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10 questions (and a few more) with musical director Justin Braun

10 questions (and a few more) with musical director Justin Braun

Published by Phillip Tutor on February 7, 2019

It’s good being Justin Braun these days. Braun, a University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance MFA in directing candidate, interned last summer in New York City with the Manhattan Theatre Club. He’s toured the country with a children’s theatre group. He’s been featured in the winter 2019 edition…

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Art Museum of the U of M holds Juried Student Awards
A sneak peek at ‘Be More Chill’ at the U of M’s Mainstage Theatre

A sneak peek at ‘Be More Chill’ at the U of M’s Mainstage Theatre

Published by Phillip Tutor on February 5, 2019

“Be More Chill,” the Justin Braun-directed musical that opens Thursday (Feb. 7) at the University of Memphis’ Mainstage Theatre in the Department of Dance & Theatre, held its first dress rehearsal Monday night. Tickets are still available for all performances. We have pictures! — Phillip Tutor, CCFA media coordinator, potutor@memphis.edu…

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From the U of M to Puerto Rico with Miranda and ‘Hamilton’

From the U of M to Puerto Rico with Miranda and ‘Hamilton’

Published by Phillip Tutor on January 29, 2019

It’s good being Travis Blackwell these days. It’s hasn’t been that long since Blackwell was at the University of Memphis earning his bachelor of fine arts degree in theater design and technical production with an emphasis in stage management. But since his 2015 graduation, Blackwell’s quick ascension as a professional…

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U of M music industry graduate earns Grammy nomination
Tickets are now on sale for ‘Be More Chill’ at the U of M
‘Once More at the River’ documents civil rights and activism in Memphis

‘Once More at the River’ documents civil rights and activism in Memphis

Published by Phillip Tutor on January 25, 2019

For months, students at the University of Memphis interviewed more than 20 civil-rights activists and other key figures in Memphis for a documentary timed around the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. That documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” premiered Tuesday night…

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The winter 2019 edition of Voices, hot off the press
U of M architecture graduate’s thesis earns statewide honor

U of M architecture graduate’s thesis earns statewide honor

Published by Phillip Tutor on January 23, 2019

Antonio Tirado’s thesis at the University of Memphis’ Department of Architecture focused on creating Memphis ABLE, a learning center that would provide creative and appropriate environments for children with autism. Tirado earned his Master of Architecture degree in 2018. And now his thesis, “Empathic Design: Using Kinesthetic Architecture to Empower…

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U of M’s Edgar, Rudrow examine fans and pop cultural heritage of Tupac Shakur

U of M’s Edgar, Rudrow examine fans and pop cultural heritage of Tupac Shakur

Published by Phillip Tutor on January 22, 2019

A faculty member and a Ph.D. graduate student in the University of Memphis’ Department of Communication and Film have written a journal article about a pop-culture icon and musical heritage that has been published in the December 2018 edition of Communication, Culture and Critique. In “‘I Think of Him as…

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