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TSNews: Theatre School News Volume 11 17 #11 616 August April 2008 2013 2121Did you know?-Corn and soybean production account for 49%if the total cropland in the US.-A recent (2012) poll by the Opinion ResearchCorporation reveals that nearly 80% of UScitizens want to see more environmental newsin mainstream media.-China and India grow half the globe’s cotton.-There are more trade restrictions on bananasthan on the $60 billion annual trade inconventional weapons.-By age 60, more than half of US adults haveconcerns about their memory.-NYC police stopped and frisked black andLatino kids ages 14-18 120,000 times in 2011;there are 177,000 black and Latino boys ages14-18 in NYC.-The first domesticated pigs arrived in NorthAmerica in 1539.-There are more than 1200 community gardensin Detroit, MI; more per square mile and moreper capita than any other US city.-US citizens eat about 13 billion burgersannually.-In 40 years, there will be 19 million US citizensover 85, all at high risk of losing the ability tocare for themselves or dwindling away due toorgan failure, dementia or chronic illness.-By 2020 some 6.6 million US citizens will beage 85 or older, up from 4.3 million in 2000.-Since 1970, obesity rates in the US have morethan doubled, while the incidence of diabeteshas more than tripled.-At its height, the TV show Dallas was theworld’s most popular show.-Nationwide in the US, collisions of trains andmotor vehicles have dropped by 32% since2006 but in North Dakota they’re up 67%.-Risk-taking diminishes once you reach the ageof 50.-Gun owners and their families in the US arealmost twice as likely to be murdered and 17times more likely to commit suicide with a gun.-The average human life lasts just 650,000hours.-US citizens spend more on vet care for theirdogs and cats than the entire continent ofAfrica spends on healthcare.-More than half of US births to women youngerthan 30 occur outside of marriage.-John F. Kennedy defeated then Vice PresidentRichard Nixon in the popular vote of the 1960US presidential election by .17%-In 1992, 39% of eligible US voters were age50+, by 2008 that increased to 47%.-On the eve of the Civil War, enslaved blackpeople, in the aggregate, formed the secondmost valuable capital asset in the US.-Coolio turned 50 on 8/1/13.-Hulk Hogan turns 60 on 8/11/13.-Madonna turns 55 on 8/16/13.-Angela Bassett turns 55 on 8/16/13.-Robert DeNiro turns 70 on 8/17/13.-Roman Polanski turns 80 on 8/18/13.-Kenny Rogers turns 75 on 8/21/13.-Tori Amos turns 50 on 8/22/13.-Steve Guttenberg turns 55 on 8/24/13.-Elliott Gould turns 75 on 8/29/13.-Michael Chiklis turns 50 on 8/30/13.MARY LOU HOLMES (MFA, Costume Design, ‘77) lives in Shreveport, LA, and iscoordinating clothes for two Shakespeare productions at Centenary College.IKE HOLTER (BFA, Playwriting program, ‘03-’07) wrote and created B-Side Studio atThe New Colony, opens 9/13/13 and runs through 10/12/13. B-Side Studio is a sitcomthat will be filmed in front of a live audience. BRIAN BARASCH (BFA, TheatreManagement, ‘09) is the director of marketing for The New Colony Theater.KELLY (HOLDEN) HOOGENAKKER (BFA, Acting, ‘99) is the executive director ofNew Theatre Collective (NTC) which was founded by VALERIE BLACK-MALLON(BFA, Acting, ‘01).ROSS HOPPE (BFA, Scene Design, ‘11) is the production manager at CrosstownScenic in Chicago.TOM HORAN (BFA, Playwriting, ‘02) will be the playwright-in-residence at PhoenixTheatre in Indianapolis. Earlier this year The Poison Squad, a show Tom co-createdwith The Duplicates, earned six Austin Critics nominations and won for Best Lightingand Best Ensemble. Tom recently graduated from UT Austin with his MFA inPlaywriting.JASON HORGAN (BFA, Acting program, ‘91-’93) is a licensed realtor in Georgia withColdwell-Banker Residential Brokers. Feel free to contact Jason for help if you’repurchasing or selling a home or piece of land anywhere in the U.S.LEIGH HORSLEY (BFA, Acting, ‘88) has been named the director of development forthe Alabama School of Fine Arts Education.PATRICK HUDSON (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) is the founder and operator ofBackstageJobs.com, currently the largest free website for behind-the-scenes joblistings. He is a member of IATSE Local 2. He also does lighting consulting work forvarious theatres around Chicago. He and his wife Ruth Hudson (Helms) live inEvanston, IL, with their 8 year-old son.CHLOE EMMA HUGHES (BFA, Theatre Arts, ‘08) lives in NYC and is the manager ofindividual giving and special events at the Atlantic Theater Company.TRACY HULTGREN (BFA, Acting, ‘85) is the 1st licensed and certified SAQ (Speed,Agility, Quickness) advanced trainer in the US. He is the founder and president ofAdvanced Fitness Training. AFT is dedicated to teaching and developing fundamentalmovement skills that can be integrated into sports, leisure and fitness activities of allages. Tracy completed a master’s degree in human movement (kinesiology) from A.T.Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences and is now an adjunct facultymember there where he teaches motor control.MATT HUNE (BFA, Acting, ‘08) is an artistic associate of Back Porch Theatre Companyin Houston, TX. Their current production is Tea and Sympathy, through 8/18/13.JULIE (GRANATA) HUNICUTT (BFA, Acting, ‘99) is currently living/working in LA withher husband, Eric. She’s also proudly practicing her craft with friends and artists atSteppenwolf Classes West. She teaches movement for actors and public and privateyoga classes in LA.LINDA HUNT (BFA, Acting, ‘66) plays series regular Henrietta on CBS’s NCIS: LosAngeles, currently in its 5th season.JOE HUPPERT (BFA, Theatre Studies, ‘04) is the sound supervisor for La JollaPlayhouse and the UC San Diego theater program.BENJAMIN HUTH (BFA, Acting, ‘10) is currently playing the role of Starkey in thenational tour of Peter Pan with 360 Theatre.ELEANOR HYDE (MFA, Arts Leadership, ‘10) is the director of special partnerships atNew Leaf Theatre.KRISTIN IDASZAK (BFA, Theatre Arts, ‘09) is in the MFA Playwriting program atUniversity of California San Diego, class of 2015. Congratulations, Kristin!ERICA IKEDA (BFA, Acting, ‘10) lives in LA and is in the cast of Remember to Breathe,an independent feature film. The film will premiere at the Sedona Film Festival.SCOTT ILLINGWORTH (BFA, Acting, ‘98 & MFA, Directing, ‘08) is currently on facultyat NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts graduate acting program teaching movement andacting. Scott also teaches master classes for LAByrinth Theater Company in NYC andis the artistic director of The Capnomancy Project. This spring he serves as associatedirector on Ninth and Joanie by Brett C. Leonard for LAByrinth Theatre Co.