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NACC Students Attend Regional Theatre
Convention
Eight students from the Northeast Alabama Community College
Theatre department recently attended the 58th Annual
Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Atlanta, GA. SETC is
the largest and most active regional theatre organization in the
country, and they sponsored the convention, which boasted
hundreds of workshops, several highly acclaimed speakers,
auditions for year round and summer employment, commercial and
college exhibits, and several play festivals. Top-ranked theatre
professionals led workshops ranging from fun improvisational
workshops to panel discussions with other theatre professors
regarding the changing face of college theatre. In addition to
the wide array of workshops, participants were able to meet with
colleges from all over the US that offer graduate and
undergraduate degrees in theatre.
Attending the conference were Jonathan
Gann of Dade County, Georgia; Sterling Webb of Scottsboro;
Samantha Carrick of Dade County; Taylor Campbell of Arab;
Whitney Rooks of Centre; Brenton Bellomy of Scottsboro; Allison
P. McBryar of Bryant; and Matthew Taheri of Rainsville.
These eight students auditioned in October
at the state level in order to qualify to audition for theatre
employment at the SETC conference. Of the students who were
passed on to regionals, Matthew Taheri of Rainsville received
highest honors. He, along with approximately 900 other college
students, auditioned for over 100 companies who were seeking
performers for their theatre companies. He received 25 requests
for further interviews; 20 of the 25 requests were for paid
positions in the theatre. His interviews were with such
acclaimed theatre companies as the Georgia Shakespeare Festival,
Florida Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Repertory Theatre, and
other theatres as far away as New York and California. At press
Matthew had already been offered two jobs in Ohio theatres.
Activities such as the SETC conference afford our students the
opportunity, training, and experience to become effective
communicators in our digital age of theatre. The students and
faculty who attended the auditions expressed appreciation to
NACC President Dr. David Campbell, the NACC faculty and staff,
and the NACC Theatre Guild for making the conference trip a
reality.
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NACC continues to produce quality
plays at affordable ticket prices. For more information
on the NACC Theatre call 638-4418 or 228-6001, ext.
218, or visit the
NACC Theatre website.
NACC student Matthew
Taheri of Rainsville (far right) waits to audition with
over 900 other college students at the Southeastern
Theatre Conference.
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