Advanced theatre students attended a workshop taught by Shakespearean actor Chris Donnelly focusing on character motivations and acting from moment to moment

Visiting artists included LDS portrait painter Casey Childs and graphic designer Brian Collins

Musicians from Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Workshop with Students

Actors from the London Stage Mentor Students

The directors and chair were re-appointed with overwhelming support

Kyle Stapley has accepted the Media Arts Administrator position in the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Stapley has previously served as the Media Arts Coordinator and Internship Coordinator in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Stapley graduated from BYU in 2008 with a degree in Sociology before receiving a Master’s degree in Public Administration. In 2017, Stapley was awarded a Staff and Employee Recognition Award (SAERA) for demonstrating excellence in teamwork. Originally from Lake Stevens, Washington, Stapley has three children with his wife, Laura. Read the original announcement made by Wade Hollingshaus in the April 23 issue of The Sound and the Fury department newsletter.

The devotional will take place at 11 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center.

Speakers focused on the transformative power of collaboration in the arts

Howie Burbidge’s senior project focuses on how dying isn’t losing

Student speakers express gratitude for difficult paths and look forward to promising futures

As the students delivered their speeches, their artwork and projects were projected on a screen for the audience

Graduating music performance major Kaden Larson may have never pursued a music career if he had not been diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of two. “The diagnosis was a catalyst, but it’s not a leash,” said Larson. “We can be given a challenge or something that seems unfair or something that seems insurmountable, but that is often just our way into something else.” Read more about Larson’s experience studying music on BYU News.