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Theater professor earns award from Kennedy Center

Performing arts — Rhett Luedtke one of eight in United States honored in capitol

• Published: 3/17/2010 11:43:17 AM

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   Rhett Luedtke, an associate professor at George Fox University, is one of eight college instructors nationally to receive a National Directing Fellow Award from the John F. Kennedy Center.
   “George Fox is a great school and we often receive national and regional recognition for the quality of our education,” Luedtke said. “So, it’s an honor to represent GFU and our theater program at the national level as we do our part to raise the university’s national profile.”
   The honorees will travel to Washington, D.C., for the National Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, April 13-17. The award recognizes and honors the contributions of directors to teaching and signifies exceptional work in the theatrical field.
   Recipients will work in master classes with various directors from around the country during their stay in the Capitol. Luedtke will also weigh in on awarding the National Student Director Fellowship, and will direct a reading of one or more of the one-act plays to be shown at the festival.
   “It’s going to be an exciting week of sharing and learning,” Luedtke said. “I’m looking forward to rubbing elbows with some of the best directors in the country as we work on different projects together.”
   Each year, eight professors are chosen from regions in the United States. This year, there are three faculty fellows in directing, two in design and technology, and one each in playwriting, performance and criticism/dramaturgy. Luedtke, who teaches theater major courses and directs many of the university’s plays, was selected as one of the three directing fellows.

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