The Reynolds College of Arts and Letters is proud to announce awards received by our talented students in broadcasting and other forms of electronically mediated communication at the 2023 BEA Festival of Media Arts. This year, the festival had over 300 student winners representing over 80 different schools. Missouri State University students brought home ten awards, … [Read more...] about Students excel at international academic media festival
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
Solar Opposites - BEA Graduate Screenwriting - Award of Excellence Matt Neff is a second year graduate student in the Media, Journalism, and Film (MJF) Department’s MFA in Dramatic Writing program. He is set to graduate in May of 2024. Matt describes his inspiration for his favorite project, Solar Opposites, as a “spec episode for the series in which the main characters host a … [Read more...] about Showcase: BEA Graduate Winners!
Leading the way for the next generation of well-rounded writers After years of development, Missouri State's department of media, journalism, and film has begun its first semester of classes for the new dramatic writing MFA program. The program was approved and announced in Spring 2020 and adds a unique set of opportunities for graduate students. An MFA is the highest degree a … [Read more...] about Faculty Spotlight: Cristina Pippa
The College of Arts and Letters is proud to announce awards for our hard-working, talented students recently recognized for these impressive individual and collaborative projects: MCMA The Standard won 21 awards from the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA), including first place in Division 1 for Best Overall Newspaper and first place for Sweepstakes! Congratulations to … [Read more...] about Students win big at state media competitions