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Theatre to Present Final Weekend of ‘Vincent In Brixton’ UT Tyler theatre students will present the closing performances Nov. 5-7 of “Vincent in Brixton,’’ for which they won both the Critic’s Choice and Director’s Choice awards at the Texas State Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in The Theatre, located in the Physical Health and Education Building, next to the University Center. Tickets are $8 for adults; $6, seniors; and $5, non-UT Tyler students. UT Tyler students, faculty and staff may receive two complimentary tickets when showing their university ID. Vincent in Brixton’’ is a story told through language and not recommended for the attention span of young children. To make reservations for priority seating please call UT Tyler Theatre at (903) 566-7490. Tickets may be picked up at The Theatre box office 15 minutes prior to the performance. Tickets generally are also available at the door. A Season pass is available for $20, which will allow the bearer access to all theatre productions this year including the spring musical-theatre production. The story of “Vincent in Brixton’’ reveals one version of events stemming from the loves and passions of the young artist Vincent Van Gogh, who once lived in a boarding house in the south London borough of Brixton. Playwright Nicholas Wright uses true events on which to build a compelling dramatization of young Vincent’s rebellion, character development and passion. During this year’s Kennedy Center festival, held Oct. 23 at Texas A&M University -Commerce, Dr. Jeffrey Koep, dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, selected UT Tyler’s production of “Vincent in Brixton’’ for the Critic’s Choice award. The Director’s Choice award was determined by a vote of directors of all the productions in the festival. “Receiving both awards is a double honor and means that the UT Tyler Theatre production was the only production to advance from the Texas A&M KCACTF festival,’’ said Dr. James A. Hatfield, director of the “Vincent in Brixton’’ production. Either of these awards would qualify the production for consideration and selection for presentation at the five-state regional KCACTF, to be held in February 2005 at The University of Arkansas. Regional KCACTF festival productions are evaluated by national critics and the KCACTF selection team for possible presentation at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. UT Tyler also received honors for acting and technical production during the Oct. 23 festival. Dr. Mary Ellen Wright received an Excellence in Costume Design award for her period costumes for the Loyer family in “Vincent in Brixton’’ as did each of the student designers under her charge. Students Mel Baumgartner and Kristi Taylor earned Excellence in Costume Design recognition for the Van Gogh and Plowman characters, respectively. Graduate theatre student Connie Orr received an Excellence in Stage Properties award for the extensive properties used in the production, which presents a working kitchen onstage. Theatre student Marshal Shugart was honored by an Excellence in Sound Technician award for “Vincent in Brixton,’’ which toured its own complete sound system to complement the production. Additional awards included recognition for the stage design’s use of lightweight construction materials and a “Serenity Award” honoring the UT Tyler company for the relaxed quiet efficiency that prevailed during the loading in, assembling and loading out of the production. Graduate student Allyson Modra was recognized with a special Excellence in Acting Award for her character of Vincent’s sister Anna Van Gogh. Excellence in Acting Awards and Irene Ryan acting award nominations that advance the recipients to the Regional KCACTF festival were presented to three “Vincent in Brixton’’ performers, the maximum allowed for a single production. Student Kyle Halberstadt was recognized for his performance of the young Vincent Van Gogh. Theatre undergraduate Chris Taylor and theatre graduate student Diana McBurnett were similarly honored for the characters of Sam Plowman and Ursula Loyer. These student performers will participate in the KCACTF Irene Ryan acting scholarship competition held in February at the regional festival.
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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