WE NEED YOUR QUESTIONS!

University Theatre is going through some exciting changes! Not only are we anticipating our move back into Frank Thompson Hall (yes, this is the same as Thompson Theatre or whatever other endearing names you may have for the building...) but we are excited to introduce new staff members to our team!University Theatre is introducing a new series of blogs and soliciting your input! We will continue this series as we hire a new Costumer, Lighting and Sound Designer and Scenic Designer.University Theatre recently hired a new Assistant Director, Allison Bergman, and we want you to ask her some questions about her interests, her background or anything else you want to know! Once they are compiled, they will be posted on our blog: universitytheatre.blogspot.com.

Please submit your questions about Allison to Ellie Cooke at ellie_cooke@ncsu.edu
between March 16 - 20, 2009.

Below is Allison's background to give you some background:

Allison Bergman is a veteran stage director of over 30 theatre productions in LA, Boston, Pittsburgh and New York City. She holds an MFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University where she was a Steven Bochco Scholar, and a BFA in theatre studies from Boston University. She studied acting, dance and voice at L.A. City College Theatre Academy, American National Academy of Performing Arts, and Southern California Conservatory of Music, and has won a Drama-Logue Award for Directing. In tandem with her directing career, Allison is a Dramaturgical Consultant with several projects in development in New York and LA.

She is the former Artistic Director of Broadway On Sunset and co-founder of The West Coast Musical Theatre Conference. She has also co-authored ACTING THE SONG - Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre, and penned the libretto for a new musical, ANCIENT CITY. Before her move to the East Coast, she had been named Outstanding Woman in Theatre in Los Angeles.

Allison is thrilled to be joining the Arts NC State family as Assistant Director of Theatre. She is looking forward to teaching, directing, coaching and making theatre happen in the beautiful new Frank Thompson Hall Theatre Building. Look for her classes in acting and directing. She also hopes to develop instruction in musical theatre performance, writers' labs, and a variety of skills workshops such as improvisation, collaboration, and multi-media performance.