‘Cabaret FM’ to bring radio to the stage Friday
Transylvania University’s ‘Cabaret FM’ will bring the feel of a radio program in front of a live audience to Carrick Theater on Friday.
Month: March 2019
Together for Transy fundraiser March 28
Thursday, March 28, will be a special day for the entire Transy community as students, alumni, friends of the university, parents, faculty and staff come together to show their school pride.
Transylvania eventing team to host first-ever Intercollegiate Spring Jumper Challenge on Saturday
The Transylvania University eventing team will kick off the spring season with the school’s first-ever Intercollegiate Spring Jumper Challenge on Saturday at Antebellum Farm in Lexington. The all-day competition will be open to any college and any level of riders. “Our team will be at the competition all day to help run the show, and we will have six team members jumping in the competition,” coach Tanya Davis said. “This will be a fun local competition to come cheer on and meet some of our Transy eventers.” Transylvania’s team has celebrated tremendous successes since it was established in 2011. For instance, three students placed within the top five of their respective intercollegiate divisions. Most recently, senior Abby Blackburn and her own mount, Dior HH, finished the 2018 season as champions of the Novice Intercollegiate Division. Blackburn is the first Transylvania eventer to hold this title.
Accomplished theater professional to join Transylvania faculty in fall
After working for theater programs throughout the country—from the Utah Shakespeare Festival to The Juilliard School in New York City—Micah Daniel Bennett soon will return to the Bluegrass as the newest addition to Transylvania University’s theater program. Bennett, who was raised in central Kentucky and attended Eastern Kentucky University, will begin this fall as instructor of theater/production and technical coordinator. “His dedication to research in sustainable methods to create theater, and his professional work with companies across the country—along with the connections he made with our students during a campus visit—made quite an impression on all of us,” said Tosha Fowler, who joined the department this school year as Lucille C. Little Chair of Theater and program director. “He not only will have a lot to offer our university, but he also will be an important contributor to the professional Lexington theater industry.” Bennett, a technical director and designer finishing his Master of Fine Arts degree at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, also has worked for the Santa Fe Opera; McLeod Summer Playhouse in Illinois; and The Public Theater and Signature Theatre, both in New York City. “With Daniel joining us, the theater program is going to soar to new heights,” Fowler said.
Better together: Three sophomores lead through collaboration
Three sophomore student leaders are learning about the power of collaboration on Transy’s campus.