Search results matching tag 'theater'

"Terror on the Bayou"

Tassell — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:02:00 GMT

Dr. Kurt Heinlein, Assistant Professor of Theatre Performance, will be a part of the colloquium "Terror on the Bayou: Vanishing Wetlands, Vanishing Cultures, and the Desperate Cry for Sustainability on the Louisiana Gulf Coast." This is a part of the MSU Public Affairs mission of Sustainability.

"Terror on the Bayou" will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 4:00-5:30 PM, in the Plaster Student Union Theatre. It is free and open to the public.

Special How To Succeed Post-Show Reception

Tassell — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Be sure to join us for a post-show reception for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH (as opposed to the usual opening night reception). We will have special guests from NAST and the Provost's Office joining us, and would like as many theatre students as possible to represent our department.

The reception will be immediately following the How To Succeed performance on Thursday evening. All students are invited to attend, regardless of whether you saw the performance.

The How To Succeed... Post-Show Reception is sponsored by Sodexho Compus Services.

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Tassell — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Tickets for the Missouri State Theatre & Dance Department's production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying are on sale now!

The show runs in Coger Theatre from October 29-November 1 at 7:30 PM, and November 2, 2008 at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $18-24, and can be purchased at any Missouri State box office, or online at MissouriStateTix.com.

Meet J. Pierrepont Finch, a ruthless young monster that starts at the very bottom as a window washer and climbs the corporate ranks of a top executive all with the help of a small handbook called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The play, with the same name, written by Abe Burrows, delves into the world of the office and finds out how ruthless, backstabbing, cynical people with no conscience but all the charm in the world make their living. Follow J. Pierrepont Finch, as he becomes an icon to the "company man." Half deplorable and half enduring who else could the workingman root for but Finch? The characters capture caffeine addiction, office party fouls, and even true love in the most humanly, humorous, horrible way ever.

Be sure to join us after the show on October 30th in the Craig Hall lobby for a reception after the show, catered by Sodexo!

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Sponsors of this production include:
KTXR, KSPR, Sodexho Campus Services, 417 Magazine, and GO Magazine.

The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines

Tassell — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Tickets for the Missouri State Theatre & Dance Production of The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines are on sale now!

The show runs in Balcony Theatre from October 2-3, 6-10, 2008 at 7:30 PM, and October 5 & 12, 2008, at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $8-14, and can be purchased at any Missouri State box office, or online at MissouriStateTix.com.

What if women who appear to play supporting roles, in theatre or in life, were able to play a starring role in their own stories? The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines by Don Nigro, completes the idea that all the world is a stage and the life of the "minor" character isn't always as dismissive as we would like it to be. This is a journey of loneliness, madness, lust, and humor. In a strange, other-worldly cabaret a rather lucid Ophelia from Hamlet tells her side of the story, a mad Mariana from Measure for Measure dreams of love on her terms, a feisty Miranda from The Tempest catches a glimpse of life outside the box she has been put in, and 2 actresses Bonnie and Zoe allow us a glimpse into the comedy and tragedy that exists off-stage. Funny and sexy, dark and compelling, the words rush forward with poetic prose, making every last bit fantastic.

Also, be sure to join us on October 2nd after the show for our Opening Night Reception in the Craig Hall Lobby.

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This production is sponsored by Best Buy.

Directing II One-Act Auditions

Tassell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:52:00 GMT

Auditions for "Outnumbered Productions" Directing II One-Acts will be held on Monday, September 29th, 2008, from 7:00-10:00 PM in Coger Theatre, with callbacks the following evening.

"Outnumbered Productions" One-Acts will be performed from November 20-22.

This season's One-Acts include:

-What I Learned From Grizzly Bears, directed by Ivy Adams
-Outcome, directed by Brittany Kohl
-4 a.m. (Open All Night), directed by Heather Ludwig
-Removing The Glove, directed by Ryan Stuck
-Hell and Back, directed by Kelly Wilson
-Bright. Apple. Crush., directed by Hailey Wulff

For more information on the various plays, as well as to sign up for an audition time, please visit the Balcony Theatre Callboard (Second floor of Craig, just outside Balcony Theatre).

Kacico Dance presents Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound

ThespianDave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:54:00 GMT

September 6, 2008 7:30 PM
Coger Theatre in Craig Hall
Free Event

Springfield Metro area -Kacico Dance, Kansas City Contemporary Dance, presents Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound at Coger Theatre in Craig Hall on the MSU Campus. The performance is sponsored by the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance and is a free event.

Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound, is a contemporary dance treat as light and shadow become partners with movement and sound. Flashlights in the audience, sounds in the dark, and dancers revealed and concealed are just the beginning of the theatrical innovations of Kacico Dance choreographers Michelle Brown, Lindsay Spilker Tate, Shandi Miller along with guest choreographer Rebecca Bryant and composer, Don Nichols, both formerly from Missouri State University and currently at Purdue University. Light, Movement Shadow, Sound is the culmination of a process that included working with modules of movement, minimal lighting, a black and white color scheme, and original sound scores including one created from the sounds of tap shoes used in an unconventional manner. Section titles include Wednesday Evening, Lunar Moth, The John, Under My Bed,and Vectors. Among the talented cast of dancers is Julie DeLancey-Rudolph, a graduate of MSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance who is in her fourth season with Kacico Dance. Also performing with the company is Justin Hundley, a current student in MSU’s Department of Theatre of Dance. Justin interned with Kacico this summer and guest performed with the company in the premier of Light, more Movement, Shadow, Sound at the Kansas City Fringe Festival. Kacico Dance, a company of 9 spectacular dancers, always promises amazingly refreshing creativity and fun. Don’t miss this performance.

This performance is sponsored by the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance, and is made possible by Burger and Brown Engineering, the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, Key Lighting, Peoples Bank, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Kaico Dance Company Website

Annual Meet and Greet

ThespianDave — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:29:00 GMT

UTD and the Department of Theatre and Dance cordially invite you to the annual Meet and Greet.

Sunday, August 24, 2008
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Coger Theatre in Craig Hall

All Theatre & Dance Students should plan to attend this event which will give you an opportunity to meet the faculty and get important information for the upcoming year. This is also your chance to get to know your fellow classmates.

REVIEW | Anything Goes

ThespianDave — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Nothing goes wrong in staging of 'Anything Goes'

Larry Collins
Springfield News-Leader

've enjoyed many productions of "Anything Goes" over the years, but Tent Theatre's sparkling new staging of Cole Porter's 1934 classic is the most flat-out entertaining of the bunch. It's fleet, funny and perfectly cast from top to bottom. The music is well-served, the dancing adroit, the acting top-notch and the riotous stage business devised by director Carol J. Maples fills the spaces between the marvelous songs with nonstop delight, as if the Marx Brothers were invading a Rogers and Astaire musical.

Kick-starting the hit parade is the effervescent "I Get a Kick Out of You," sung and danced with sensuous verve by Natalie Hiatt as Reno Sweeney, the sexiest evangelist this side of the Atlantic. On a ship embarking for England she bumps into her old buddy Billy Crocker (Justin Roller). After trading "words poetic" with him in the witty "You're the Top," she agrees to help him win the hand of his true love, Hope Harcourt (Stephanie Elzea), who is engaged to the wealthy but hopelessly square Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (Seth Hunt).

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'Anything Goes' is last show this summer at Tent Theatre

ThespianDave — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:43:00 GMT

Steve Grant
KY3 News

SPRINGFIELD -- A jazz-age musical comedy is the last show of the 46th season of Missouri State University's Tent Theatre. The curtain goes up on "Anything Goes" on Wednesday.

Natalie Hiatt from New York City is one of the featured performers. She graduated from MSU but didn’t perform in Tent Theatre when she was here. She says performing outdoors required a little adjustment for her.

“Anything Goes” runs Thursday - Sunday and July 14-20. Tickets are available at (417) 836-7678 or at the Web site below.

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Sing along at next Tent show

ThespianDave — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:34:00 GMT

Sony Hocklander
Springfield News-Leader

"This production will have the audience saying 'Oh, that's where that song is from'," says Carol J. Maples, director of "Anything Goes," now playing at Tent Theatre.

Some famous songs in the musical include "I Get a Kick Out of You," "You're the Top," and "Anything Goes."

"We are trying to involve the audience a little more in this. We are going to put the lyrics up because they will want to sing along," Maples said.

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