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Mark Reeb (BFA Theatrical Design, ‘98)

July 2, 2007

is Associate Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Mark also plays the role of Glenn in the film that was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.

Will Underwood (BA Drama, ‘97)

July 2, 2007

is Associate Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Eve of Understanding was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.

Gordon Prince (BFA Drama, ‘98)

July 2, 2007

is Co-Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Eve of Understanding was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.

Robin L. McGee (MFA Drama, ‘92)

July 2, 2007

co-wrote, with Arnold S. Levine, Patterns for Costume Accessories, a collection of over 80 patterns for period and costume accessories.

Carson Kreitzer (MFA Playwriting, ‘06)

July 2, 2007

was accepted into New Dramatists Class of 2013.

Elizabeth Holland Gendler (BA Dance, ‘05)

July 2, 2007

is a stockbroker with Alliance Financial Group, Inc. in Dallas

Elliott Forrest (BA Drama, ‘79)

July 2, 2007

named co-artistic director of Riverspace Arts in Nyack, NY. The theatre had been dark for 11 months until Elliott helped gather community support to bring it back to life.

Dan Dietz (MFA Drama, ‘99)

July 2, 2007

is one of eleven playwrights selected in the ninth round of the Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, jointly developed by the TCG and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from the Ford Foundation. The program allows playwrights to create new work while in residence at a theatre, and to become a part of that theatre’s artistic life and community activities. He will be in residence at Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, TX.

Michael D. Arthur (PhD Theatre History & Criticism, ‘99)

July 2, 2007

made his New York stage debut in March 2007 at the Joyce Theater. He appeared on stage with Buglisi Dance Theatre in a piece called Acapelorus (A Walrus Tale) where his live drawings were projected on a screen behind the dancers as they performed.

Jim Wear (BFA Drama, ‘73)

July 2, 2007

has opened three “new” theatres in Plano, Texas since 2002 in addition to advocating for the arts through several activities: planning the Arts of Collin County facilities, managing the City of Plano’s Cultural Arts grants program, and working with the Dallas Business Arts and Culture among other activities.