The Department of Theatre and Dance wraps up the 2012-2013 production season, "The Fantastic Journey," with Spring Dance Concert "Rhythm & Ritual." Rain dance. Sun dance. War dance. Victory dance. In all times and in all cultures, dance has played a central role in the rituals, rites, ceremonies and celebrations that bind communities together and connect us with the … [Read more...] about Department of Theatre and Dance presents Spring Dance Concert “Rhythm & Ritual”
The Department of Theatre and Dance presents "The Pajama Game," with four performances beginning Thursday, April 4. This wonderfully retro musical comedy centers on a labor dispute at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory, where hard-pressed workers are demanding a seven-and-a-half-cent per- hour wage increase. Factory manager Sid Sorokin falls for union activist Babe Williams, but … [Read more...] about Enjoy the retro musical comedy, “The Pajama Game,” April 4-7
Missouri State University Theatre and Dance Department's "Fantastic Journey" opens the spring semester with a production of "Almost, Maine." On a cold winter’s night, under the curtain of the northern lights, the inhabitants of a magical town fall in and out of love in unpredictable and hilarious ways. In a series of nine vignettes, characters ponder the mysteries of the … [Read more...] about “Almost, Maine” opens Valentine’s Day
Venture, rediscover, explore, and be transported by the theatre and dance department's ongoing Fantastic Journey, with a presentation of "Sweeney Todd!" Based on a Victorian “penny dreadful” pulp fiction serial, Sweeney Todd combines chills, suspense and dark humor with a powerful musical score. The story is set in London, where unsuspecting customers of the “demon barber of … [Read more...] about Rediscover ‘Sweeney Todd’
The Missouri State University Theatre and Dance Department's 2012-2013 production season, "Fantastic Journey," continues with a classic, "The Odyssey." Adapted by Mary Zimmerman; Translation by Robert Fitzgerald; Directed by Kurt Gerard Heinlein. Craig Hall Coger Theatre 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11-13; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14 Tickets: $14 Adults; $12 Students/Seniors; $8 in advance with … [Read more...] about The Fantastic Journey continues with ‘The Odyssey’