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BluesForWilladean
Click here to see latest interview with Beth Grant talking about her film, Blues for Willadean

Beth Grant is hotter than a two dollar pistol.  Congratulations to SoTD alumna Beth Grant for her short film, The Perfect Fit, which won the Short Film Audience Award at the 2012 SoHo International Film Festival (click here to see the trailer and click here to watch the short); her starring role alongside Ms. Spencer in the Del Shores directed film, Blues for Willadean (poster above. click here to view the trailer. click here for tickets); joining 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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BREAKING NEWS
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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Binkley shines once again!!  SoTD alum and Tony Award winning lighting designer Howell Binkley's latest project is a musical version of the beloved Christmas classic, A Christmas Story.   Click here to read the review from The New York Times.
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McLaurin wins another teaching award!!  Congratulations to Scott McLaurin (BS Theatre Education 2001) who was recently named Teacher of the Year at Ayden- Grifton High School!   Mr. McLaurin continues to strive for excellence in his program and students as well as serve as a Clinical Teacher in helping to prepare outstanding theatre arts teachers for the future. Click here to read more.  Keep up the your hard work, Scott!!
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