University Theatre hosts professional theatre makers to speak about their work, their industry and their journey within the arts.
Speakers will take questions from attendees during this one-hour interactive zoom conversation. Submit questions in advance for hosts to ask.
Pre-registration required for each speaker. Zoom links will be sent to attendees the day of the event
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Tue
22
Nathan Crocker
September 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu
24
David Tompkins
September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tue
29
Rasean Davonte Johnson
September 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun Hee Kil
Assistant Professor/Sound Designer
NYC based Theatre Sound designer/Professor, from South Korea
September 15 | 6pm EST
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Eric Tysinger
Stage Manager
AEA stage manager for the first national tour of Hamilton.
September 17 | 6pm EST
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Nathan Crocker
Assistant Professor / Voice and Dialect Coach
NY/NJ based actor and accent and dialect coach. Currently voice and speech professor at Rutgers University.
September 22 | 6pm EST
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David Tompkins
Executive Director
Arts and Culture Executive and Film, Television, Live Concert, and industrial show Production Manager, and Event Producer.
September 24 | 6pm EST
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Rasean Davonte Johnson
Projection Designer and Video Artist
Video artist and designer of projections for theatre, film, and installations.
September 29 | 6pm EST
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Edred Utomi
Actor
Professional actor currently playing the role of Alexander Hamilton on the Angelica tour or “Hamilton”
September 30 | 7pm EST
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Charles Murdock Lucas
Scene and Projection Designer
International scene and media designer, member of USA 829, and Head of Scene Design, Projection & Integrated Media Design for the BA and M.F.A. programs at San Diego State University.
October 1 | 6pm EST
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Tara Faircloth
Opera Stage Director
Freelance opera stage director for companies large and small.
October 6 | 6pm EST
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Alan Campbell
Actor
Tony nominated actor with nearly forty years experience in stage, film, television and concerts.
October 7 | 7pm EST
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Quentin Fears
Fashion Consultant
Celebrity Stylist & Host Based in Los Angeles, Ca.
October 13| 6pm EST
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Stephanie Umoh
Actor/Performer/Angelica Schuyler
NYC based Broadway/TV/Film/Commercial actor for over 12 years currently playing the role of Angelica on the national tour of “Hamilton”
October 14 | 7pm EST
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Jenny Ely
Associate Project Manager
Project Manager for ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive media division.
October 15 | 6pm EST
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Rob Eastman-Mullins
Scenographer, Assoc. Prof. of Design & Production
Scenographer–designing scenery, lighting, and costumes–for over twenty years, and associate professor of deign & production at Wake Forest University.
October 22 | 6pm EST
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Lex Liang
Founder/Principal – LDC Design Associates
Founder of LDC Design Associates a multi-disciplinary design and production house, specializing in experiential, live event design and bespoke interiors.
October 27 | 6pm EST
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Lauren Kennedy
Producing Artistic Director of Theatre Raleigh
Broadway actress and Artistic Producing Director of Theatre Raleigh
October 29 | 6pm EST
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Kaitlin Gill Rider
Lighting Designer
Director of Outside Sales for WHOCO Lighting and Controls, INC
November 3 | 6pm EST
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Pornchanok Kanchanabanca
Sound Designer/ Composer
Female Thai artist, sound designer, musician and composer.
November 5 | 6pm EST
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Sharon Huizinga
Lighting Designer
Head of MFA Lighting Program at CCM, Sharon is an international lighting Designer and programmer in many genres, from theatre and live music to corporate events and television.
November 10 | 6pm EST
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Joel Veenstra
AEA Stage Manager
Joel Veenstra is a professional AEA stage manager, production manager, producer, and improviser
November 11 | 7pm EST
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Ken Maruyama
(Retired) Vice President, Artist Management & Academic Relations , Sony Pictures Imageworks
Retired Visual Effects Production executive from Sony Pictures Imageworks and Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and Magic
November 12 | 6pm EST
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Anna & Paul Nugent
Co-Artistic Directors and Actors
Co-Artistic Directors of About FACE Theatre Company in Dublin, Ireland with 20+ years experience acting, producing, directing and teaching on stage, screen and voiceover in New York, the UK and Europe.
November 17 | 6pm EST
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Ryan Moller
Costume Designer
Award-winning NY based costume designer.
November 19 | 6pm EST
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Megumi Katayama
Sound Designer
NYC based freelance sound designer, sound artist, composer
December 8 | 6pm EST
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Isabella Byrd
Lighting Designer
Award winning Brooklyn based Lighting Designer focused on new play development and igniting classics.
December 10 | 6pm EST
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Eric Woodall
Producing Artistic Director of NCT
NYC Broadway Casting Director and Resident Broadway Director of Mamma Mia!. Currently the Producing Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre
December 15 | 6pm EST
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PAST SPEAKERS
Elisheba Ittoop
Sound Designer/Composer
NYC based designer, composer, & noisemaker.
August 20 | 6pm EST
Haley Clair
Voice Actor/Singer
NYC based voiceover artist, singer, and actor who has voiced commercials for Kohl’s, David’s Bridal, Michael’s, Canva, Spotify, and more!
August 25 | 6pm EST
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Kara Harmon
Costume Designer
Costume Designer living in NYC whose work has been seen in theatre, film, television, commercials and events.
August 27 | 6pm EST
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Ryan Wineinger-Schattl
Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
Disney Imagineer with 10 years experience in Theatre & Theme Parks.
September 1 | 6pm EST
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Porsche McGovern
Lighting Designer, Researcher
Lighting designer and author of the Howlround series, “Who Designs & Directs in LORT Theatres by Pronoun”.
September 3 | 6pm EST
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Josh Tower
Actor/ Singer
Broadway actor and singer currently playing Burr on the first national tour of Hamilton.
September 8 | 6pm EST
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Hillary Hart
Executive Director
Executive director for Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas
September 10 | 6pm EST
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