{"id":62689,"date":"2012-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-student-andrew-burnap-wins-regional-acting-competition\/"},"modified":"2012-02-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T00:00:00","slug":"uri-student-andrew-burnap-wins-regional-acting-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/02\/uri-student-andrew-burnap-wins-regional-acting-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 student Andrew Burnap wins regional acting competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2014February 3, 2012\u2014Andrew Burnap of South Kingstown was 8 years old when he stepped into his first role. \u201cI was a suffering child in a mystical tale of good versus evil in Westerly\u2019s annual A Celebration of Twelfth Night production. I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHis acting continues to enthrall audiences today. The 溏心vlog免费B站 theater major\u2019s talent wowed the judges at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, held last month in Fitchburg, Mass. The judges selected him as the winner of the prestigious Irene Ryan Competition, from a field of 250 acting nominees from 55 New England schools. Burnap will now compete at the national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in April. (NOTE: Andrew is cast as Don Lockwood (the Gene Kelly lead) in 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre\u2019s production of Singin\u2019 In the Rain, which was slated to run two weeks in April. The department is supporting Andrew\u2019s opportunity to compete nationally by performing the play for one week only, April 25 to 29 at 7:30 p.m. April 28 and 29 will have an additional show at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI agree with the judges who selected Andrew from a field of 240 actors,\u201d said Paula McGlasson, chair of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Theatre Department. \u201cAndrew is an actor who likes any great role. From his work in The Seagull to Rocky Horror Show to Tartuffe to Singin’ in the Rain, his talent and drive allow him to play all kinds of characters. I’ve been at 溏心vlog免费B站 since 1985. Andrew is unique, his combination of musical and dramatic talent, appearance, personality, intellect, sense of humor and drive for success make him memorable.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tBurnap who commutes to campus from his family home in Matunuck came into acting through his love of music. He sang in the Chorus of Westerly under the tutelage of 溏心vlog免费B站 Music Professor George Kent, who founded the chorus. He plays the trumpet, piano, guitar, and sings. He also dances, can speak with British and Southern accents and juggles.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe plays dramatic and musical roles with equal ease. \u201cThey are completely different art forms,\u201d he says. \u201cHowever, I think the most alike are Shakespeare and Sondheim. In both, when feeling a complex emotion, you burst into something\u2026different. In Shakespeare, it\u2019s verse and poetry. In Sondheim, it\u2019s verse and melody,\u201d says the young actor.<\/p>\n


\n\tSo far, his favorite role was Frank-N-Furter in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s production of Rocky Horror Show. One role he hasn\u2019t played, but would love is the role of Prince Hal in Henry IV.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs a theater student, the 20-year-old junior\u2019s time is filled with rehearsals, plays, and exams. Yet his grades have not suffered. He maintained a 3.7 grade point average (out of 4.0). He hopes to raise it higher. \u201cHard work, it is the only way to really get you what you want,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n


\n\tBurnap was one of 11 student nominees from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Department selected to compete in the Regional festival\u2019s Irene Ryan Competition. Besides Burnap, three other students progressed to the final competition: Joshua Andrews of Coventry, Julia Bailey of Plaiston, N.H. and Olivia Khoshatefeh of Boston, Mass. <\/p>\n


\n\tAgain this year, the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre entered a student-directed play, Pillowman, in the competition in addition to the four main stage productions. The director and student designers were eligible for nominations in the areas of directing, stage management and design\/tech. The student director, Michael Commendatore from Glocester, R.I. received top recognition from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Fellowship Program. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival goals are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. Selected students are invited to participate in theater festival programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at the regional and national levels.<\/p>\n

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