Sally Nystuen Vahle, assistant professor of dance and theatre, was named “Best Actress” by D Mag­a­zine in its “Best of Big D” issue for her role as Willie Loman’s wife, Linda, in Death of a Salesman at the Dallas Theater Center. She also garnered awards from the Dallas Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum and the Dallas Observer. This fall, Vahle filmed Seven Days in Utopia, which shot in Fredericksburg.