Mr. Palminteri Was GREAT!

Students from Theatre Arts and Media Arts gathered on Tuesday at the Marronney theatre to speak about their craft with Chazz Palminteri.

Mr. Palminteri gave a brief intro to his career and professional philosophy, and then entertained questions from the audience.

He encouraged students to pursue creative relationships and to be pleasant, enthusiastic, and well-prepared. He advised Theatre students to be ready with a monologue that they could give at a moment's notice and to demonstrate the importance of the monologue, he brought a student onstage to share her work.

UA Alum Trent Othick is producing Mr. Palminteri's Broadway show, "A Bronx Tale", and made the actor's trip to campus possible.

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Actor/Playwright Chazz Palminteri Speaks to Students

Academy Award®-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri returns to the stage in an unforgettable performance fresh from a successful run on Broadway, where it was praised by the critics and adored by the public. In A BRONX TALE, the celebrated play on which he based the legendary movie, Palminteri vividly depicts a young boy's rough childhood in the 1960s-era Bronx and the unforgettable people he encountered.

He'll speak to Schools of Media Arts and Theatre Arts students in the Marroney Theater from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.

SXSW visits UA Media Arts

SXSW Programmer Lya Guerra (BA, Media Arts & BA, Art History 2000) speaks to BFA students and the public next week. She'll be showing films and discussing aspects of festival programming.

This event is free and open to the public.


web | event flier (pdf)

Pete Kozachik, Director of Photography

Pete Kozachik, DP on such films as TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE and THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS visited us yesterday.

Pete chatted with a standing-room only audience that included faculty, staff, students, and many members of the local film community. He showed his work and described his process. He also entertained questions from the audience on everything from lighting, set design, industry practices, and much more.

We hope to host Pete again later in the semester, when he can speak directly to students.

The free seminar was hosted by The University of Arizona's Hanson Film Institute.