Twenty-five arts journalists were chosen from 22 states to participate as fellows in the first National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater. Through the generous support of the NEA, the Institute was overseen by USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism from February 21 to March 4, 2005.

• Mary Barber , arts & entertainment reporter, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Mich.
• Christopher Blank , performing arts writer & critic, Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
• Jeffrey Bruner , film & theater critic, Des Moines Register, Iowa
• Kerry Clawson , theater critic, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio
• Bob Fischbach , film & theater writer, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.
• Trey Graham , contributing writer, Washington City Paper, D.C.
• Brent Hallenbeck , arts & entertainment writer, Burlington Free Press, Vt.
• Donna Hartman , performing arts & features writer, Bradenton Herald, Fla.
• Curt Holman , theater critic/columnist, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Ga.
• Jessie Royce Hill , Cape Cod, Massachusetts-based freelancer
• Carl Hoover , entertainment editor, Waco Herald-Tribune, Texas
• Robert Keyes , arts writer, Portland Press Herald, Maine
• Pam Kragen , arts & entertainment editor, North County Times, Vista, Calif.
• John Lamb , reporter, The Forum, Fargo, N.D.
• Lisa Marie Millegan , staff reporter, Modesto Bee, Calif.
• Sarah Miller , entertainment reporter/reviewer, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, N.Y.
• Tim Miller , entertainment editor/film critic, Cape Cod Times, Mass.
• Jason Nix , features editor/columnist, Opelika-Auburn News, Ala.
• Robert Nott , staff writer, The New Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M.
• Brett Oppegaard , staff arts writer, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
• Christopher Page , theater critic/editor, East Valley Tribune, Phoenix, Ariz.
• Lee Roberts , feature writer, Racine Journal Times, Wisc.
• Steffen Silvis , associate arts & culture editor, Willamette Week, Ore.
• Tom Sime , staff critic, Dallas Morning News, Texas
• Anne Wilson , arts & entertainment editor, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah
  

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