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Check out the premiere event of Beth Grant's latest film, Blues for Willadean, at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Ga on March 30th.
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Also, watch the clip below of Beth on "The Marie Show" talking about her experience in the movie Rain Man.
(click here to view the clip)


Beth Grant is hotter than a two dollar pistol.  Congratulations to SoTD alumna Beth Grant for her starring role alongside Ms. Spencer in the Del Shores directed film, Blues for Willadeanjoining the cast of James Franco's, As I Lay Dying (click here to read the announcement);and her latest venture, her promotion to series regular in the Fox series, The Mindy Project (click here for details.)
Keep it up, Beth!!   Great work!!
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SoTD alum Kevin Williamson continues to shine. You may know Kevin as the writer of the Scream movie series, Dawson's Creek and the creator of the CW series, The Vampire Diaries, but you must to check out his latest venture, the new Fox hit, The Following.  The production stars Kevin Bacon as a FBI agent in the middle of a web of serial killers lead by James Purefoy, Marc Antony in the HBO series, Rome.  The Following is a suspenseful thriller that will keep you riveted to the screen. 
Congrats, Kevin.  Keep up the fantastic work.
 
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Andrew Britt (Professional Acting/Musical Theatre, 2011) just got hired as Assistant Director to Sean Mathias for Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway!  The production starts rehearsals on Monday, January 28, with the first Preview to be held on March 4th, and Opening Night on March 20th at the Cort Theatre.  It's a wonderful cast and new script adaptation by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, based on the original Truman Capote novella.  Here are some links for more information about the production:

Playbill.com
Broadway.com

Andrew writes, "I just wanted to let you know the good news and thank you for all your support over the past several years.  I know I wouldn't have gotten this job if it had not been for the training at ECU."
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"The City is Looking Pretty".  We have great news from alumna, Kristin Wetherington.  Kristin is performing her one-woman show "Carolina in the City" off-Broadway at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.  She will also begin her MFA studies this July at the American Repetory Theatre at Harvard University.  Keep up the great work, Kristin!!!
(click here for more information on Kristin)
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Congratulations to SoTD alums, Ryan Cole (BFA-TA/D&P 2012) and Mandy Goynes (BFA-TA/D&P 2012).  Ryan has been accepted and will attend the graduate program for technical direction at Florida State University and Mandy (BFA-TA/D&P 2012) has been accepted and will attend the graduate program at Temple University for scene design. Congratulations to both of these outstanding graduates of the Design-Production concentration for their acceptance into such excellent grad programs.


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Sat., Apr 06, 2013, 4:00 PM
Random Acts
 
Sat., Apr 06, 2013, 8:00 PM
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Fri., Apr 19, 2013, 9:00 AM
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Thu., Apr 25, 2013, 8:00 PM
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Fri., Apr 26, 2013, 8:00 PM
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Sat., Apr 27, 2013, 8:00 PM
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Spring Senior Choreography
 
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