Graduate Student Wins
National Design Honor
April 28, 2004 :: No. 228
In addition to winning the national Kennedy
Center/American College Theatre Festival Lighting Design Award (officially
titled the “National Barbizon Lighting Design Award”)
this month in Washington, D.C., Cal State Fullerton graduate student
Nathan Jones has been invited to participate in a National Portfolio
Review in New York at the Lincoln Center May 28-30.
Jones will attend as an observer and was awarded $500 plus travel,
lodging, per diem and tickets to two New York productions. In addition,
he was awarded a full fellowship to attend the KCACTF “Summer
Intensive” in lighting design with designer Beverly Emmons,
July 5-17 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A Fullerton
resident, Jones is studying in the design and technical production
concentration as part of the master of fine arts in theatre arts
degree program.
In related news, graduate student Stephanie Routman, currently directing
CSUF’s production of “Andorra” in its West Coast
premiere (playing in the Arena Theatre through May 2), has been
offered a director position for the two-week “The Collaborate
Process” workshop with national theatre leaders Ming Cho Lee
and Constance Hoffman from July 5-17 in at the Kennedy Center.
Fullerton resident Routman is pursuing a master of fine arts in
theatre arts with a concentration in directing. She will join seven
other directors, faculty members and students who have been invited
to participate in an intensive master class, in association with
participants of the KCACTF Scenic Design and Costume Design Summer
Intensives. Additional sessions will be held with noted playwrights
Marsha Norman, Arthur Kopit, Less Blessing and others.
Media Contact: |
Jim Volz, professor of theatre
and dance, at 657-278-3538
or jvolz@fullerton.edu |
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