With his focus on students and collaboration, Dr. José Holland-Garcia was the perfect choice for the position of Assistant Professor of Practice of Voice in Musical Theatre & Commercial Voice.
Actor, writer, director, and producer Amanda Baschnagel is amazing. Well, at least that’s the talk around town. Born on Long Island, New York and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she directed her first play at 17 years old. Now a second year MFA Performance and Pedagogy student, she’s directing for the second time at Texas Tech.
Those of us who have dedicated our lives to the stage not only implicitly understand this, but, whether it’s on the forefront of our actions or just intuitive, our community producing theatre and dance hope that performance always is a catalyst for change.
Ed Simone (PhD 1996) had no intentions of going back to school when his wife Leigh decided to get a PhD in Spanish. Having earned his master’s degree in the late 70s, he taught a while before touring the country creating theatre wherever he went.