Carnegie Mellon Becomes First Higher Education Partner of Tony Awards

Stage Directions: In addition to the nominations that were announced yesterday, the Tony Awards have named Carnegie Mellon as their exclusive higher education partner. As partners they will work to build the first national recognition program for K-12 theatre educators. Nominations will be open to the public starting in September 2014 and a panel of judges comprised of the American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League, CMU and other leaders from the theatre industry will select the finalists and winner based on criteria set forth by the committee. The winning teacher will receive the “Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre Education presented by Carnegie Mellon University” on-stage at the 2015 Tony Awards.