Marshall Mason at Texas Wesleyan

AWARD-WINNING STAGE DIRECTOR MARSHALL MASON GIVES WORKSHOP TO TEXAS WESLEYAN STUDENTS

The theatre arts program at Texas Wesleyan University strengthens it ties with Broadway in October when award-winning stage director Marshall Mason comes to the Fort Worth campus for a three-day workshop, Oct. 5-7.

Mason has been named one of the 21 most influential and innovative directors of the twentieth century. He has four Tony Awards for directing, and an additional five Obie awards for his off-Broadway work. He has received more than two dozen Tony nominations. The Amarillo native is perhaps best known for his 40-year collaboration with playwright Lanford Wilson on plays such as Fifth of July, Angels Fall and Hot L Baltimore.

Mason is right at home on a college campus; he is professor emeritus in the theatre department at Arizona State University, where he taught for 11 years. The morning sessions will be open to the public and the afternoon sessions will be with students only. Mason will work with the students, directing them as though they were in a professional Broadway production.

Mason is well known for working closely with his actors. He is credited with enhancing the careers of actors such as William Hurt, Jeff Daniels, and Kathy Bates, to name a few.

Texas Wesleyan students have already had a significant dose of New York City’s theater district. In May, they performed The Body of Eva Perón, a play written by Texas Wesleyan alumni Angela Gant and W.L. Bryan. The trip, and performance, were part of the University’s Playmarket program; an annual showcase for original works by Wesleyan students and alumni. The play was presented at 37 ARTS, a state-of-the-art theatre complex located in midtown Manhattan.

For more information about Mason’s upcoming visit, please contact Connie Whitt-Lambert Wesleyan theatre chair, at 817-531-5866.

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