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ASSOCIATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR THEATRE TECHNOLOGY |
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Design and Technical Production students are urged to join the WMU student
chapter of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), the
national association of design, production, and technology professionals
in the performing arts and entertainment industry. Among its many activities,
the Institute publishes Sightlines and TD&T and produces
the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo. (more
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AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL |
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The Department is committed to the American College Theatre Festival.
Most of our productions are critiqued by ACTF adjudicators. We also hosted
the 1984 and 1985 Region III Festivals. This is the most active of all of
the regions nationally, with each festival sponsoring six visiting productions.
Dozens of guest artists are also in residence at that time. Majors are encouraged
to attend ACTF. In April of 1988, WMU was honored at the National Festival
in Washington, D.C., with its production of QUILTERS, which had three performances
at The Kennedy Center. In fact, five WMU Theatre productions have been selected
for regional festival competition. (more
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THETA ALPHA PHI |
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Theta Alpha Phi is a nationally recognized honor society for theatre
students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It was founded in 1918,
making it the oldest national educational theatre honor society. Western
Michigan University's chapter, Michigan Eta, was founded in 1965. Only the
most outstanding students in the Department of Theatre are invited to join
at the end of the winter semester. Eligibility is determined by academic
excellence, as well as active involvement in UT productions. A prospective
member must have achieved a 3.0 GPA in theatre course work, with an overall
GPA of 2.5. All prospective members must be heavily involved in all aspects
of theatre production work at Western, and have a positive attitude toward
the program and its students. The purposes of this honorary fraternity are
to increase interest, stimulate creativity, and recognize excellence in
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF THEATRE |
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The Department of Theatre is one of 132 academic theatre units accredited
by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). We were granted
full accreditation in 1990 and reaccredited in 1996. This association sets
standards for curriculum and production programs at the undergraduate and
graduate levels for institutions of higher learning and is considered a
prestigious accolade of the Department of Theatre.
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ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KALAMAZOO |
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Founded in 1966, the Arts Council supports, promotes and funds the arts
in Kalamazoo County. Members include arts organizations, individual artists
and arts lovers and accomplish their mission through a variety of programs. (more info) |
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ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
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The Association for Theatre in Higher Education
is an organization of individuals and institutions that provides vision
and leadership for the profession and promotes excellence in theatre education.
ATHE actively supports scholarship through teaching, research and practice
and serves as a collective voice for its mission through its publications,
conferences, advocacy, projects, and through collaborative efforts with
other organizations. (more
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BLACK THEATRE NETWORK |
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The Black Theatre Network's function is to expose the beauty and complexity
of the inherited theatre work of our African American ancestors and to take
this work to a higher level as we move into the 21st century.
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AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR THEATRE AND EDUCATION |
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The mission of American Alliance for Theatre and Education is to promote
standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education. AATE achieves
this mission by disseminating quality practices in theatre and theatre
education, connecting artists, educators, researchers and scholars with
each other, and by providing opportunities for membership to learn, exchange,
expand and diversify their work, the audience and their perspectives.
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