Achievements
Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012Anthony Chase, Assistant Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
Anthony Chase, assistant dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will serve as the honorary chairman for the 31st annual Curtain Up! gala on Friday, September 14.
Presented by the Theater District of Western New York and M&T Bank, Curtain Up! signals the official opening of Buffalo’s live theater season. The event includes theatrical productions at 15 participating theaters, a black-tie gala dinner on stage at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, and a post-performance party featuring live entertainment on Main Street in the Theater District.
In addition to teaching dramaturgy and theater history at Buffalo State, Chase is heavily involved in the local theater community. He is the founding theater editor for Artvoice, where he has provided insight on local and national theater for 22 years. He is also a longtime host of “Theater Talk” on WBFO-FM 88.7 and is the creator and producer of Buffalo’s annual professional theater awards, “The Arties.”
In 2012, the National Conference for Just Communities named Chase a community leader in the arts, and Buffalo Spree magazine named him Best Media Personality in Western New York.
