Governor's School for the Arts Announces Virtual Summer Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2020
The Governor's School for the Arts (GSA), a program of Kentucky Performing Arts (KPA), will be hosted virtually this year to maximize the safety of students, staff and faculty amid the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
USITT â€" Giving Day Appeal Raises Thousands For Institute
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2019
USITT's first-ever Giving Day, a contribution challenge event held on Saturday, October 26, was a tremendous success. The event, a part of the Institute's Setting the Next Stage fundraising campaign, raised more than $54,000.
USITT Announces New Fund-Raising Campaign
by Julie Musbach - Mar 20, 2019
This morning at the Annual Meeting of the USITT membership, a major fund-raising initiative was announced that will culminate with the Institute's 60th anniversary in 2020. The campaign, Setting the Next Stage, was announced by Immediate Past President Mark Shanda.
UK Named Future Home Of Kentucky Center Governor's School For The Arts
by Julie Musbach - Oct 23, 2018
Officials with University of Kentucky and The Kentucky Center announced today at Holmes Hall that UK has been named the future home of The Kentucky Center Governor's School for the Arts (GSA), an annual three-week intensive summer arts residency program for Kentucky high school sophomores and juniors. Beginning in 2019, UK College of Fine Arts will host the program for four years.
USITT's David Grindle Earns Certified Association Executive Credential
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2017
The American Society of Association Executives has announced that David Grindle, Executive Director of USITT, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry.
How USITT is Advancing the Theatre Industry with Half a Million Dollars
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2016
The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Board of Directors has committed an unprecedented $500,000 to increase the impact of some of the organization's most important programs: Rigging Safety, Gateway Diversity, and Innovation Research Grants.
USITT Releases Statement on Anti-LGBT Legislation in Mississippi & North Carolina
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 8, 2016
As previously reported, the theatre industry has launched a vocal opposition against anti-LGBT legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi. Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz has gone so far as to urge theatre writers and producers to boycott North Carolina by denying rights to produce their shows at theaters in the state.
Mark Shanda Takes Office as New President of USITT
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2015
Mark Shanda, professor of theatre design and technology and former Dean of Arts and Humanities at The Ohio State University, has begun a three-year term as president of USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
Anne Cattaneo Wins 2011 Margo Jones Award
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 6, 2011
The Ohio State University Arts and Humanities and University Libraries' Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute has announced that it will present the prestigious 2011 Margo Jones Award to Lincoln Center Theater dramaturg Anne Cattaneo. The award, which will be presented to Ms. Cattaneo in a ceremony in the Vivian Beaumont Theater lobby on Monday, July 11 beginning at 5:30, is given annually to a 'citizen-of-the-theatre who has demonstrated a significant impact, understanding and affirmation of the craft of playwriting, with a lifetime commitment to the encouragement of the living theatre everywhere.'