July 15, 2002 Purdue Theatre student talents honoredWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.Eleven Purdue students have been selected to compete in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival as a result of their work in Purdue Theatres two final productions of the 2001-02 season. Adjudicators representing the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region III viewed performances of "Art" in the Black Box Theatre and "Our Town" in the Experimental Theatre. Both productions were entered in KC/ACTF as associate entries, which allow only individual student work to be invited to the Festival. Nominated for the Barbizon Award for Design Excellence are: Christine Haskell , a senior from Lafayette, Ind. who served as a scenic designer for "Art." Dusty Hammersly, a sophomore from Remington, Ind., who served as a costume designer for "Art." Jason Hibbard, a first-year graduate student from Bretton Woods, N.H., who served as a lighting designer for "Art." Kristy Hansen, a second-year graduate student from Lovell, Wyo. who served as a costume designer, for "Our Town," and Matt Gowin, a first-year graduate student from Michigan City, Ind., who served as a lighting designer for "Our Town," Nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition are: Jeremy Clark, a first-year graduate student from Bozeman, Mont., who played the role of Serge in "Art," Jacob Mucha, a senior theatre major from Lowell, Ind., who played the role of Yvan in "Art," Aaron Ousley, a senior theatre major from Warsaw, Ind., who played the role of Marc in "Art" Vanessa Buono, a first-year graduate student from Baltimore, Md., who played the role of Emily Webb in "Our Town," Megan Mary Ryan, a first-year graduate student from Madison, Wisc., who played the role of the Stage Manager in "Our Town, " and Justin Karr, a sophomore theatre major from Columbus, Ind., who played the role of George Gibbs in "Our Town." The Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region III competition will be held at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville in January. CONTACT: Lori Sparger, Purdue Theatre marketing director, (765) 494-3084; theatre@purdue.edu. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page
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