Springfield native Cailee Spaeny has been cast in a lead role in the upcoming box office hit Pacific Rim 2, starring alongside John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). You might recognize her from her debut film role in a Missouri State electronic arts senior project, Counting to 1000. We sat down with director and writer Josh Pfaff to talk about the filmmaking … [Read more...] about Actress from Missouri State student film earns role in “Pacific Rim 2”
Musical theatre alumna Jessica Ryan (‘03) has a message to spread: Each year one in six people in the U.S. will be victims of violent crimes. Broadway Unlocked helps fund survivor support programs Armed with this message, Ryan founded Broadway Unlocked and its annual #GiveBack Concert to raise money for survivor support organizations like the Crime Victims Treatment … [Read more...] about Alumni use stage, voices to #giveback to abuse survivors
The College of Arts and Letters will host its annual master class series and alumni reception on Oct. 16 as part of its Homecoming event schedule. Alumni from the departments of music, media, journalism and film, and theatre and dance will present that day, leading into the evening reception at the Springfield Brewing Company downtown. Sarah Tannehill Anderson 11:15 … [Read more...] about Master classes, alumni reception scheduled for this year’s COAL Homecoming
Join fellow MSU alumni living in the Greater New York City area for A Missouri State Evening in NYC: Connection and Cabaret, Sunday, March 10, at (le) poisson rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY). Social time begins at 6 p.m., Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. The Connection portion of the evening includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, MSU memento for each guest, the … [Read more...] about A Missouri State Evening in NYC: Connection and Cabaret