Mehler and Mena Attend Theatre Technology Conference

At the Annual Conference of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Associate Professor of Theatre Michael Mehler began his first full term as vice president for communications, which includes oversight of TD&T, the journal for entertainment design, technology, and management. While there, he co-moderated an all-conference discussion among Theatre Communications Group executive director Teresa Eyring and Broadway designers Ken Billington, Jane Greenwood, Wendall Harrington, and Douglas Schmidt. Professor Mehler also co-chaired a panel on sustainable model building given by recent Tony Award winner Donyale Werle. Karina Mena ’16 participated in USITT’s Gateway Program, which connects 12 students from across the country with 12 professional mentors. Karina was paired with Sherry Wagner-Henry, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration at the University of Wisconsin, and met individually with Eyring and Terrence Spivey, artistic director of Karamu House, one of the oldest African-American theatre companies in the United States.

Source: Academics, Publications & Research