WYXR’s partnership with the University of Memphis guarantees us an intrinsic connection to some of the brightest young talents in the region, enabling us to be a potential training ground for careers in media. So, we’re ecstatic to have our very first intern, Morgan Massey, a senior from Bryant, Arkansas, studying…
Experience an unforgettable evening of uplifting and hopeful works as the University of Memphis Dance Faculty present an evening of gifts. From Me to You – Fall Dance Concert will welcome audiences back into the theatre with choreography in contemporary and jazz, performed by undergraduate students. Choreographers include Jill Guyton Nee, Michael…
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University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance is proud to announce the next show of its 2021-2022 season: R & J & Z, a play by Melody Bates. The show will feature a cast of actors who are safely distanced and wearing masks. What happens when you mix blood,…
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Amanda Nell Edgar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Film at the University of Memphis, recently received the 2021 Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award from the National Communication Association (NCA). “Not only is this one of the most prestigious national awards in the area of rhetoric, it is…
University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance is proud to announce the first show of our 2021-2022 season: Ordinary Days, a musical by Adam Gwon. The show will feature a cast of actor/singers who are vaccinated, safely distanced and wearing masks. 8.3 million individuals live in New York City,…
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A new exhibition opening at the University of Memphis Department of Architecture Gallery in Jones Hall will present 35 years of architectural delineation and speculation, with the earliest project beginning in 1984 and the newest work leading all the way up to present day. The exhibit, titled NOT AN EXIT…
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A new comedy/horror film produced by Marty Lang, Assistant Professor of Film at the University of Memphis, is set to release in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean platforms on September 14, 2021 through Freestyle Digital Media. CHOMPY & THE GIRLS is the story of a troubled and…
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For incoming instructor of double bass Jonathan Colbert, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is the latest stop on a musical journey that has taken him around the world and back again. Colbert, a native of Atlanta, GA, comes to Memphis by way of Scandinavia, where he spent six…
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Opera and Conducting Dror Baitel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a collaborative artist to his new position with The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. “I’m thrilled to have the chance to collaborate with Dror,” said Benjamin Smith, Opera Stage Director and Associate…
The University of Memphis Department of Communication & Film helped facilitate a casting call for the upcoming feature film ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT. Director Raven Jackson and producer Maria Altamirano were here this last weekend auditioning actors. They saw over 100 actors and actresses, including a number of…
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