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FALL 2003
Digby Wolfe Production Opens on Broadway
Digby Wolfe, chair of the Robert Hartung Endowed Dramatic Writing Program in the Department of Theatre and Dance, had a production open on Broadway on Nov. 23, 2003. Jackie Mason: Laughing Room Only showing at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, is a musical based on a story idea by Wolfe. As a writer, director and actor Wolfe has had a long and illustrious career, which includes an Emmy for his writing on the TV show Laugh-In. He currently teaches playwriting and screen-writing classes and conducts a master class in the art of comedy. Wolfe and Jim Linnell, professor of theatre, co-produce the Words Afire Festival that presents new UNM writers to the public.
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Work of Art and Art History Professors Recognized
The College of Fine Arts awarded Professor Adrienne Salinger the prestigious Regent's Professorship. Reviewers cited her national exposure in photography, especially her photographic essays on "Teenagers in Their Bedrooms" and "People Living Alone." The College also acknowledged her work in strengthening the photography curriculum that has pushed the UNM program to a number two national ranking.
Professor Patrick Nagatani received the New Mexico Governor's Award in the Arts. He joined an elite group of New Mexico artists who received their awards in ceremonies attended by state leaders, including Gov. Bill Richardson.
Courses taught by Professors John Wenger, Michael Cook and Margery Amdur were profiled in another successful exhibition, "23 Years of D.H. Lawrence," at the Sommers Gallery.
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Adrienne Salinger, Lucky, Ilfocolor Deluxe,
20" x 24" from the Skateboard series
2002/2003
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For more than two decades these and other dedicated instructors have taught pioneering courses at the D.H. Lawrence Ranch near Taos. The courses require students to live and work for two intense weeks in a field-study format, 24-hours each day, in strenuous conditions. Returning students praise the instructors and workshops that result in new artworks as well as their often transformational experiences.
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Work of Theatre and Dance Faculty and Students Featured
Kent Alan Parker, lecturer II and costume shop supervisor in the Design for Performance Program in the Department of Theatre and Dance, worked as a costumer for two movies filmed in New Mexico based on Tony Hillerman's novels Thief of Time and Coyote Waits. These movies will air on PBS.
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Shelia Tousey, Native American actress and Theatre and Dance alumna, stars in the movies with Adam Beach and Wes Studi. Parker also served as the costume designer for Medicine Wind, part of the Flicks on 66 film festival, which allowed him to use several CFA students as costumers.
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Once upon a Mattress performance, left to right: Andrea Rascon, Princess Winnifred; Ryan Thorpe and Kiva Hankins, cast members
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Gordon Kennedy, associate professor in Design for Performance, spent the summer designing and touring with the collaborative, multimedia show Blood. He was also the set designer for the Fall 2003 production of Once Upon a Mattress, a musical production by the Department of Theatre and Dance.
The musical, based on the story The Princess And The Pea, played to enthusiastic crowds in Rodey Theatre, and then toured New Mexico with a fully mounted production. CFA students worked on all aspects of the production and gained valuable professional experience on the tour.
Special thanks go to Comcast, the corporate sponsor of the production, and to Yellow Transportation and RAC Transportation for assistance in transporting the set for the tour.
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