FAU Theatre Lab’s Artistic Director Matt Stabile Receives 2020 Remy Pioneer Award
Boca Raton, FL – Matt Stabile, producing artistic director of Florida Atlantic University’s Theatre Lab in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, recently received the South Florida Theatre League’s 2020 Remy Pioneer Award. The Remy Awards have been part of the South Florida Theatre League since its inception in 1994. Each year, the League solicits nominations from the community to honor the “unsung heroes” in South Florida theatre and, after a review, selects the winners. The award is bestowed upon individuals who have, over the years, taken the lead and contributed substantially to the health, growth and development of the South Florida theatre community.
Stabile received multiple nominations for this year’s award – many of which specifically reference the work Theatre Lab did to assist local artists with our Original Online Monologue Festivals (#OOMF) in March and April. These two festivals were organized to encourage donations to local performers and supporting workers.
“I view this as a team award,” said Stabile. “I am so very grateful to everyone at Theatre Lab for all their work in making OOMF a reality.”
The 2020 Remy Awards will be held virtually on Monday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the South Florida Theatre League’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SouthFloridaTheatreLeague. The ceremony will also serve as a fundraiser for the South Florida Theatre League Relief Fund.
For more information about FAU’s Theatre Lab, visit www.fau.edu/theatrelab.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University, with an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The University is placing special focus on the rapid development of three signature themes – marine and coastal issues, biotechnology and contemporary societal challenges – which provide opportunities for faculty and students to build upon FAU’s existing strengths in research and scholarship. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
