The School of Theater, Film and Media Arts has an active community of students, faculty and alumni, whose talents
Photos:COURTESY/ABBOTT FAMILY
It is with deep sadness we relate that one of our most luminous shining stars, Joy Valderrama Abbott (EDU '52), passed away this past weekend, Saturday, February 8th, 2020 at the age of 88.
By Matthew Green
We are so excited to share that the film “THE NEIGHBORS' WINDOW” , for which Wolfgang Held (MFA Film & Media Arts '92) acted as Director of Photography, won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short!
By Audrey Ward and Rachel Graf Evans
Photo by Joseph V. Labolito
Temple Theaters was thrilled to wecome luminary stage, film, and television actress Edie Falco to campus! In conversation with TFMA Professor Marcus Giamatti, Ms. Falco shared her wisdom and experiences across her many years in the entertainment industry.
This past weekend, we were able to catch up with 2018 Musical Theater Alum Nick Brown ('18) who is currently rocking the National Tour of the sensational musical Finding Neverland and starring as Elliot.
Between call times, Nick was gracious enough to answer a few deep questions about his life post graduation and what advice and info he has for current students.
Q: Can you say a little bit about your path to being cast in the Tour of Finding Neverland?
By Audrey Ward
Each year, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards grants to individual Philadelphia-based artists of all disciplines. This year, notable Temple alum, Lisa Marie Patzer (FMA MFA ‘13) is one of the 2019 Pew Fellowship recipients.