Spotlight on the Theatre Department

The Theatre Department will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Royall Tyler Theater during the 2014 UVM Reunion and Homecoming Weekend. Join us to reconnect, reminisce and rediscover the magic of UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre.  In celebration, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (picture credit Joan Marcus) will be on hand to reflect on, among other things, the importance of theatre and the arts in academia.   Born in New York City in 1956, and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Kushner is best known for his two-part epic, Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.  His other plays include A Bright Room Called Day; Slavs!; Hydriotaphia; Homebody/Kabul; and Caroline, or Change, the musical for which he wrote book and lyrics, with music by composer Jeanine Tesori.  Questions? Please contact Eileen.Dudley@uvm.edu

Schedule of Events:
9:30 am – 12:00 pm         
Registration and check-in. Coffee and pastries will be served.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm 
Career Panel with alumni and current students

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm         
President’s Luncheon: “Honoring the Founding and First Forty Years of the Royall Tyler Theatre”
Billings North Lounge
UVM Theater alumni, faculty, staff and students are invited to join President Tom Sullivan to commemorate the Royall Tyler Theatre and recognize its founders.

2:15 - 4:30 PM
Royall Tyler Theatre 40th Anniversary Celebration
Featuring Guest Speaker Tony Kushner.

2:15 - 3:00 PM
A Dialogue with Tony Kushner
Royall Tyler Theatre

3:00 - 3:30 PM
Question and Answer session with Tony Kushner
Royall Tyler Theatre

3:30 - 4:30 PM
Book signing and Reception with Tony Kusher
Royall Tyler Theatre - Main Lobby and Craftsbury Room

5:00 PM
Royall Tyler Theatre 40th Anniversary Celebration
Family photo - UVM Theatre Alumni and Current Students
Royall Theatre

5:00 - 7:00 PM
Royall Tyler Theatre 40th Anniversary Celebration
UVM Theatre Alumni Reception - Craftsbury Room

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing performance. Single
tickets for A Grand Night for Singing go on sale on Sept. 9 and can be purchased
in person at the Royall Tyler Theatre box office, via telephone at 802-656-2094
or online at www.uvmtheatre.org. Please email theatre@uvm.edu to indicate
your interest in attending this performance.

9:45 pm – 11:00 pm     
Reception on Royall Tyler Theatre stage. Light appetizers will be served. Cash bar (beer and wine).

Questions? Please contact Eileen.Dudley@uvm.edu