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Wright State University grad Nick Verina has a horse in the Tony Awards race tonight. He acted in \u201cFollies,\u201d which is nominated in eight categories including Best Revival of a Musical.<\/p>\n
When the time came to turn his love of theater into a profession, he decided to study at Wright State University, which provided him such memorably juicy roles as Bud Frump in \u201cHow To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,\u201d Guido Contini in \u201cNine\u201d and the title role in \u201cTartuffe.\u201d He takes pride in the amount of work that went into obtaining his bachelor of fine arts in acting\/musical theater in 2005.<\/p>\n
\u201cWright State was a great place to learn and practice,\u201d he said. \u201cOur fantastic teachers taught us dedication and put us through a rigorous program. I\u2019ve always said Wright State is just as great as any other program from Yale to Julliard. I feel we received the same training as those programs and others. I\u2019m very proud of Wright State.\u201d<\/p>\n
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