BYU Theatre Student Brings His Talent From the Stage to the Screen in the 2024 Movie “Escape From Germany”

Students From the College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC) Travel Nationally and Internationally to Gain Real-World Experience and Share Their Talents While Studying Abroad, Competing, Interning & Performing

Award-winning BYU Media Arts Alum Nathan Ogilvie Answers Questions About His Career, Education and Faith

College of Fine Arts and Communications Associate Dean Eric Gillett Gives an Update on the Construction of the New Arts Building

Effective Summer 2024: Collin Bradford to Succeed Joe Ostraff as Department of Art Academic Chair; TMA and Communications Leadership Reappointments

Theatre Students Perform “City of Women: Book of Miracles” at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, the BYU MOA and West Campus

Playwrights have the opportunity to change the world with their works. As Professor Shelley Graham states, “it takes a brand new text dealing with what's going on in the world right now to change the world.”

Kris Peterson recently wrapped up her first show at the Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, appearing as Annie Cannon in Silent Sky. When she saw that former TMA faculty, Barta Heiner, would be directing Silent Sky, Kris knew she wanted to audition. Juggling different projects is a challenge, but Kris finds that the best way to organize her time is committing to “that particular story or that particular project that I find fulfills a need for me in that moment, either artistically or spiritually.” And Silent Sky was no exception.

For the next year, MDT graduate of 2019 Dayne Joyner will be performing in the international tour of Sound of Music– appearing as Franz, male ensemble, and understudying the role of Uncle Max. Beginning in Singapore, the largely Asia-based tour also plans to perform in Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China.