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ISU Theatre’s “Songs for a New World” and “Facing Our Truth” earn additional national Kennedy Center commendations
AMES, Iowa— Two ISU Theatre productions earned multiple national commendations at the 2022 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).
Name: Kaitlynn Seeley
Major: Music Education
Hometown: Webster City, Iowa
Planned Graduation Date: May 2023
Name: Isabelle Anderson
Major: Performing Arts
Hometown: Galena, Illinois
Planned Graduation Date: May 2023
ISU Theatre presents "Night of the Living Dead! The Musical!" by Jordan Wolfe.
Name: Jonathan Brugioni
Major at ISU: Music Education
Graduation Year: 2013
Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa
Current Residence: New York, NY
Name: Joseph Canuto Leon
Major at ISU: Music Education
Amanda Petefish-Schrag, associate professor of theatre, is the 2022 recipient of the Cassling Innovation Award. Petefish-Schrag, who has been a faculty member in the Department of Music and Theatre since 2014, was recognized for her successful creative interdisciplinary ventures which blend theatre, puppetry and music to create transformative experiences for students and audiences.
Name: Jackson Newhouse
Major: Performing Arts, emphasis on Theatrical Design and Technology; minor in World Film Studies
Hometown: Owatonna, Minnesota
Planned Graduation Date: Spring 2023
Name: Sophia Pike
Major: Vocal Music Education
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA/Quad Cities
Planned Graduation Date: Fall 2023
Since Dr. Jennifer Rogers became the choir’s new director in August 2020, Lyrica has taken a new direction. Despite the pandemic’s multiple, tumultuous implications, Rodgers has ensured that her students continue exploring and embracing musical traditions far different from what they are used to. As a part of this new and exciting mission to spread awareness for creativity everywhere, the treble-voiced ensemble came together wiith Israel’s Hadar Maoz on behalf of Arts Midwest’s World Fest.
Name: Piper Smith
Major: Performing Arts
Hometown: Oskaloosa, IA
Planned Graduation Date: Spring 2022