Patrick Tuite , chair, drama, and Grayson Wagstaff , dean, music, were interviewed for a story on performing arts at CUA in the Arlington Catholic Herald. See below.
From: Arlington Catholic Herald Date: Feb. 25, 2015 Author: Christine Stoddard
"Our program produces theater artists, not just actors," said Tori Boutin, a senior drama student at Catholic University in Washington.
The lithe, bespectacled Floridian was one among a crowd of drama students - aspiring actors, directors, playwrights, designers, stage managers, dramaturgs and teachers - chattering in the upper lobby of Hartke Hall for an informal reception before rehearsals. Hartke's main stage has witnessed the talents of Helen Hayes, Grace Kelly, Sidney Poiter and other stars. Professor Patrick Tuite, chairman of the drama department joked that the evening's buzz was not only about the free food, but for two upcoming shows, both written by candidates for master's degrees.
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More musically inclined theater-lovers should turn to Catholic U.'s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. According to school dean and professor, Grayson Wagstaff, the bachelor of music in musical theater is the school's most popular undergraduate concentration.
"(The school) is a preeminent center for music research ... and the only comprehensive music program in Catholic education that includes everything from performance training to a PhD in musicology," said Wagstaff, whose musicology research explores early Catholic worship music in the Mexican and Spanish traditions.
Read more about Wagstaff's expertise .