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UNCSA’s critically acclaimed production of Oklahoma! won a National Educational

Telecommunications Association (NETA) Award in November. The television production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein masterpiece is the first of a series meant to bring the talent and achievements of UNCSA students to a wider audience, and has already been seen in more than 100,000 homes in North Carolina and the state of Oklahoma.

Guided by Emmy Award-winning television director David Stern and produced for television by two-time Emmy Award-winner John Mauceri, UNCSA’s chancellor, the school’s spring 2011 stage production of Oklahoma! was filmed in high definition by UNC-TV, North Carolina’s statewide public television network. Featuring an introduction by Chancellor Mauceri, who also served as musical director and artistic supervisor of the stage production, the show aired on UNC-TV in October 2011 and April 2012. In addition, the show aired in September 2012 on OETA (the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority) in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma! was the first UNCSA production to be filmed and aired over UNC-TV with funding from a half-million-dollar grant from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation of Raleigh. Barbara Goodmon, president and executive director of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, said: “The Fletcher Foundation is thrilled that UNCSA’s all-school production of Oklahoma! has won this national award. Kudos to the students, faculty, alumni and all who worked to make this show a reality, especially Chancellor John Mauceri.”

Oklahoma! Production Wins National Television Award

Don’t miss the next installment of “UNCSA on UNC-TV”!

Last spring, UNCSA filmed its production of Much Ado About Nothing as well as Spring Dance performances of Swan Lake, Act II, and Sophisticated Kingdom, a new work by bold contemporary choreographer Larry Keigwin.

Much Ado About Nothing will be broadcast on UNC-TV at 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, and the two dances later in 2013.

Coming Soon! UNCSA on UNC-TV


Welcome to the first issue of UNCSA Magazine. It’s a brand new undertaking for our Advancement Division, and it has a very specific purpose: to let the world know that UNCSA is doing what no other school on the planet is doing — and doing it extraordinarily well.

First, you should know that I am a product of this institution. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the School of Drama in 1979. Like many of our alumni, I ended up with a career in the arts, but not as a full-time performer. I’ve been a producer, professor, consultant, director, board member and fund-raiser. And after more than 25 years of experience in leadership at some of this country’s most distinguished cultural institutions, I was lured back to my alma mater, as chief advancement officer.

I am fortunate that I have come into an Advancement Division with a good foundation. Last fall, our office was recognized by UNC General Administration as the third most efficient advancement effort in the system, behind the two largest schools: UNC-Chapel Hill

and N.C. State. However, we recognize that we are at a critical juncture. In order for the school to become more self-sustaining, we must prepare for a major capital campaign. More on that later.

We must also invest in what makes us who we are: our performances and screenings. That is often the way that people first get to know us. Patrons who consistently attend our shows often fall in love with the place, literally, and become our most ardent proponents and our most generous donors. To that end we are introducing a new subscription series for the 2013-14 season.

Speaking of donors, I’m happy to report that we’ve doubled our alumni participation this year, thanks to continuing efforts to reach out, including several alumni forums across the state and nation and the incredible Picklestock reunion. We’ll be continuing our efforts to reinvolve alumni in the life of the school. We’ll be coming to a city near you!

Of course, the School of the Arts has been training the next generation of artists for almost 50 years now. (As the parent of a step-daughter who is attending UNCSA in Design and Production, I’m now one of those past generations!) As many of you know, the North Carolina School of the Arts was established by the N.C. Legislature in 1963 and opened its doors in Winston-Salem in 1965. We have formed a 50th Anniversary Committee to consider how the school will celebrate the anniversary and honor those who have paved the way for us.

I hope you enjoy this first issue of our little magazine. We hope to grow it by leaps and bounds over the next few years. One day, we hope to make it the publication of record in the arts.

Actually, though, it’s your magazine. Because we need all of you to be involved with the school, and we need your help to reach out to others. Come to our performances, and bring your friends. Join The Associates, our volunteer organization. Give a little or a lot. Update your mailing address, or give us your email address. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. Or give me a call or shoot me an email if you want to reconnect, or connect for the first time.

As I like to say: Once a Pickle, always a Pickle!

Sincerely, Mark Hough ‘79 Chief Advancement Officer 336-770-3329 [email protected]

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Search for New Chancellor Under WayMauceri To Step Down on June 30

At press time, the Chancellor Search Committee of the UNCSA Board of Trustees had interviewed 11 candidates out of a field of more than 30 people from as far away as Canada and Europe.

John Mauceri announced in October that he will step down as chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on June 30, 2013. “This June I will have completed seven years at the helm of this superb institution, and I’ve concluded it will be time to return to my roots and focus fully on conducting and writing again,” Mauceri said. “While it has been a privilege and an honor to serve as UNCSA’s chancellor, I have begun to miss the joy of making music on a regular basis.”

Mauceri is a world-renowned conductor, writer, and arranger, having conducted the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for 16 seasons. Over the past three decades, he has conducted more than 50 symphony orchestras and more than 25 opera companies worldwide. Among his many awards, he is the recipient of a Tony, a Grammy, an Olivier, and two Emmys.

“Chancellor Mauceri has taken the UNC School of the Arts to a whole new level, and I’ve accepted his decision with a mixture of sadness and gratitude,” said UNC President Tom Ross.

Robert L. “Rob” King III, the chair of the UNCSA Board of Trustees, is chairing the search committee to recommend a successor. The 19-member Chancellor Search Committee includes representatives of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, student body, alumni and the community.

King, of Winston-Salem, is the CEO of Bob King Automotive Group, a franchised automobile dealer holding Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, and Mitsubishi franchises.

In October, President Ross visited the campus to give the search committee its charge. “This is a special place and it will require a special leader,” President Ross said.

To hear the audio of President Ross’ full remarks, and for updates about the search process, please visit: www.uncsa.edu/chancellorsearch.

“Once the search committee selects final candidates, it will submit the names to the full UNCSA Board of Trustees,” King said. “The board will recommend a slate of finalists to President Ross, who then will recommend one candidate to the UNC Board of Governors. The committee hopes to accomplish this task in a timely manner and to have a new chancellor in place by July 1, 2013.”

UNCSA Ranks Among Best Values in Public CollegesUNCSA continues to climb in the rankings of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. UNCSA is ranked 31st for 2013, up from 41st in 2012. In 2011, UNCSA ranked 48th, and in 2010 it ranked 61st.

The report features schools that deliver a quality education at an affordable price. UNCSA made the list thanks to its high four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, available financial aid, low sticker price, and overall great value, according to Kiplinger’s.

“North Carolina can certainly be proud of its arts conservatory,” said Chancellor John Mauceri. “UNCSA continues to excel not only in the caliber of our artistic achievements, but also in our academic performance and affordability.”

Six schools in the University of North Carolina system were ranked by Kiplinger’s this year. UNC-Chapel Hill continues to top the list, as it has since Kiplinger’s began its ranking in 1998. Of the other UNC system schools, only UNCSA improved its rank this year.

The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger’s February 2013 issue, online at: www.kiplinger.com/links/college.

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Q How can I get involved with UNCSA?

A We rely on contributions from individuals like you to help support our students and a wide range of academic projects, performances and events. For information about giving programs, please contact the Office of Advancement at 336-770-3330. You may also become a member of The Associates, a group of dedicated people whose common interest is the advancement of UNCSA and the well-being of its students. For more information, please contact Amy Werner at [email protected] or 336-770-3203. And come to our student, faculty and guest artist performances! For more information, visit www.uncsaevents.com.

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UNCSA’s Martinat Receives Erskine Bowles Staff Service AwardEdwin H. Martinat III, a staff member and alumnus of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, received the Erskine Bowles Staff Service Award in October at a ceremony in Chapel Hill.

The award is given annually to a staff member at one of UNC’s 17 institutions “who has shown exemplary understanding, empathy, and devotion to mankind and whose accomplishments are consistent with the goals exemplified by Erskine B. Bowles during his tenure as UNC President and in accordance with the University’s public service mission.”

Martinat recently joined the UNCSA Admissions Office as a counselor. He was assistant director of High School Life in the Division of Student Affairs since 2009. In 2008 he received his B.F.A. in stage management from the School of Design and Production at UNCSA.

Martinat said he was surprised and honored. “There are many employees of the University system who deserve this award,” he said. “It means so much that this recognition comes from my colleagues.”

Fighting Pickle Named “Cheesiest College Mascot” in the NationUNCSA’s Fighting Pickle was named the “Cheesiest College Mascot” in the nation by Chester Cheetah, the mischievous spokescat for Cheetos, a leading brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, in August. “Impressively, this top honor goes to a university without an actual athletics program, demonstrating that mascot mastery can happen anywhere,” Cheetah said.

The Fighting Pickle overcame strong competition from mascots including No. 2 Kernel Cobb of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.; No. 3 Gladys, the Fighting Squirrel of Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Va.; No. 4 YoUDee, Fightin’ Blue Hen of University of Delaware, Newark, Del.; and No. 5 The Blue Hose of Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C. The list also honored the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNCSA’s sister campus and UNC-system flagship, for its mascot, Rameses, the Ram, coming in at No. 15.

The Fighting Pickle also was featured in the March issue of “Every Day with Rachael Ray.” In the “Word of Mouth” section, the story, titled “Hungry for a Win?” focused on “food mascots.”

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L-R: Nyambi Shannon, Elizabeth Spruill, Joe Rick, Edwin Martinat, George Burnette, Nakita Green,

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New Deans on Board Three deans and an interim dean took on new roles at UNCSA this past summer.

Carl Forsman, founding artistic director of the New York-based theatre Keen Company, producer of a dozen off-Broadway plays and more off-off-Broadway, and award-winning director, became dean of the UNCSA School of Drama on July 1. Forsman succeeds Gerald Freedman, dean of the School of Drama for more than two decades.

Forsman was artistic director of Keen Company in New York since 2000. Keen is a resident company at Theatre Row, a member of ART/NY and recipient of funding from the

NEA, NYSCA, DCA, and Shubert Foundation.

As a director, Forsman was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director for Keen Company’s revival of The Voice of the Turtle, which transferred to an extended run off-Broadway. His direction of the American premiere of Conor McPherson’s The Good Thief earned an Obie Award for star Brian d’Arcy James and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Solo Performance.

Susan Jaffe, one of the leading ballerinas of our time, became dean of the UNCSA School of Dance on Aug. 15. She succeeded Interim Dance Dean Brenda Daniels, who was named associate dean.

For 22 years, Jaffe danced with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), where, after she retired from the stage, she joined the faculty of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. She was named a ballet mistress with the main company in 2010.

Jaffe has danced on the world’s greatest stages – Milan’s Teatro

alla Scala, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Vienna State Opera House, and London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to name a few – and with some of the most important dancers of our time, from Mikhail Baryshnikov to former Dean of Dance Ethan Stiefel.

Dean Wilcox became dean of the Division of Liberal Arts on July 1.

Wilcox joined the Liberal Arts (formerly Undergraduate Academic Program and University Programs) faculty in 1999. He served as assistant dean of Liberal Arts from 2006 to the summer of 2011, when he was named interim dean of Liberal Arts following the retirement of veteran Dean Richard “Rick” Miller.

In addition to teaching Dramatic Literature at UNCSA, Wilcox also offers such classes as Chaos Theory and The Arts, The

Aesthetics of Dissonance, Postdramatic Theatre, and Generative Art (team taught with Bob King).

Wilcox has a Ph.D. in Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism from the University of Washington, an M.F.A. in Lighting Design from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). He has worked as a lighting designer and as a dramaturg.

Susan Ruskin, who joined the UNCSA School of Filmmaking in 2009 and is head of the producing faculty, was tapped to serve as interim dean for 2012-13.

Jordan Kerner, dean of the School of Filmmaking since 2007, stepped down as dean on June 30, 2012. Ruskin was already serving as acting dean while Kerner was in production on THE SMURFS 2.

Ruskin is a producer and executive who began her film career in development for George Lucas’ LucasFilm. She

was head of development for Robert Stigwood at RSO before she went on to associate produce WOMAN IN RED for Orion and Gene Wilder. She then became president of Production for Pal-Mel Productions. She also produced HAUNTED HONEYMOON with Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder and Jonathan Pryce. As head of production, Ruskin worked on the Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder movie SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL and ANOTHER YOU among others. Ruskin went on to become president of Production for Middle Fork making ANACONDA for Columbia Pictures starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Owen Wilson and Jon Voight.

The search for a new dean of Filmmaking is under way.

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Susan Jaffe

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Susan Ruskin


Drama Student Performs in Oman School of Drama college senior Allan Washington traveled to Oman, a nation on the Arab peninsula, this past fall to perform in four performances of the Glimmerglass Festival’s production of The Music Man. Washington, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., performed the featured singing/dancing role of Tommy Djilas. He has spent the past three summers working for the festival, a professional nonprofit summer opera and musical theatre company in Central New York. Last year, Washington took first place in a musical theatre competition sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters. He won $10,000.

High School Harpist Wins International CompetitionIan McVoy, an 11th-grade student from Richmond, Va., won the International Harp Competition in Mexico City, Mexico, in November. McVoy won the advanced division — the highest level of the competition — and his prizes include a cash award, an expense-paid entry at the USA International Harp Competition in Bloomington, Ind., this summer, and a solo performance at the Rio de Janeiro International Harp Festival in Brazil in May. The competition was open to harpists up to 35 years of age. McVoy studies with faculty-artist Jacquelyn Bartlett.

Student Film Selected for Munich FestivalA UNCSA student film recently competed at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious festivals for student films. MOLLY UNDER THE MOON, which premiered in May 2012, was screened at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools Nov. 11-17.

A collaborative effort between all five of UNCSA’s arts schools, MOLLY was written by Zack Strum and Blake Engle, with Strum as director. Both are 2012 graduates of UNCSA’s School of Filmmaking.

MOLLY UNDER THE MOON was produced by Nick Hoisington (Filmmaking 2012) and Anna Rooney (D&P 2012). Award-winning composer Leo Hurley (Music 2011) wrote the score.

Hurley’s score will have its world concert premiere by the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra on April 27, 2013.

Dance Student Selected for Moscow ProgramSchool of Dance student Jade Direnfeld of Kula, Hawaii, was one of only 15 American high school ballet dancers selected for a prestigious language, culture and ballet program with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow this past summer. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and coordinated through the New York-based Russian American Foundation.

D&P Students Win at USITTTwo students from the UNCSA School of Design and Production were among nine winners of 2013 Awards for Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts from the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology. Peyton Taylor Becker won the Stage Management Award sponsored by Clear-Com Communications Systems, and Lauren Wilde won the Makeup Design Award sponsored by Kryolan Professional Makeup. Wilde was also one of only eight students chosen to compete at the International Makeup Arts Trade Show (above) in Los Angeles in January.

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Lauren Wilde, left. Alex Perrone, right.

Washington as Ace of Spades in Hoodoo Love.


When Vicki Weavil became UNCSA’s second library director in 1992, she knew she had a challenge on her hands: an aging and inadequate facility that could barely contain the school’s growing collection and didn’t meet the evolving needs of the students. There was talk of building an addition, but that option was quickly ruled out. Weavil began dreaming of what a new, stand-alone library would look like, and what it would mean for the students it serves.

Twenty years later, Weavil is finally seeing her dreams come to fruition, thanks to $45.7 million in bonds, plus $1 million from the North Carolina Legislature for planning. A new library is one of four buildings in the largest capital construction boom in UNCSA history. Along with a central storage building, a film production design facility, and a police headquarters, the library project will improve campus support for the educational needs of the students. All of the buildings should be completed in 2014.

“We’ve made it work,” Weavil says, echoing what many at UNCSA have said about facilities through the years. The School of Filmmaking began in what was once a diaper laundry. The School of Design and Production was a service garage for large trucks. Agnes de Mille Theatre was a public school gym.

“We’ve always tried to make do with what we had,” says Jim DeCristo, director of economic development and external affairs. “That’s been the history of the school, but it’s a welcome change, as this school matures, to finally build facilities

that are designed for their specific purpose. It will allow us to achieve the excellence we want for our students and the community.”

New Library Now, on the cusp of UNCSA’s 50th anniversary, the library is reaching its potential for excellence. A 73,432-square-foot, state-of-the-art showpiece is under construction adjacent to the School of Music Complex, just around the circle drive from Performance Place. The new four-story building will have Wi-Fi throughout, access to data ports and electrical outlets at every study table, seminar rooms and study rooms for classes and group projects, and plentiful seating for reading and studying. Plans include a small auditorium equipped for video conferences, a café, and an integrated teaching/learning center.

“We’re building a twenty-first century library,” says Dale Pollock, professor of cinema studies and chair of the faculty council. “It’s not so book oriented. This generation of students uses a library much differently.”

Weavil agrees. “It’s not just about books anymore. Our collection includes many formats and media, with different storage and access needs. And it’s not just about quiet spaces. The arts are collaborative. Students need spaces to work together on projects.”

The new library provides that and more. With its large, airy atrium and the adjacent café, Pollock expects it to be a popular place for students to congregate. “Those spaces

are critical for our students. They have to have places to come together.”

As the largest and most expensive of the four construction projects under way on campus, the library will perhaps have the largest impact on campus and the community. But the other facilities will improve the ways UNCSA functions and will enhance the educational experience. Both Joseph P. Tilford, the dean of Design and Production, and Susan Ruskin, the interim dean of Filmmaking, say their new buildings are crucial to preparing students for career success.

New Central StorageAt $7 million, the 40,400-square-foot central storage building will allow D&P to teach its students the industry standards for maintaining inventory of sets and props.

“I like to call it an accessible inventory facility,” Tilford says. “It’s not a warehouse, and we are not just storing these things. We are putting them back into inventory with the expectation that we will take them out and use them again.”

He likens the facility to a traditional library for scholars, or a music library for performers. “This is our library,” he says. “If a scenic designer needs to learn about chairs from three different historical periods, we go to our inventory and pull out those chairs so they can be examined. It’s just like pulling a book from a library shelf.”

The new climate-controlled facility will be located on Sunnyside Avenue adjacent to

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Future New Library, Film Production Design Building, Central Storage Facility and

Police Operations Building Under Way on Campus

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campus. It also will house the school’s surplus property operations and storage of files and other materials for the entire school.

The D&P portion has been carefully designed to accommodate program and educational needs. “We know how much square footage we need for furniture, and how many running feet of shelving we need to store dishes, for example,” Tilford says. An efficient inventory system mirrors best practices in the industry, so students will experience professional standards. And, says Tilford, they will spend less time in physical labor. “Students don’t pay tuition to come here and move things around,” Tilford says. “They come here to learn things that will prepare them for a career.”

New Film Facility Preparing film students for careers also requires facilities that support up-to-the-minute technology and equipment, says Interim Dean Ruskin. “At the end of the day we are storytellers,” she says. “Technology affects the way we tell stories. We need to keep up with the new technology so our students are prepared to tell their stories.”

The 30,000-square-foot film production design facility will accommodate cutting-edge hardware and software, especially for digital design, gaming, animation and visual effects. The $11.5 million building is under construction on Waughtown Street adjacent to the Film Archives. It will include a shop for building film sets and interchangeable flats and facades on the exterior to provide backgrounds for shooting films, “just like a studio back lot,” Ruskin says.

Also included is a state-of-the-art tele-conferencing system that will allow students to learn from industry experts around the world without the expense and hassle of travel. Likewise, faculty members in the School of Filmmaking will be able to share their expertise with colleagues and students on other campuses. “It will bring the world to us,” Ruskin says, “and take us to the world.”

The facility also will include walled computer monitors with touch-screen technology, which will allow students to share ideas more easily. “Film is a collaborative endeavor. Students must leave here with the ability to work together,” Ruskin says.

New Police OperationsThe smallest of the four projects will bring the UNCSA Police department closer to compliance with UNC-recommended certification, and will improve services to the community, according to Chief Deb Cheesebro. The new 9,000-square-foot police building, at $3.26 million, is under construction on the west side of Ehle Drive, just across the road from the current police headquarters.

“The UNC system would like for all of its police departments to be certified,” Cheesebro says. “But our current facility is so lacking, that no matter what else we do, we would never meet the requirements.”

The new building will include an emergency operations center; space for surveillance and emergency notification equipment; adequate, secure and climate-controlled storage for evidence and lost-and-found articles; and separate rooms for interviewing crime victims, witnesses and suspects. It will also have room for officers to complete in-service training requirements, and a classroom for teaching driver’s education. It meets industry standards for technology, communications and privacy.

In keeping with UNCSA tradition, Cheesebro says her department has made the best of what they have. “We’re ready for something better,” she adds. “The campus is ready for something better.”

Tilford agrees. UNCSA’s tradition of making do is admirable, he says, but it’s time to move ahead. “We need to train our students to attain a level of professionalism that’s expected at the most successful organizations. Our facilities have to be excellent so our students can learn excellence.”

Moving ahead will at times seem like a nightmare, says Chris Boyd, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management. “Students, faculty and staff will face a tremendous set of challenges,” he said. “Construction will bring noise, mud and dust, reduced parking, increased construction traffic and road closures.”

Boyd says his staff will do its best to minimize the impact on everyday campus life. “It may help to imagine one of our students sitting and studying on the 4th floor of the new library and understand that in the end, it will all be worth it.”

Future Film Production Design Building

Future Central Storage Facility

Future Police Operations Building


Proscenium Thrust Theatre Renamed “The Gerald Freedman Theatre”After more than two decades as dean of the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Gerald Freedman leaves behind both a legacy and a landmark. At a gala celebrity event on Nov. 15, the school announced that its largest theatre on campus would be named in his honor.

The Proscenium Thrust, a 350-seat theatre located in the Performance Place on the UNCSA campus, is now The Gerald Freedman Theatre, it was announced at a “passing of the torch” dinner honoring both Freedman and the new dean, Carl Forsman. Freedman, now dean emeritus, stepped down from his post on June 30, 2012. Forsman became dean on July 1.

UNCSA Chancellor John Mauceri made the announcement at the dinner that included

prize-winning author and founder of the school, John Ehle, and his wife, the actress Rosemary Harris, a frequent guest artist in the drama school, as well as UNCSA alumni Dane DeHaan, Anna Wood, and Preston Lane.

Freedman said he was touched to have the theatre bear his name. “The reputation of the School of Drama and the quality of the talent we produce yearly is what I am most proud of in my 60 plus years in the theatre,” he said. “I live in the work of my students.”

Following the dinner, guests attended the junior class production of Detective Story, Forsman’s directorial debut at UNCSA.

UNCSA will undertake a special fund-raising effort for the School of Drama in honor of the naming of The Gerald Freedman Theatre.

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Kenan Excellence Scholarship Recipients Announced UNCSA has announced the annual recipients of the prestigious William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarship, which pays for tuition, fees, room and board for four years of undergraduate study.

The Kenan Excellence Scholarship recipients for the Class of 2016, entering fall of 2012, are:

• John “Johnny” Culwell of Anderson, S.C. – School of Music (Guitar)

• Jinsol “Jin” Kim of Charlotte, N.C. – School of Filmmaking; and

• Evgeniya “Jenny” Tvorogova of Orlando, Fla. – School of Design and Production (Scenic Technology).

The William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarship program was launched in 2005 by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust and later endowed by the Trust in 2011 with a $6 million grant, the largest one-time private gift in the school’s history.

“Mad Men” Creator Matthew Weiner Shoots at UNCSA; Gives Back A feature film shot in and around Winston-Salem was also shot on the campus of UNCSA. This past summer, YOU ARE HERE used the facilities of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking “Studio Village,” including two of the school’s three sound stages, as well as UNCSA Film and Design and Production students, who put their training to work.

“It’s really been such a gift on every level,” said Interim Dean Susan Ruskin of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking. “The opportunity arose to put our facilities to use when they are typically empty, during early summer, giving us a chance to show our facilities off to the film industry,” Ruskin said. “But the biggest benefit is to our students, who are learning how things are done in the real world.”

YOU ARE HERE Director Matthew Weiner, creator of AMC’s “Mad Men,” agreed. “We’ve been blown away by the resources available to us at UNCSA,” he said. “We’ve had a great experience here. The facilities are amazing – in many cases, beyond what we’ve seen at professional studios,” Weiner said. “And we are extremely happy with the work the students are doing. We found the students to be conscientious, well prepared, and creative.”

YOU ARE HERE producers made a significant donation to the School of Filmmaking as thanks for their experience.

L-R: Ehle, Harris, Freedman, Mauceri

Students on YOU ARE HERE set


Dale M. Pollock Distinguished Professorship Established in Film The first-ever endowed professorship in the School of Filmmaking was established last fall in honor of Dale M. Pollock, thanks to a grant of $250,000 from the John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation.

The Hanes Foundation grant was combined with a $250,000 matching grant from the C.D. Spangler Foundation to qualify for a matching grant of $500,000 from the Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund of the State of North Carolina, to create a $1 million endowment for the new chair.

The endowment will support Filmmaking faculty, and has been named the Dale M. Pollock Distinguished Professorship in Film. Initially, this distinction has been conferred upon Pollock himself, former dean of the School of Filmmaking and current faculty member.

Pollock has produced 13 feature films, including SET IT OFF, MRS. WINTERBOURNE and BLAZE. His films have received four Academy Award nominations and have won several awards.

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Alumnus David LaChapelle Establishes Fund for Excellence in Visual Arts

Michael Tiemann, Fidelity Foundation Give to Film Scoring Stage

UNCSA appreciates the tremendous generosity of David LaChapelle (Visual Arts ’81) in establishing an endowed fund to support the UNCSA Visual Arts Program through scholarships, travel assistance, guest artists, and materials for special student projects.

Born in Connecticut in 1963, photographer David LaChapelle studied in the high school Visual Arts Program at the School of the Arts before moving to New York where he enrolled at the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. His work was

seen by Andy Warhol and the editors of Interview Magazine when it was exhibited at 303 Gallery and they offered him his first professional job. Since then his work has appeared in magazines such as Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and i-D, on many occasions on the cover. Throughout his career he has photographed a diverse range of personalities including Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna and Jeff Koons and has expanded his work to include direction of music videos, live theatrical events, and documentary film.

“You’ve asked the right person, at the right time, for the right project!”

That was Michael Tiemann’s response to a request for assistance to match a challenge grant from the Fidelity Foundation of Fidelity Investments. The $120,000 was used to renovate and up-fit the Film Scoring Stage into a state-of-the-art recording space for motion picture soundtracks, complete with click-track to accommodate musical groups from soloists to symphony orchestras. The funds have already been used to purchase many instruments in the Film Scoring Stage, including a Steinway Concert Grand piano, a complete battery of percussion instruments, and microphone and accessory upgrades.

Tiemann, the vice president of Open Source Affairs for the Raleigh-based software company Red Hat Inc., was thanked in person at a small ceremony in the Film Scoring Stage last year. UNCSA Chancellor John Mauceri presented Tiemann with a plaque espousing the school’s gratitude to Tiemann and his family.

Fall Concert Honors Bill Watson’s MotherThe critically acclaimed American String Quartet performed a memorial concert that honored the life of Louise Quantock Watson, mother of William R. Watson, friend of the School of Music, on Oct. 2 in the Bill and Judy Watson Chamber Music Hall. The quartet was joined by UNCSA artist faculty member Oskar Espina-Ruiz, clarinet. The program included Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 “Death and the Maiden,” and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet. Proceeds from the concert benefitted the Guest Artist Fund for the School of Music.

Louise Quantock Watson passed away April 21, 2012, at age 98. Mrs. Watson was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was active in many church and civic organizations and loved music, gardening, golf and bridge (a life master).

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Watson (Judy and Bill) are devoted supporters of UNCSA and the School of Music and have provided scholarship support for hundreds of music students over the years. The Bill and Judy Watson Chamber Music Hall was named to honor them.

Bill T. Jones is Lucia Chase FellowTwo-time Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones was the 2013 Lucia Chase Fellow in the School of Dance. Jones was on campus Jan. 27 to give a lecture and conduct an open rehearsal for dancers of his work D Man in the Waters, which was part of UNCSA’s Winter Dance concert.

The Lucia Chase Endowed Fellowship for Dance was established in 1988 by UNCSA Chancellor Emeritus Alex C. Ewing as a memorial to his mother, principal dancer with and longtime artistic director of American Ballet Theatre. Previous Lucia Chase Fellows have included Jacques d’Amboise, Margot Fonteyn, Arthur Mitchell, Twyla Tharp and Jose Manuel Carreño.


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It’s a common story: the newlyweds met in school. But for Anna Wood and Dane DeHaan, it is more dramatic than that, as one would expect of two actors. Before they graduated together from UNCSA’s School of Drama in both high school (2004) and college (2008), they were both called back for second auditions on the same day. And following the callbacks, both families chose to have dinner at the West End Café in Winston-Salem.

For Anna, there was an immediate connection.

“I saw him at the audition and thought he was cute,” she says of the man she married last summer in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. “And then we ran into him at dinner. Wow.”

As luck would have it, they both were admitted to the High School Drama Program. Anna was the first person who talked to Dane on their first day. “I was very shy, sitting on the lawn by myself,” Dane explains. “And she came up and said hi.”

Over the next five years, Anna, from Mount Airy, N.C., and Dane, from Allentown, Pa., grew up together at UNCSA. In their training as actors, they discovered things about themselves, and they fell in love – with each other and with UNCSA. “We love this school so much. We attribute so much of who we are to being here,” Anna says.

They are two highly successful actors. Dane is filming the role of Harry Osborn in the THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, due out in 2014. In four years, he has won an Obie Award (for the critically acclaimed

off-Broadway production of The Aliens) and has appeared in eight feature films, five of them in 2012 (LINCOLN, CHRONICLE, LAWLESS, JACK AND DIANE, and THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES). In 2013 he appears in BLOOD KNOT and KILL YOUR DARLINGS. Dane also appeared in the third season of HBO’s In Treatment.

Anna also appeared in CHRONICLE and in NICE GUY JOHNNY in 2010. She appears in a new NBC series, Deception, and in a TV movie, TROOPER, due out this year. Her other television credits include Mad Men, NCIS: Los Angeles, Royal Pains, Cold Case, Brothers & Sisters, and House of Lies.

Despite their long lists of credits attained in a short period of time, they say success is not measured by the number of lines or the size of the paycheck. “It’s about the work, not the fruits of the work,” says Dane, paraphrasing an anonymous quote they ran across back in college and taped to the fridge in the house they shared with classmates:

You have the right to work, but for the work’s sake only. You have no right to the fruits of work. Desire for the fruits of work must never be your motive in working. Work done with anxiety about results is far inferior to work done without such anxiety, in the calm of self-surrender… .They who work selfishly for results are miserable.

Dane says the quote resonates because of what they learned at UNCSA, particularly from Gerald Freedman, who retired in June as dean of the School of Drama: “Just do the work. Don’t be distracted by all the

exciting things. You won’t be happy if you focus on the size of the project or the pursuit of fame. Rely on the work.”

The fruits of their work, however, have enabled Dane and Anna to give back to UNCSA. “We are lucky we are able to give back to this place that gave so much to us,” says Anna, offering some advice to other alumni. “Come here. Make donations. If you have success in this business, share it.”

They offer advice for current students as well. “This is an incredibly safe place,” Dane says. “And incredibly frightening. It’s a beautiful thing that you have four years to find out who you are as an artist and a person. Soak it all in and don’t focus on what’s going to happen when you leave.”

Anna adds: “Trust your teachers, even if it doesn’t make sense. It will all click for you one day.”

Sitting in the newly-renamed Gerald Freedman Theatre in the Performance Place one afternoon in November, the actors reminisce about their school days.

Dane remembers being a three-time Beaux Arts volleyball tournament champion. Anna recalls how much she loved the swing that hangs from a tree near Performance Place. They remember how their rental house burned down in the Spring of their senior year, when no one was at home.

Somehow, the clipping of that anonymous quote survived the fire. It’s posted now in Dane and Anna’s Los Angeles home. Now that’s drama.

Dane & Anna: A Love Story Rooted in Drama

UNCSA family at the DeHaan-Wood wedding.

Dane and Anna with Carl Forsman, left, and Freedman, seated.


Alumni Notes1970s

Robert Graff ’72 is the costume designer for Northwestern College’s production of Pride & Prejudice. The play will open in April at the Patsy Miller Studio Theatre in St. Paul, Minn.

Neal Schwantes ‘73 was awarded the title “Lammersänger” by the minister of culture from the city of Freiburg, Germany, at the beginning of his 30th season with the Freiburg Opera Company. Neal performed the Musiklehere in Ariadne auf Naxos, Friedrich Von Telramund in Lohengrin and Klingsor in Parsifal this season.

Celia Weston will appear in GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, written by fellow UNCSA alumnus Angus MacLachlan, a film about a recently divorced dad who starts a new life with his daughter. Celia will also appear as Arlene in QUAD, a drama centered on a hard-living salesman who becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.

Angus MacLachlan ’76,’80 wrote and directed GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, about a recently divorced dad starting a new life with his daughter. The film stars fellow UNCSA alumni Paul Schneider, Celia Weston and Anna Camp along with Amy Sedaris and Heather Graham. At press time, the film was in post-production.

1980sSteve Coulter ’81 played Charlie Frohn in THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, written and directed by fellow alumnus Peter Hedges. He also appeared in WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING and THE HUNGER GAMES, among other projects in 2012.

Laura Bruton ’83 is part of the Wyeth String Quartet, formerly known as the Fort Worth Symphony String Quartet. The quartet is composed of the symphony’s principal string players and performs in and around Dallas, Texas.

Jay Freer ’83 played Coach Bob Francesconi in THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, written and directed by fellow alumnus Peter Hedges. The part was named after Drama faculty Bob Francesconi.

Rhoda Griffis Freer ’83 appeared in the movies PARENTAL GUIDANCE; THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, written and directed by fellow alumnus Peter Hedges; WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING; and THE HUNGER GAMES,

alumniamong others in 2012. She also appeared on TV in Drop Dead Diva and has four projects slated for release in 2013.

Peter Hedges ’84 wrote and directed THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, which was released in August 2012 and has many subtle references to his years at UNCSA. The movie stars Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton and CJ Adams.

Tim Guinee ’85 stars as Ben Matheson in the NBC TV series Revolution, which is shot in Wilmington, N.C. Tim appears as Drew Scott in the movie PROMISED LAND, starring Matt Damon and Frances McDormand. Tim also plays the recurring role of Andrew Wiley on the CBS TV series The Good Wife. He provided the voice for Marty Rader in the feature film THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, which was written and directed by fellow alumnus Peter Hedges, and appeared in JUST LIKE A WOMAN in 2012.

Celia Schaefer ’86 performed as Anna in Tomorrow in the Battle at Stageworks Hudson.

K. Todd Freeman ’87 appeared as Decatur Bronson, James Wormley and others in the New York Theatre Workshop’s A Civil War Christmas by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel in November and December.

1990sPhillip Boykin ’90 won a Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as a member of the cast of The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Phillip won the 2012 Theater World Award and received individual nominations from the Outer Critic’s Circle and the Tony Awards.

T. Oliver “Tim” Reid ’93 appeared in Drop Me Off In Harlem at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency.

Rebecca Nussbaum ’97 received the R. Phillip Hanes, Jr. Arts Leader award from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County in October. The award recognizes her “exemplary leadership, outstanding contributions and volunteer dedication” as the founding director of the Open Dream Ensemble, an outreach program of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute of the Arts and UNCSA.

Danny McBride ‘99 will return for a fourth season as Kenny Powers in the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down. Danny plays a former Major League Baseball pitcher living in Shelby County, N.C. He is also an executive producer along with Will Ferrell, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay and alumnus Jody Hill.David Gordon Green ’98 received an Emmy nomination for directing It’s Halftime in America, which aired during last year’s Super Bowl.

Paul Schneider ’98 stars in the upcoming movie GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, written and directed by fellow UNCSA alumnus Angus MacLachlan. He will also appear in PLASTIC JESUS and an untitled TV movie about a district attorney who uncovers new evidence that prompts a reinvestigation of a sensational murder case. Paul was awarded the Emerging Artist honor at the 2012 RiverRun International Film Festival.

Sam Shelton ’98 released the music video for her song Break Into Me in November. The song is on the upcoming album Reservoir, which was produced by Aussie rocker Ben Lee. The album also features songs Sam wrote with Ben Kweller and Mandy Moore.

Sarah Hairston ’99 is principal ballerina with the Cincinnati Ballet and performed as Giselle in The Nutcracker. Sarah was promoted to principal dancer in 2010 following a performance as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. She successfully overcame a knee injury that could have ended her career in 2011.

Morgan Hulen ’99 is a member of the international touring company of dancer-illusionists MOMIX.

2000sAnna Camp ’00,’04 has three movies scheduled for release in 2013: SUPER FUN NIGHT; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, written and directed by fellow UNCSA alumnus Angus MacLachlan; and AUTUMN WANDERER. In 2012, she played Aubrey in PITCH PERFECT and appeared in FORGETTING THE GIRL, the short film SEQUIN RAZE and The Mindy Project, The Good Wife and House of Lies on television.

Amanda Diehl ’00 is a soloist with the Louisville Ballet. She has been with the company for 13 seasons.

Tiffany Little Canfield ’00 is the casting director for the NBC TV series SMASH. She also served as casting director for THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, written and directed by fellow alumnus Peter Hedges, JOYFUL NOISE and STAGE FRIGHT, which is in post-production.

Jeff Nichols ’01 will chair the jury that awards the Golden Marc’Aurelio for Best Film and other awards at the Rome Film Festival in April.

Juel Lane ’02 was tapped by Dance Magazine as one of 25 dancers to watch in 2013.

Paul Witty ’02 won a Tony Award for Best Musical as part of the cast of Once.

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Matt Lauria ’03 joined the cast of NBC’s Parenthood in the recurring role of a soldier returning from Afghanistan. Matt has also appeared on Person of Interest, Chicago Code, CSI and Friday Night Lights.

Andrew Crampe ’04 was an accounting production assistant on THE HUNGER GAMES.

Seth Easter ’04 won an Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming for the 65th Annual Tony Awards shown on CBS.

Alex McCarroll ’04 worked in the art department on THE HUNGER GAMES.

Will Rogers ’04 appeared opposite Richard Easton and Bebe Neuwirth in Terrence McNally’s Golden Age at the Manhattan Theater Club in December. Will was also nominated for a 2012 Drama Desk award for his work in Unnatural Acts.

Neal Bledsoe ’05 plays Josh Goodwin on the NBC TV series SMASH.

Ro Boddie ’05, ’09 appeared on The Good Wife, Unforgettable and Person of Interest in 2012.

Paloma Garcia-Lee ’05 appeared in Nice Work if You Can Get It and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.

Mark Freiburger ’05 won the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” contest with his “Fashionista Daddy” commercial, which aired during the Super Bowl.

Steven Newbrough ’05 performed with the internationally acclaimed Minneapolis Guitar Quartet throughout 2012, including a summer tour of China. Steven studied guitar with Joseph Pecoraro at UNCSA.

Caroline Livengood ’07 served as the production secretary for THE HUNGER GAMES.

Billy Magnussen ’07 appeared opposite David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver and Kristine Nelson in Christopher Durang’s new comedy Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike at the Lincoln Center Theater Company in November.

Patrick Osteen ’07,‘11 performed as Joey, Topthorn, Coco and John Greig in his national tour debut in Lincoln Center Theater Company’s Tony Award-winning War Horse. Based on the novel, the drama utilizes puppets to bring the full-scale horses to life on the stage.

Cameron Riddles ’07 was director of photography on “Road Chip,” which was a finalist in the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” contest.

Jake Lacy ’08 plays Pete, the newest staff member at Dunder Mifflin, on The Office. He also appeared in Royal Pains and The Goodwin Games last year.

Ryan Price ’08 served as Woody Harrelson’s assistant for THE HUNGER GAMES.

Jackson Sarver ’08 has performed with Ballet Metropolitan in Columbus, Ohio, for the past eight years and runs Sarver Digital, a photography business.

Jaclyn Senne ’08 is the admissions regional coordinator at Kansas City Art Institute. While studying at KCI, her design was selected by architect Moshe Safdie and others to be put on two four-story murals in the interior space of the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City.

Wesley Taylor ’08 plays the recurring role of Bobby in the NBC TV series SMASH.

Lenny Mukai ’09 worked in the art department on THE HUNGER GAMES.

Hayley Treider ’05,’09 played Becky Thatcher in Laura Eason’s adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 2012. She also played Gregg Adams in Julie Kramer’s adaptation of The Best of Everything at HERE Arts Center.

Danny Yoerges ‘09 performed as Joey and Topthorn in the U.S. tour of Lincoln Center Theater Company’s Tony Award-winning War Horse. Based on the novel, the drama utilizes puppets to bring the full-scale horses to life on the stage.

2010sRichard Ollarsaba ’10, ’12 is currently a Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera for its 2012-3 season, performing the High Priest (Nabucco), Lord Rochefort (Anna Bolena), Horatio (Hamlet), and Timur (Turandot). At press time, he was one of 10 singers competing in the Metropolitan Opera’s Grand Finals Concert on the Met’s stage in New York.

Sam Ogden ’11 worked in the art department on THE HUNGER GAMES.

Anne Marie Padelford ’11 is the staff accompanist and coordinator of collaborative piano at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

Julien Rose-Camack ’12, Anna Conigliari ’12, Hannah Mindeman ’12 and Matthew Stephens ’12 received William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellowships at Lincoln Center Institute, which provides emerging artists with knowledge of aesthetic education that will prepare them for work as artists in the field of arts education.

Jaquain Sloan ’12 won the Lenoir Community Music Club scholarship competition and won the Broyhill Foundation scholarship worth $1,600 toward summer music study. Jaquain is a high school graduate who studied bassoon with Saxton Rose.

alumniAlumni Dominate Sundance More than 30 alumni of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking and the School of Drama worked on 10 of the 115 films that screened at Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Utah.

Three films written and directed by UNCSA film alumni were selected in competition and out-of-competition categories.

MUD, written and directed by Jeff Nichols (2001), was selected for the out-of-competition Spotlight category, which presents films that have dazzled audiences at film festivals around the globe. PRINCE AVALANCHE, written, directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green (1998) screened in the out-of-competition Premieres category, which showcases some of the most highly anticipated dramatic films of the coming year. Craig Zobel (1999) and Lisa Muskat (former faculty member in Film) produced the film. THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, written and directed by Chad Hartigan (2004), was selected in the Next category, which recognizes pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling. Hartigan won the 2013 Best of NEXT Audience Award for BONNER.

Alumni worked on two additional films selected in the Next <=> category: I USED TO BE DARKER, with Alex Bickel (2004) as colorist; and MILKSHAKE, with Ian Bloom (2005) as director of photography.

In the Premieres category, Jennifer Haire (Film 2002) was production coordinator on the additional photography unit DON JON’S ADDICTION, and Steve Coulter (Drama 1981) appears in A.C.O.D.

In the U.S. Dramatic Competition category, which offers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film, alumni worked on three films: AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, with Michael Sledd (2001) as co-producer and Jane Rizzo (1998) as editor; KILL YOUR DARLINGS, with Gilana Lobel (2005) as assistant production coordinator, Shakim Coleman (2011) as accounting clerk, and Dane DeHaan (Drama high school 2004 and BFA 2008) appearing as Lucien Carr; and MOTHER OF GEORGE, with Bickel as colorist.

MUD stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Michael Shannon in the story of two teenage boys who encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. Other Film alumni who are credited for work on MUD include: Adam Stone (1999), cinematographer; Richard Wright (1999), production designer;


Campus Sightings!Many alumni have come back to campus to visit recently.

Rebecca Green (Film ’01), current representative of UNCSA West Alumni Group, spoke with current film students during Intensive Arts. Rebecca was recently one of 12 filmmakers selected for Film Independent’s 12th annual Producing Lab, for a project written by alumnus Brett Haley. She is the manager of producing initiatives for the Sundance Institute and is also a member of the extended Sundance family, having been a screener for the festival for two years. She also attended the Producers Conference in 2007. As an independent producer, Rebecca most recently completed the micro-budget feature film SOMETHING REAL AND GOOD, which will be released by GoDigital in 2013.

Peter Hedges (Drama ’84) came to campus to screen his recent work THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN during Intensive Arts. He met with Drama and Film students about working in the film profession and his experiences at UNCSA and beyond.

Elisabeth Roberts Sobol (Music ’77, ’81) came back to UNCSA during Intensive Arts. Elisabeth graduated high school and college at UNCSA and is now senior vice president and managing director of IMG Artists. She has managed the careers of Joshua Bell, James Galway, Itzhak Perlman and Renee Fleming. She was also named one of Forbes Magazine’s “Top Women in the Arts.”

Anna Camp (Drama ’00 ’04) returned to campus for a “talk-back” with drama students while she was in town to film GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, written and directed by UNCSA alumnus Angus MacLachlan (VA ’75, Drama ’80). Anna also appears in AUTUMN WANDERER, an independent drama due out this year. She plays Mindy Kaling’s levelheaded best friend on the FOX-TV comedy “The Mindy Project,” and she starred as an uptight college a cappella queen in last year’s box office sleeper PITCH PERFECT.

Emery LeCrone (Dance ’05) came back to work with students for Winter Dance 2013. This past season she created new pieces for

the Guggenheim Museum’s acclaimed Works & Process performing arts series as well as the renowned New York City Ballet’s New York Choreographic Institute. In addition, she is in her fifth year as choreographer-in-residence for the New York-based Columbia Ballet Collaborative.

Katie Jewett (Dance ’05) was also on campus for Winter Dance 2013, choreographing for students. As a company member, teacher, rehearsal director and teaching artist at Shen Wei Dance Arts, which she joined in 2005, Kate has conducted master classes at various venues and performed all over Europe, Asia, Australia and the U.S. Named director of education and outreach for Shen Wei in 2008, she created a dance education program for New York City Schools. Kate has been rehearsal director for Shen Wei since 2009.

Tim Mackabee (D&P ’03) came to campus to speak to Scenic Design students this past fall. After graduation in 2003, Tim received a graduate degree from Yale University. He has done some amazing work as associate set designer on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, associate set designer for Fela! and set designer for Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.

Derrick Little (VA ’92) came back to conduct a workshop and lecture on Face & Body Painting with the VA students in January. Derrick has more than 10 years of experience in the world of professional face and body art. His artwork has been featured in The New York Times and on “The Martha Stewart Show,” among others.

Michael Kelley (D&P ’87) came to campus as a workshop presenter at the Entertainment Technology Conference and spoke with students while here. Michael is currently a senior producer with Walt Disney Imagineering.

Design & Production had many more alumni come by to talk with students during private sessions and/or lectures. Some of the D&P alumni who lent their expertise are (David) Alex Bright (D&P ’10), Wade Jolly (D&P ’10), Adam Cavanaugh (D&P ’11), Seth Easter (D&P ’04), Ben Ells (D&P ’10), Rob Virzera (D&P ’10) and Josh Selander (D&P ’06).

Thank you to all our alumni who returned to campus to give guidance to our students. They, and we, truly appreciate your time and talents!

alumniElliott Glick (2004), art director; Will Files (2002), sound designer; Clint Smith (2002), dialogue editor; Dylan Conrad (2010), b camera 1st Assistant Camera; Neil Moore (2002), c camera operator and director of photography; Matthew A. Petrosky (2000), a camera operator and Steadicam; Darius Shahmir (2001), electronic press kit; Matt Zboyovski (2001), office production assistant; Doug Ligon (2001), appeared as a motel clerk. Additionally, Michael Abbott Jr., a 2000 alumnus of the School of Drama, appeared as James.

PRINCE AVALANCHE, filmed secretly in Austin, Texas, stars Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch in a remake of the Icelandic film EITHER WAY. Alumni of the School of Filmmaking who worked on PRINCE AVALANCHE include: Tim Orr (1998), cinematographer; Wright, production designer; Chris Gebert (2000), production sound mixer; Steve Pedulla (1999), best boy electric; Files, sound designer; Devoe Yates (1998), music supervisor; Scott Gardner (1999) still photographer; Shahmir, electronic press kit and behind the scenes; Smith, dialogue editor; Bickel, colorist.

THIS IS MARTIN BONNER stars Paul Eenhoorn, Richard Arquette and Sam Buchanan. Martin Bonner has just moved to Reno for a new job in prison rehabilitation. Starting over at age 58, he struggles to adapt until an unlikely friendship with an ex-con blossoms, helping him confront the problems he left behind. Film alumni credited for THIS IS MARTIN BONNER include: Sean McElwee (2004), director of photography; Nate Brown (2004) as gaffer; Bickel as colorist; Marc Ripper (2004) as print graphics and design; Matt Goldberg (2004) as budget consultant; Brendan McFadden (2004) as spiritual adviser. Additionally, Tarah DeSpain (Drama 2002) appeared as a waitress.

More than 12,000 films were submitted for consideration by the Sundance Institute, sponsors of the festival. Robert Redford is president and founder of the institute.

UNCSA has additional connections to Sundance. Rebecca Green (2001) is manager of producing initiatives at the institute, and Summer Shelton (2008) was the first Bingham Ray Producing Fellow at the institute. The fellowship is named for a producer and executive who died last year, but for many years was a fixture at the Sundance Festival. Shelton’s was one of only 11 projects selected for the institute’s prestigious Creative Producing Labs and Creative Producing Summit.

The Schools of Dance, Music, and Design & Production of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts present a vivid kaleidoscope of invention and rediscovery in a bold 4-piece concert inspired by The Rite of Spring. Beginning with Shen Wei’s contemporary envisioning of Rite set to Stravinsky’s original 2-piano version, the production draws from the most provocative works of the Ballets Russes with an orchestral performance of Afternoon of a Faun, a historic re-creation of Debussy’s Jeux, with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky (as reconstructed by Millicent Hodson) and sets by Leon Bakst, concluding with Borodin’s sensuous Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor” featuring the UNCSA choreographic debut of the new Dean of Dance and famed ballerina, Susan Jaffe.

According to Dean Jaffe: “The new version of Polovtsian Dances will have the characteristics of the primal war-like energy of the original musical and choreographic conception, while bringing in contemporary movements, new concepts, and abstract, cutting-edge scenery. The idea is to extract the essence of the original while reinvigorating it with our contemporary sensibilities and techniques of today.”

Designing Polovtsian Dances is UNCSA School of Design and Production Dean Joseph P. Tilford, an award-winning free-lance set and lighting designer. His credits include designs at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Syracuse Stage, the Old Globe Theatre, the Cleveland Play House, the Asolo Theatre, the Dayton Ballet, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions.

Chancellor John Mauceri leads the UNCSA Orchestra.

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