‘Orlando’ Awarded by National Festival

The Department of Theater and Dance’s production of Orlando received a special Merit Award from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Region I) for Design/Performance “Moment” Ensemble Work and Collaborative Design/Performance Ensemble. Orlando was developed and rehearsed as part of TD139-Stagecraft, TD264-Applied Performance/Production, and TD365-Advanced Topics in Design. Students in these courses served as designers, assistant directors, performers, and technicians on the ensemble driven production. The production was directed by Assistant Professor Todd Coulter with additional faculty mentorship from Adjunct Associate Professor James Thurston, with further design and guidance from Chris Nilles and John Ervin.