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The Academy of Dramatic Art opened in the fall of the same year under the direction of Fernald. While plans for a new performing arts building - the future Varner Hall - started, the ADA found temporary quarters in the lower level of the Sports and Recreation building.
The Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) was a 2-year professional acting program offered by Oakland University from 1967 to 1977. It selected high school graduates through auditions and offered voice, movement and acting classes taught by theatre professionals, many of whom were employed at OU’s resident company in the Meadow Brook Theatre ...
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1. Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
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1. Records of the Academy of Dramatic Art
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1. OU.ACADEMICUNIT.ADA
The Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) was a 2-year professional acting program offered by Oakland University from 1967 to 1977. It selected high school graduates through auditions and offered voice, movement and acting classes taught by theatre professionals, many of whom were employed at OU’s resident company in the Meadow Brook Theatre, directed by J...
The Records of the Academy of Dramatic Art cover the entire span of the Academy's life, 1967-1977. The administrative files of the Academy include planning materials, annual reports and minutes, as well as personnel, financial and facilities materials. The files of John Fernald, the first Artistic Director, cover the genesis of the Academy and its ...
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Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
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The Records of the Academy of Dramatic Art are open for research except for certain records restricted by statute or university policy. Selected folders in the Jerry Dahlmann Files and the Student Files contain confidential information are are closed for 75 years from date of creation or until death of subjects.
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Copyright held by Oakland University. The collection includes occasional materials produced by outside parties. Copyright to these items may be held by the original creators.
The School of Performing Arts was created in December 1965, at the same time as the College of Arts and Sciences and other schools were created. It housed the dance, theater and music programs and ran the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) from 1967 to 1977.
In this letter Academy of Dramatic Art director John Fernald invites his friend Rosemary Harris, a well-known English actress, asking her to be a judge for the auditions recruiting students. Harris had just won a Tony Award ...
27 apr 2023 · He attended an Academy of Dramatic Art (ADA) branch at OU which was part of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) located in London. At the time, the RADA was considered by many to be the best acting school in the world, but they couldn’t keep Englund’s draft deferment for the Vietnam War.
Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD) is a leading center of performing arts education in southeast Michigan, offering outstanding educational and performance opportunities to undergraduate, graduate students, and community members.
