Butler University, Jordan College of Fine Arts, Theatre Department

Awards and Accolades

In 2004, Butler alumnus Marc Szewzyck's play Settle Down was selected for the 29th annual Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival.
In 2003 Butler Theatre was the only undergraduate theatre program in the nation to be selected by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology to exhibit scenic and lighting designs at the Prague Quadrennial.
In 2003 Blaine Hogan, senior, received the NUVO Newsweekly Cultural Vision Award for his acting and directing.
In 2002 Butler Theatre received the NUVO Newsweekly Cultural Vision Award for its impact on the cultural life of Indianapolis.
In 2001 Liz Freeman, junior, won the American College Theatre Festival Region III Undergraduate Scenic Design award.
In 2000 Butler Theatre won the Region III ACTF in Milwaukee, and went on to be chosen as one of only six theatre departments nationwide to present at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
In 1999 Backstage magazine named Butler Theatre one of the nine most interesting programs in the country, due to our professional partnership with the Indiana Repertory Theatre.