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DMT Achievements
Find out what our students, faculty, and staff are being recognized for.
Jody Sekas
Dance, Music & Theatre
During the month of June, Jody Sekas was hired as Assistant Art Director for a New Breed Entertainment/Matriarch Media Group independent feature film, “The Lost Coast Tapes.” It was a great opportunity to work alongside film & TV industry pros such as Production Designer Chris Davis & Prop Master Christian Ramirez (The Deadliest Warrior), Director Corey Grant (Hip Hop Task Force, Dysfunctional Friends) and Stunt Coordinator Eric Chen (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Transporter 2). He was able to bring five HSU theatre and film students with him as interns on the film.
Jean O'Hara
Dance, Music & Theatre
In June, O’Hara will direct an indigenous spoken word performance at the Alainait Festival in Canadian Arctic, specifically in Iqaluit, Nanuvut. She will also be presenting the paper "Performing Borderlands: Agokwe's Investigations of Post-Colonial Impacts on Aboriginal Communities" at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference in August. She will also be presenting on the panel "Buddies in Bad Times Redefines Queer Theatre in Canada" at this same conference.
Kristin L. Mack
Dance, Music & Theatre
"Sweet Mother of God", a ten-minute play written by Theatre Arts graduate student and Office of Admissions staff member Kristin Mack, was selected as a finalist for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) for Region 7. It was one of only 6 plays selected in our region, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, northern California and northern Nevada.
KCACTF will be hosted on-campus at HSU this year, February 14-18th.
David Scheerer
Dance, Music & Theatre
A Television Spot directed by TFD Professor David Scheerer for CoxRassussen & Co. Marketing and Advertising of Eureka has won a Telly Award. Alicia Cox and Brent Rasmussen produced. The 30 second spot, titled "Leon's 007" plays on a James Bond theme. The Tellys honor regional and cable television commercials from more than 13,000 U.S. entries annually.