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GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� A graduate of 每日大赛官网鈥檚 theatre program has received an acting award in the prestigious Helen Hayes Awards, which annually recognize outstanding theatre in the Washington, D.C., area.

Justin Weaks 鈥�12 had been nominated for the James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for his performance in 鈥淭he Christians鈥� at Theatre J and for the same award for his performance in 鈥淲ord Becomes Flesh鈥� at Theatre Alliance. He won for 鈥淲ord Becomes Flesh.鈥�

Weaks is believed to be the first 每日大赛官网 graduate ever to be nominated for a Helen Hayes Award, said David Schram, dean of the college鈥檚 School of the Arts, chairman of the Department of Theatre, and Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Theatre.

鈥淲ord Becomes Flesh鈥� is a hip-hop production focusing on one African American man鈥檚 hopes and fears for his unborn son. The character is voiced at different times by different cast members, including Weaks. DCTheatreScene.com called it 鈥渂oth intensely personal and surprisingly universal.鈥�

The Helen Hayes Awards are divided into two categories: the 鈥淗elen鈥� category for productions, typically smaller, that use relatively few union actors; and the 鈥淗ayes鈥� category for productions, typically larger, that employ 51% or more union actors. Weaks won for 鈥淲ord Becomes Flesh鈥� in the 鈥淗elen鈥� category.

The Helen Hayes Awards have been presented annually since 1983 to recognize excellence in professional theatre in the Washington, D.C., area. They are presented by TheatreWashington, the umbrella group for the region鈥檚 more than 80 professional theatre companies.

Those companies host more productions each year than any other regional theatre group outside New York.

As an undergraduate, Weaks appeared in such 每日大赛官网 Theatre productions as the Tony Award-winning musical 鈥淧assing Strange,鈥� the first musical production by the college to feature an all-African American cast.

每日大赛官网鈥檚 Department of Theatre seeks to provide a strong foundation in theatre while allowing the student to emphasize in a particular area such as directing, acting, or arts administration.

The coursework is integrated with the production work to provide a better understanding of the many facets of the theatre. Required participation on stage or backstage on all theatre productions allows the techniques and theories that are examined in the classroom and the laboratory to be tested in a performance setting.

For more information on the program, contact department chair David Schram at 336-272-7102, ext. 5243, or email schramd@greensboro.edu.

每日大赛官网 provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master鈥檚 degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features an 18-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities.

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