Culminating lecture for Pace MT Artist-In-Residence John Doyle

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<p>Had the great pleasure of attending the culminating lecture yesterday at Pace for the 2013-2014 Artist-In-Residence John Doyle. The event was moderated by the actress Alexandra Silber (also a Pace professor) and featured performances by a group of Pace MTs, as well as by Malcolm Gets and Judy Kuhn. What a wonderful thing for the Pace MT program to offer its students – the opportunity to work with an amazing professional for an entire year. </p>

<p>(As a tremendous experience for Pace MTs a few weeks ago, Mr. Doyle workshopped a new Kander & Ebb musical with the students – the musical is called “The Visit” and will be heading to Williamstown in a few weeks.) </p>

<p>Here is an item from Playbill that ran before yesterday’s event: <a href=“http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190455-Alexandra-Silber-Moderates-April-27-Afternoon-with-John-Doyle-With-Performances-by-Judy-Kuhn-and-Malcolm-Gets”>http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190455-Alexandra-Silber-Moderates-April-27-Afternoon-with-John-Doyle-With-Performances-by-Judy-Kuhn-and-Malcolm-Gets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Can’t wait to hear who next year’s Artist-In-Residence will be!</p>

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<p>The New York Times posted an article about “The Visit” today, with a bit about the Pace workshop: </p>

<p>“To work away from prying eyes, Mr. Doyle asked Mr. Kirdahy and the show’s creators if he could do a workshop with musical-theater students at Pace University, where Mr. Doyle was an artist in residence. The April workshop convinced him to that it would be best to stage “The Visit” in one act to build momentum and emphasize its roots as a parable.” </p>

<p><a href=“The Long Journey of ‘The Visit’ - The New York Times”>The Long Journey of ‘The Visit’ - The New York Times;