actors Teaching Doctors and Nurses: VCU’s New Standardized Patient Program
Theatre VCU has teamed with VCU's School of Medicine and Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety to create a new Standardized Patient Program. The program is one of the first in the country to combine the resources and talents of a university Theatre Department and a Medical Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety. It is the only program in the country to do so with the deliberate aim of creating high quality assessment and training tools that capitalize on alignments between Arts and Medicine. The program has already created jobs for over 45 people with performance backgrounds, and on March 25th,2013 it will move into its permanent home occupying two full floors of the new multi-million dollar Medical Education Building designed by world-famous architect I.M. Pei.
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Toni-Leslie James designs costumes for "Lucky Guy" - Tom Hanks Broadway debut!
Toni-Leslie James is Assistant Professor and Head of Costume Design at Theatre VCU. She has designed costumes for multiple Broadway shows, including The Scottsboro Boys, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Footloose, just to name a few. Lucky Guy tells the story of the charismatic and controversial tabloid columnist Mike McAlary. From his sensational reporting of New York’s major police corruption to the libel suit that nearly ended his career, Lucky Guy dramatizes McAlary’s meteoric rise, fall and rise again, ending with his coverage of the Abner Louima case for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, shortly before his untimely death. Several Theatre VCU students also worked on this huge hit! Assisting Toni were Isabella Tavares (MFA 2013), and Virginia Varland (BFA 2013)
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Theatre VCU workshops Broadway bound musical Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace, a Broadway bound musical of epic proportions, directed by Gabriel Barre, recently workshopped with Theatre VCU students just prior to its premiere at the world famous Goodspeed Opera House in Chester, CT this fall. The Amazing Grace creative team also consists of Theatre VCU faculty and Broadway veterans Toni Leslie-James (costume designer) and David S. Leong (fight, movement, and military director). The Goodspeed team also included two Theatre VCU students: Clayton Winters, a MFA candidate was the assistant fight choreographer; and Matt Armentrout, a fourth-year BFA Costume Design major was the wig supervisor for the production.
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Our Students
Theatre VCU celebrate the class of 2013!
Out of the 43 Theatre VCU undergraduates receiving their degree - 31 have Latin Honors!!!
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Featured Videos
A behind the scenes look at Theatre VCU
Watch videos of past productions and get a glimpse into classroom life at Theatre VCU.
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An Evening with Comedian and Motivational Speaker Judy Carter
We were excited to have comedian and motivational speaker Judy Carter here for a week to work with our students.
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Theatre VCU's Toni-Leslie James recieves 2013 Lortel nomination
Toni-Leslie james was nominated for her Costume Design of A Civil War Christmas. The Lucille Lortel Awards note excellence in Off-Broadway theatre.
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Theatre VCU alumni rocking Chicago & DC theatre scene
Rob Fenton in the Chicago's Art Emerson production of Columbinus & Dallas Tolentino as D'artagnon in DC's Synetic Theatre's production of The Three Musketeers
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