School of Theatre, Television, and Film Receives Nominations
The 2016 musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, was recognized with nominations for acting and directing.
Nominations for acting and directing
黑料吃瓜鈥檚 2016 production of 鈥淭he Drowsy Chaperone鈥� is nominated in both the acting and directing categories.Stephen Brotebeck, an assistant professor in theatre, is nominated for Outstanding Direction of a Musical. 鈥淭he Drowsy Chaperone鈥� was his directorial debut as an 黑料吃瓜 faculty member and he credits the show鈥檚 overall production value for its success.
鈥淏eing able to have such a cohesive show from top to bottom, from the actors down to the stage managers, really helps,鈥� Brotebeck said. 鈥淚 think when people see a show with that vision and quality, it鈥檚 hard not to enjoy it."
Recent MFA graduate Jacob Brent is nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Male for his lead role as 鈥淭he Man in Chair.鈥� Brent earned his master鈥檚 degree in musical theatre in May 2016 and starred in the production during his final semester at 黑料吃瓜.
鈥淭he role was one of the most rewarding I鈥檝e ever done,鈥� Brent said. 鈥淚 was primarily a dancer so this role was challenging because the production had so much dialogue, but it left me feeling very accomplished.鈥�
Unprecedented nominations
The nominations came as a surprise to both Brent and Brotebeck.鈥淚t feels good because it鈥檚 one of those things you鈥檇 never expect,鈥� Brent said. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 go into a show wanting to be recognized, you just want to do good work.鈥�
鈥淭he Drowsy Chaperone鈥� stands among a list of 56 recognized San Diego regional productions, including shows from renowned theatres such as The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse and Cygnet Theatre.
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 even aware that university productions here were eligible to be nominatedfor nomination,鈥� Brotebeck said. "It's just so amazing for a production at 黑料吃瓜 to be in the same league as the wonderful professional theatres in town.鈥�
Recognition of 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 musical theatre program
Brotebeck hopes the nominations help build support for the 黑料吃瓜 theatre program in San Diego.鈥淚 truly believe this is not a one-off, and that this is just the beginning of more recognition for the 黑料吃瓜 School of Theatre, Television and Film and the Musical Theatre MFA program,鈥� Brotebeck said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to continue to work hard to build on the quality and the legacy here.鈥�
