Five Design/Technology students won the 2019 ASTC-USITT Renovation Challenge for their conceptual redesign of the Union Bank Building, with the help of faculty advisors Keith Cornelius, scene shop/technical supervisor, and Professor Scott Pinkney.
Million dollar budgets are not needed to make a film. $200. That’s all director and writer Peter Horgan ’13 needed to make his short film, Put Your Feet Up.
Two Emersonians – Professor Cristina Kotz Cornejo and alumnus Henry Winkler ’67 – will receive American Spirit Awards, presented to “individuals who support, protect and promote the interests of storytellers” by The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors.
“It’s important to include new voices. Our students coming into the program want to tell new stories,” said Assistant Professor Diane DiCroce.
Visual and Media Arts associate professor Marc Fields and assistant professor Shaun Clarke are hard at work building The Banjo Project, a digital museum paying homage to the legacy of the banjo, which has a complicated history.
On April 4 and 5, Emerson hosted the inaugural ComEx: Comedy Extravaganza. The two-day featured work from students in the nation’s first BFA in Comedic Arts program, as well as the campus’ dozen or so comedy troupes, and ended with a late-night talk show style panel featuring alumni comedy writers and stand-ups.
Emerson College alumni on the verge of breaking into the writers’ room spoke about their support staff roles, career dos and don’ts, and navigating the industry during a panel on April 6 at Emerson College Los Angeles that nearly 100 students and alumni attended.
A record 305 nominations were submitted for this year’s Emerson College Teacher Awards, which were whittled down to three faculty members to receive the prestigious awards.
The book introduces readers to the women – obscure, famous, and infamous – who have struggled for (and in a few cases, against) equality.
To honor his commitment to storytelling as a bridge between cultures and perspectives, President Lee Pelton awarded Sheldon Brown the President’s Award for Creative Courage on Tuesday, April 2, in the Semel Theater.
