In early April, approximately 90 alums who studied theatre under legendary director Ron Schulz met to raise money for a scholarship fund in his name, kickstarted by a Friend of the Theatre who donated 25,000 dollars.
As we reach the end of this enchanting season of performances, we look forward to the exciting opportunities the next one will bring. Creating a season takes careful consideration. The selected titles should be cohesive but also offer a variety of genres and styles to give students a diverse education.
This year, Dr. Chris Staley, a passionate scholar, artist, and longtime practitioner of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training, and his student, Amanda Baschnagel returned from an extraordinary journey—a pilgrimage, really—to the mountains of Toga, Japan. There, in the remote yet storied grounds of the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), Dr. Staley deepened his two-decade-long relationship with a method that has shaped not only his craft, but his life.