Date: Friday, May 17, 2013. 3:00 PM.
Location: Black Community Services Center
At the Fountain Theatricals, a new theatre organization at Stanford is aimed at providing students with additional opportunities for arts education and musical theatre performance. To present their mission to the Stanford student body and the general public, this inaugural event will consist of an introduction to the organization by the founding members as well as keynote speaker, Broadway's Josh Gad. Mr. Gad will also participate in a Q&A session following his speech. At the Fountain Theatricals is the first Stanford student group uniquely dedicated to musical theatre and arts education. The aim is three-fold: (1) to expand theatre education by hosting workshops, master classes, and speaking events given by visiting artists and industry leaders, (2) to create more opportunities for student performance at Stanford, and (3) to serve as a lab theatre for professional artists to try out their work in partnership with Stanford students. The organization was founded by Melanie Arnold, Tobin Asher, Emily Ashton, Sammi Cannold, Nisha Masharani, and Julia Starr. Mr. Gad is best known on Broadway for originating the role of Elder Cunningham in the 9-time Tony Award winning musical, The Book of Mormon. He also created and stars in NBC's 1600 Penn, and has appeared in numerous films including the upcoming jOBS, in which he co-stars as Steve Wozniak
Location: Black Community Services Center
At the Fountain Theatricals, a new theatre organization at Stanford is aimed at providing students with additional opportunities for arts education and musical theatre performance. To present their mission to the Stanford student body and the general public, this inaugural event will consist of an introduction to the organization by the founding members as well as keynote speaker, Broadway's Josh Gad. Mr. Gad will also participate in a Q&A session following his speech. At the Fountain Theatricals is the first Stanford student group uniquely dedicated to musical theatre and arts education. The aim is three-fold: (1) to expand theatre education by hosting workshops, master classes, and speaking events given by visiting artists and industry leaders, (2) to create more opportunities for student performance at Stanford, and (3) to serve as a lab theatre for professional artists to try out their work in partnership with Stanford students. The organization was founded by Melanie Arnold, Tobin Asher, Emily Ashton, Sammi Cannold, Nisha Masharani, and Julia Starr. Mr. Gad is best known on Broadway for originating the role of Elder Cunningham in the 9-time Tony Award winning musical, The Book of Mormon. He also created and stars in NBC's 1600 Penn, and has appeared in numerous films including the upcoming jOBS, in which he co-stars as Steve Wozniak