Summer Spotlight introduces all ages to theatre, the arts

Summer Spotlight has been held for over 10 years and keeps kids coming back year after year.

Summer Spotlight has been held for over 10 years and keeps kids coming back year after year.

Troy University Department of Theatre and Dance’s annual series of Summer Spotlight camps hosted children and teens of all ages interested in the world of fine arts. From the Mini Spotlighters camp to the new Studio Art Intensive for high school students, there was a little something for everyone. 

The first round of Summer Spotlight camps…

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TROY arts programs receive over $15K in grants

Programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center received the grants.

Programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center received the grants.

The Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded Troy University $15,800 in support for four arts programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center.

Carrie Jaxon, IAC Director and Curator, was awarded $3,300 in support of the IAC’s Trojan Junior Warriors Children’s Art Program. The program, which began in 2017, has become a…

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Summer Spotlight “SHORTCUT” production named official selection at Student World Impact Film Festival

SWIFF receives more than 5,000 submissions each year from over 100 countries.

SWIFF receives more than 5,000 submissions each year from over 100 countries.

For a week in July, five students from various Alabama high schools and two Troy University graphic design students came together to create a murder-mystery short film, titled “SHORTCUT,” during the annual Summer Spotlight Intensive hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Less than a month later, “SHORTCUT” was chosen as an official selection…

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Summer Spotlight intensives give visiting students hands-on experience in all aspects of theatre

The Spotlight Showcase allowed all the students to show off the skills they learned throughout camp.

The Spotlight Showcase allowed all the students to show off the skills they learned throughout camp.

For the 13th year, Troy University and the Department of Theatre and Dance welcomed high schoolers from across the state and beyond to a series of Summer Spotlight intensives in performance, technology and film. 

The week-long, residential camps were held from July 17-23, and participants were immersed in all aspects of theatre: dance, film, technology and on…

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