TMA News Archive

Dennis Wright shares his inspiration behind the whimsical costumes of "Into the Woods"

Emily Moore, Madison Haws and Maddie Hall share their experience portraying the character of Maggie Tulliver in the stage adaptation of George Eliot's novel

Theatre and Media Arts major Malori Bigler is a children's animation enthusiast. Bigler will speak in the April Theatre and Media Arts Convocation this month, where she will discuss how character's journeys in film and media can relate to our own lives.

As an exciting preview of its new production Welcome Home, the Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors released its latest music video Thinking Out Loud, the single by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge that won the 2016 Grammy Song of the Year award. The Young Ambassadors'Thinking Out Loud cover is available now on iTunes.

"Where does the power come from to see the race to its end?" pondered Eric Liddell moments before his 1924 Olympic victory in Paris. "From within." In March 2017, the true-to-the-faith stories of British runners Liddell and Harold Abrahams will be rekindled in a live stage production of Chariots of Fire as part of the BYU Arts theatre season.

We are pleased to announce a dynamic series of engaging theatre productions for next season. We look forward to sharing these experiences with you and invite you to join us as our students tell these diverse, compelling stories.

19 recently graduated MDT and BFA Acting students, along with Tim Threlfall, Gayle Lockwood, Mark Johnson, and Lindsi Neilson, traveled to New York to perform their BFA Showcase for over 100 agents and casting directors. They performed three different times over two days. Almost every student who performed received calls to meet with agents, and several of the students secured auditions for current Broadway and off-Broadway shows (including Elf: The Musical, The Book of Mormon Musical, and Hamilton). In between performances, meetings with agents, and auditions, they managed to fit in the time to see shows such as Something's Rotten, Tuck Everlasting, The Waitress, Woodsman, The Crucible, and Matilda. Several students also visited the 9/11 memorial and ground zero, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Hayden Planetarium. Good luck to all the recents grads who are moving on to careers of their choice!