Alumna Completes Kennedy Center Playwright Program

Kiran Subramaniam, ’11, recently completed a 10-day playwriting intensive at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Subramaniam, who earned degrees in English and theatre, was one of 50 participants. Participants are university students, faculty and emerging professionals from across the country. The program consists of rigorous writing workshops and discussions of the art, craft and business of playwriting with the program's director Gary Garrison, executive director for creative affairs, Dramatists Guild, and a wide range of guest artists.

 

Subramaniam feels her Meredith education had prepared her well for the playwriting program.
“I majored in both English and theatre, and learned so much from both departments during my time at Meredith,” Subramaniam said. “When I told Paula Vogel where I'd gone to school and the work I did in theatre, she said, "How wonderful it is that you've had the chance to do it all with such strong women!" My experience at Meredith gave me a strong sense of self and the confidence that I was intelligent and capable.”

 

Click http://www.meredith.edu/enews/announcement_details.php?id=9079 here for more information.

 

Summer Reading Author Sonia Nazario to Lecture August 29
Sonia Nazario, author of “Enrique’s Journey,” Meredith’s 2011 Summer Reading Program (SRP) selection, will present a lecture on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at 7 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.  Faculty and staff are invited to attend the lecture, which is free and open to the public.

Tickets are required for this event. Tickets will be available in the Jones Auditorium lobby beginning at 3 p.m. on the day of the event and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Meredith students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive one ticket and will be required to show a Meredith College ID.

 

Beginning at 6 p.m., any remaining tickets will be available to members of the public. Once the auditorium is full, guests will be invited to view the lecture from Jones Chapel. Faculty and staff members are invited to sit with their guest(s) in the satellite location.

A reception will be held following the lecture in the Johnson Hall Rotunda. This reception is open to all guests.

 

While on campus, Nazario will also speak during a Q&A event for Meredith students, faculty and staff. This event will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.

 

For more information, visit www.meredith.edu/campus-theme. Contact Meredith Events at events@meredith.edu or 760-8533 with questions about tickets.

 

Sizzlin’ September Concert to Feature Gloriana and Tyler Hilton
Meredith College will feature Gloriana as the headliner of the College’s 2011 “Sizzlin’ September” concert on Friday, Sept. 16.  Singer/actor Tyler Hilton, who appears on The CW’s “One Tree Hill,” will open the show.

 

The show is the seventh annual “Sizzlin’ September” concert to be held at Meredith. The concert is sponsored by the Meredith College Campus Activities Board.

 

Gates open at 7 p.m. for the show, which will begin at 8 p.m. Rain location is Dorton Arena on the NC State Fairgrounds.  On the day of the show, all traffic should enter the Meredith campus from Hillsborough Street. Alcohol, coolers and outside food and drinks are prohibited at the show. Food and drinks will be available for sale at the concert.

 

Ticket Information: Faculty and staff members are eligible for two free tickets to the concert (one for the employee and one for a guest). Tickets can be reserved beginning September 6 in 202 Cate Student Center.  For more information, email cab@email.meredith.edu or call 919-760-8338.

In this Issue:

Meredith Welcomes the Class of 2015
President Jo Allen Delivers First State of the College Address
Sustainability Spotlight: Meredith Energy Management Update

New Facilities Maintenance Manager Joins Meredith Staff
Sansepolcro Site Visited by a Wide Range of Students
Meredith Fund Family Festival Invite
Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
Upcoming Events
News Briefs

 

Have you presented research or attended a professional meeting recently? Has your department earned an award? Share news of these accomplishments and more with the Meredith community. Faculty and staff are invited to email items to Melyssa Allen, “Campus Connections” editor, at allenme@meredith.edu.