If you are a fan of Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, then you have to check out the stage play, In Vain. Written collaboratively by Cristina Pippa (screenwriter, playwright, and Director of the MFA in Dramatic Writing in the MJF) and Sharon Kenny (Broadway composer), the stage play is a clever retelling of the classic story that addresses themes of vanity, … [Read more...] about In Vain: A Musical World Premiere
The department of media, journalism and film will be screening the 17th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival Sept. 27, from 6:30 to 10 p.m., at the Plaster Student Union Theater. The event offers the community a chance to join 100,000 viewers across the world to watch and vote on the festival’s 10 finalists, chosen from 589 short film entries across 47 countries. How does it … [Read more...] about Springfield moviegoers to vote on international films in Manhattan Short Film Festival
The Missouri State University Film Series presents the Springfield premiere of the alumni produced documentary, Corporate, FM, on Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Corporate, FM documents the fate of FM radio in an era pitting corporate profit against a local focus. Shot in Kansas City, Lawrence Kan., San Diego, New York, and … [Read more...] about “Corporate, FM” screening is Oct. 27