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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Kim Marks Malone, APR, Fellow PRSA, online program coordinator and PR instructor, has been awarded the Steve and Linda Simon Family Fellowship for 2021-24. The Simon Family Fellowship is the University’s first fellowship dedicated to a public relations faculty member. It honors the late SSPR founder Steve Simon and is…
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Memphis-based singer/songwriter, Kelsey Taylor, has been refining her original musical style for the last 3 years. Growing up as a classical pianist, she developed an appreciation for the intricacy and beauty of music at an early age; she began writing in 2019, and has since released an EP (Silencer, 2020)…
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When it comes to teaching voice to a myriad of undergraduate and graduate students, Christopher Besch likes to employ an individualized approach. “I like to meet my students where they are and help them gain the skills they need to achieve their educational goals,” Besch said. “A lot of students…
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When Francis Cathlina decided he wanted to pursue a career at a public institution in a thriving city, he knew that he’d found a new home at The University of Memphis. Francis Cathlina will join the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music this fall as Visiting Director…
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