CRYSTAL CLEAR by Jordan Buck, directed by Taylor Swingle, dramaturgy by Sophia HarriganĬongratulations to all students involved for making the New Directions Festival shine!.PAPERWORK by Kathryn Kulaga, directed by Karina Cabrera, dramaturgy by Emma Wilkins.NO ME QUEDA MÁS by Melanie Moreno, directed by Lisitte Mora, dramaturgy by Emma Wilkins.

TORMENT by Cailan Compierchio, directed by Jess Scott, dramaturgy by Sophia Harrigan.MEDDLING by Karina Cabrera, directed by Jakob Carpenter, dramaturgy by Yliana Mendoza.TRACKS by Jakob Carpenter, directed by Erika Brittain, dramaturgy by Yliana Mendoza.It gave theatre students an opportunity to tell stories important to them in their own voices. The Festival showcased six brand new short plays that were student-created, student-designed, and student-performed. We are so proud of everyone who participated in the second annual NEW DIRECTIONS FESTIVAL, which closed this past weekend. The Peabody was awarded to their film 'for vividly capturing the cost of the United States’ decades-long policy failures around the border with nuance and restraint, and for embodying the moral power of the documentary form.' Two University of Arizona faculty members have earned a Peabody Award for their work on 'Missing in Brooks County,' a documentary about migrants who go missing in the rural area of Brooks County, Texas. I'm happy that it's going to give the film more visibility and I'm grateful to be recognized for the hard work that we and several other people put into the film.' 'It's an award I have a lot of respect for. “Hopefully, as a result, there will be a change.” “This award is validation of the importance of this story and the importance of more people seeing this film and understanding what’s happening,” Molomot said. MAJOR NEWS! Congratulations to our very own Jacob Bricca and Lisa Molomot, faculty from our top-ranked film program at the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television for winning a Peabody Award for their documentary ' Missing in Brooks County.' By turns heartbreaking and uplifting, The Last Night of Ballyhoo won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play. The Freitag family hopes that the party will be a chance for their daughters to meet their future husbands–but when their uncle brings home his new employee, a handsome Eastern European bachelor from Brooklyn, everyone must confront their own prejudices, desires and beliefs. The year is 1939 and while Hitler is invading Poland, Atlanta’s close-knit Jewish community is preparing for Ballyhoo, the social event of the year.

The last night of ballyhoo script