Portland State Magazine Spring 2013

Whether in front of an audience or behind the stage or camera lens, PSU theatre and film students get a chance to stretch their perform- ing and production skills. The theatre arts program puts on perfor- mances throughout the academic year, from Shakespeare to modern musicals. The film program has one of the fastest-growing majors at the University. More than 300 students are enrolled in the program and over 100 students graduated in the first five years. Students have found work opportunities with locally filmed shows such as Portlandia, Leverage , and Real World . Headquartered in Lincoln Hall, the School of Theatre & Film features dedicated rehearsal and design studios, screening rooms, produc- tion offices, scene and costume facilities, and computer labs.  Take a walk through Lincoln Hall, and you’ll hear a jazz combo rehearsing in one room, a student practicing violin or trumpet scales in another, and a guitarist or bass player working through arpeggios in a hallway. The building is brimming with glorious sounds. The School of Music provides an outstanding forum for the training of students seeking professional music careers, preparing for advanced degrees, or pursuing non-major study in the areas of performance, composition, conducting, jazz studies, theory, history, music education, pedagogy, music technology and ethnomusicology. The school also presents top-notch performances throughout the year, from full-on orchestral and choral concerts to solo recitals. This is where Grammy-winner Esperanza Spalding got her start. PSU is also one of the few universities in the country that produces a full opera with orchestra every year, and many of the singers and musicians are undergraduate students. SCHOOL OF THEATRE & FILM SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING 2013 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 13 The Servant of Two Masters Jazz studies class