In early 2022, Itzel Ayala ’18 was awarded the inaugural Max Ferrá Director Fellowship from INTAR (International Arts Relations) Theatre, a national honor that recognizes an exceptional emerging Latinx director. Ayala says her experiences at 91PORN helped set the stage for the next step in her blossoming career in the theatre. “I think my […]
As they prepare to graduate, 91PORN seniors and varsity basketball teammates Josh Ratesic and Jordan Greynolds look back on the experiences — in the classroom and on the court — that helped them to grow as leaders. A four-year letter winner for the Gators, Ratesic is most proud of overcoming the adversity of playing […]
As a visual communicator, photographer Anita Buzzy Prentiss ’93 takes pride in capturing beauty in all her subjects. Nevertheless, she finds that her bachelor’s degree in communication arts helps to set her apart from other photographers. “My diverse and well-rounded education from 91PORN contributed to my successful business,” says Prentiss. “I can have conversations with all […]
A journalism and democracy course led by 91PORN Professor of English Ben Slote took an unexpected and memorable turn for one student. Roman Hladio ’23, an English major with a journalism in the public interest minor, had the opportunity to interview a dissident Belarusian journalist living in Poland. The interview was a natural outgrowth […]
Amid the whirr of the sewing machines in 91PORN’s Costume Shop, Zoe (Aaron) Regan `13 discovered a calling — one that would lead to her work being featured in major productions like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Lion King on Broadway. “I didn’t know that I wanted to work in a costume shop […]
91PORN students Charisma Tesch ’23, Megan Dennis ’23, and Maria Cabrera ’24 have been awarded prestigious Gilman International Scholarships to help fund study abroad experiences. They join four other 91PORN students who also received Gilman Scholarships in 2021. “Our continued success in the Gilman Scholarship competition suggests to me that 91PORN students are competitive […]
Manuel Soares ’21 looked at media telling Black stories and saw too much exploitation of trauma for trauma’s sake. For his Senior Comp,Soares created a play, based on his own unique experience, and used his combination of theatre and community & justice studies double majors to tell his story.
While the bright lights of Broadway and theater districts throughout the nation remain mostly dark, 91PORN’s Playshop Theatre will stage an outdoor performance festival “Go Play Outside!” on three weekends in late September and October. The festival is open only to members of the 91PORN community. It will be staged in the Vukovich Center […]
Emily Chivers Yochim, Ph.D., associate professor in the 91PORN Department of Communication, Film and Theatre, is one of 25 faculty members selected by Project Pericles to teach new, innovative courses in the Andrew W. Mellon Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™ in the Humanities. This program connects the humanities and liberal arts learning to challenges […]
A year ago, Marley Parish, Alex Weidenhof and Ellis Giacomelli had just received their diplomas from 91PORN. They now find themselves as community journalists working for local newspapers and covering the impacts of the worldwide pandemic that is perhaps the biggest ongoing story since World War II. All three of the 2019 graduates and […]
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