Roundup: UMBC in the News

Sep 24, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community. Dennis Coates and Brad Humphries, economics, have found that sports stadiums depress local wages for workers in other entertainment-related fields. The play Kerrmoor, written by Susan McCully, theatre, directed by Eve Muson, theatre, and produced by Baltimore’s own Interrobang and Strand Theatre Companies, will premiere as part of the Women’s Voices Theater… Continue Reading Roundup: UMBC in the News

Faculty and Alumni Recognized by Maryland State Arts Council

Mar 11, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

A number of UMBC faculty members and alumni received 2015 Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council. The Maryland State Arts Council awards grants to individual artists and non-profit organizations for arts programming, projects, and assistance. Timothy Nohe, visual arts, was recognized in the non-classical music composition category, while Susan McCully, theatre, and Mark Squirek ’91, history, were honored in the playwriting category. Ben Marcin ’80, economics, and Jaimes Mayhew ’10 M.F.A., imaging and digital arts, received awards in the photography category. Click here to see the complete list of winners.

Young and Hungry

Nov 18, 2014 / 4 minutes of reading

What to do when you achieve a dream job before 30? Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre, says you should expand the scope and ambition of that dream. Moore is the executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), a group that fosters arts education in area schools via playwriting and allows highschool writers to collaborate with professional theatre makers to see their own work on the stage. The 2013 recipient of the UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award in the Visual and Performing Arts has big plans. Over the next three years, Moore aims to expand her… Continue Reading Young and Hungry

Video: Shakespeare Sonnets Recited in More Than 30 Languages at UMBC

Jun 20, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49cU4EExLAI&w=560&h=315] On April 23, 2014, UMBC students, faculty and staff recited Shakespeare sonnets in more than 30 languages. The event was held to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and UMBC’s diverse voices. It took place at the end of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD), and it was sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Ofﬁce of Undergraduate Education and the English and Theatre Departments. The above video is a sample of some of the readings.

Faculty, PAHB in Baltimore Sun

Dec 5, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Baltimore Sun’s special education supplement last month featured William D’Eugenio ’14, theatre, and Nyalls Hartman, theatre, as they discussed the features of the Black Box Theatre and the Performing Arts and Humanities Building Theatre. D’Eugenio spoke about the influence the new facilities had in his decision to apply to UMBC and become a part of the theatre design and production program, saying that “they are built to the standards of today and offer a real broadway style experience. Working with lighting systems that are being used in professional theaters gives me an advantage when applying for jobs.” Read more… Continue Reading Faculty, PAHB in Baltimore Sun

Production by Alan Kreizenbeck, Theatre, at David Mikow Art Gallery

Nov 12, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

comfort/drones, an original production by Alan Kreizenbeck, theatre, will open in the David Mikow Art Gallery, Friday, November 17 at 7 p.m. The play, based on the writings of Wallace Shawn, is embedded with questions about morality. It is the first play to take place in the David Mikow Art Gallery, operated by Carolyn Forestiere, political science, and Asher Mikow. A group discussion will follow the performance. Performances will take place Friday and Sunday, November 17 and 19, and Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24, at 7pm each evening. The David Mikow Art Gallery is located at 1002 Vineyard Hill Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.… Continue Reading Production by Alan Kreizenbeck, Theatre, at David Mikow Art Gallery

Production by Susan McCully, Theatre, Reviewed by NY Theatre

Aug 26, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Fringe NYC performances of Inexcusable Fantasies — written by Susan McCully, theatre, and directed by Eve Muson, theatre — received praise in a NYTheatre.com review released last week. Read the article here: “Inexcusable Fantasies” The review of the “masterfully-written two-woman piece,” written by Andrew Rothkin, details the comedy as an honest, intelligent coming-of-age story that invites the viewer into McCully’s “baring [of] her very soul.” Rothkin says, “I was awed by McCully’s wordsmithery, her intricately woven stream of words whose meanings and allusions seemed three steps ahead of me.” He also commends the acting and chemistry of both McCully and Rachel Hirshorn ’04, theatre, as incredibly solid… Continue Reading Production by Susan McCully, Theatre, Reviewed by NY Theatre

UMBC Alums to make B.F.A.: The Series

Aug 12, 2013 / 2 minutes of reading

A group of UMBC theatre alumni have something to say about life in the arts, and they’re saying it with a new Baltimore-based web series, B.F.A. On the group’s Indiegogo fundraising page, they explain the series: B.F.A. is a new web series about young theatre artists in Baltimore. B.F.A. stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts, but also many other things, including Baltimore, Friends, and Artists. In B.F.A., four recent college graduates are trying to find their niche in the Baltimore theatre scene when Ryan, a friendly nemesis from school, returns home after a successful stint in “the biz.” As Ryan… Continue Reading UMBC Alums to make B.F.A.: The Series

Fringe NYC Production Featuring Theatre Faculty in The Villager

Aug 7, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Inexcusable Fantasies, written by Susan McCully, theatre, directed by Eve Muson, theatre, and starring McCully and Rachel Hirshorn ’04, theatre, has been selected as one of The Villager‘s featured Fringe NYC productions, in the article “They came from the Academic Milieu” The production, has been performed at a number of venues, including the Prague Film Festival in 2012, the Strand Theatre Company this year and various other international festivals since 2004, and will be a part of this year’s New York City International Fringe Festival, Fringe NYC, program Sunday, August 18 through Saturday, August 24. Learn more about the production at GrrlParts.com; find time… Continue Reading Fringe NYC Production Featuring Theatre Faculty in The Villager

Production by Susan McCully, Theatre, at Fringe NYC

Jul 31, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Inexcusable Fantasies, written by Susan McCully, theatre, and directed by Eve Muson, theatre, will be part of this year’s New York City International Fringe Festival, Fringe NYC, program. Performances will take place Sunday, August 18 through Saturday, August 24. About Inexcusable Fantasies (GrrlParts.com): “Martha Stewart, motorcycles, and Grandma’s Oil of Olay jar. What do they have in common? They are just a few of the often hilarious obsessions Susan McCully visits in Inexcusable Fantasies a show about sexual politics, lust ‘over forty, cloning, eye replacement surgery, and the unmistakably erotic powers of Martha Stewart’s marzipan.” The production, starring Susan McCully and Rachel Hirshorn ’04,… Continue Reading Production by Susan McCully, Theatre, at Fringe NYC

Career Q&A: Executive Director Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre

Jul 15, 2013 / 4 minutes of reading

Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today, we’re talking with executive director of Young Playwrights’ Theater, Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre, about what it’s like to combine multiple interests and skills into one awesome career. Name: Brigitte Pribnow Moore Job Title: Executive Director Employer: Young Playwrights’ Theater Scholarships Received at UMBC: UMBC University Fellow 2001-2005 Q: Tell us a little about how you wound up at UMBC. What’s your background? I came to UMBC from a small town in Connecticut. I knew I wanted to study theatre, and I… Continue Reading Career Q&A: Executive Director Brigitte Pribnow Moore ’05, theatre

Susan McCully, Theatre, Interviewed for What Weekly

Jan 25, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

What Weekly magazine featured Susan McCully, Senior Lecturer for the Department of Theatre, in an interview for their website last week. In the interview, she discusses the evolution of her work as a playwright and performer, and its influence in the “Baltimore Renaissance”. “[Interviewer]: What do you think is the over-arching theme of our conversation? Susan: Emergence. I feel like I’m at a place in my life where I’m emerging. That word is usually attached to someone in their 20’s. And there are all kinds of reasons why I’m emerging now, but I feel emotionally and artistically grown up now and… Continue Reading Susan McCully, Theatre, Interviewed for What Weekly

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