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Path to Success — UNCSA Alumni in the late 1990s, the teenage Jeff nichols enrolled at uncsa to study directing because, as he admits, “it was the place for those of us who couldn’t get into nyu or couldn’t afford it.” nichols, now 33, has no regrets. “it was the best thing that ever happened to us,” the rising-star ﬁlm director said at a recent press conference at the cannes film festival in france. nichols, who lives in austin, texas, attended cannes to represent his newest ﬁlm, Mud, starring matthew mcconaughey and reese witherspoon. the ﬁlm competed for cannes’ highest honor, the palme d’or. one critic called it “a sureﬁre bestpicture nominee at next year’s oscars.” Mud is nichols’s third feature ﬁlm. his career is in ascension, and its upward arc can be charted from 2001, when he received his bachelor of fine arts in Directing from uncsa. the u.s. entertainment industry is studded with similarly impressive school of the arts alumni including: DrAMA PETER HEDGES – writer, director: The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Dan in Real Life, About a Boy DANE DEHAAN – Lawless, The Place Beyond the Pines, Chronicle, hbo’s In Treatment, True Blood, Amigo MISSI PYLE – The Artist, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dodgeball, Big Fish, Bringing Down the House, Galaxy Quest CHRIS PARNELL – Suburgatory, 30 Rock, I Just Want My Pants Back, Big Lake, Mad Love, Saturday Night Live JOE MANTELLO – director, actor: Other Desert Cities, The Normal Heart, Wicked Left to right: John Mauceri with students, Watson Chamber Music Hall, Film Village FILMMAKING DAVID GORDON GREEN – director: “halftime in america” chrysler super bowl commercial; Your Highness, The Sitter TRAVIS BEACHAM – screenwriter: Paciﬁc Rim, Clash of the Titans DANNY MCBRIDE – producer, writer, actor: Eastbound and Down, Your Highness, Pineapple Express JODY HILL – writer, director, producer: Observe and Report, The Foot Fist Way, Eastbound and Down TIM ORR – cinematographer: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Sitter, sundance juror DANce GILLIAN MURPHY – principal dancer, american ballet theatre CLAIRE KRETZSCHMAR – corps de ballet, new york city ballet TREY MCINTYRE – trey mcintyre project photos (clockwise from left) by G. allen aycock, Jay sinclair (2) MATT DEL ROSARIO – pilobolus CAMILLE A. BROWN – camille a. brown and Dancers, princess Grace awardee DeSIGN AND ProDUctIoN PAUL TAZEWELL – costume designer: broadway’s Memphis, lyric opera of chicago’s Show Boat ANGELA HAYS – executive director: north carolina theatre conference CHARLIE MORRISON – lighting designer: north american and european tours MICHAEL CLARK – projection designer: Jersey Boys on broadway TONY FANNING – art director: Spider-Man, Ocean’s Thirteen, War of the Worlds; scene designer, broadway’s Two Trains Running MUSIc RENE BARBERA – tenor, lyric opera of chicago, santa fe opera, winner of 2011 Domingo operalia STEFAN JEZIERSKI – horn, berlin philharmonic ROBERT OPPELT – principal double bass, national symphony orchestra LISA KIM – violin, new york philharmonic RU-PEI YEH – cello, new york philharmonic 1533 south main street winston-salem, nc 336.770.3399 uncsa.edu usairwaysmag.com october 2012 83 http://www.uncsa.edu http://www.uncsa.edu http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - October 2012

US Airways - October 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Amusement Parks
Wine & Dine: San Diego
Wine & Dine: Nashville
Adventure: Paragliding
Great Escapes: Ireland
Great Escapes: Bernardus Lodge & Winery
Gear Up: Tech for Eyes and Ears
The Color of Money: Rio de Janeiro
Pink & Proud: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Great Tastes: Molyvos and the Russian Tea Room
University Spotlight: Hollins University
Celebrate Winston-Salem, N.C.
Must Read: The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - October 2012