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Fall 2023 theatre season opens with “Shakespeare in Love”

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The theatre and dance department at Missouri State University begins the 2023-24 theatre season on Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. with “Shakespeare in Love.”

The department is buzzing with excitement and preparation in a new venue.

“This is our first show of our season and the first academic show in the John Goodman Amphitheatre,” Theatre and Dance Managing Director Mark Templeton said. [Read more…] about Fall 2023 theatre season opens with “Shakespeare in Love”

Laboratory Theatre Company prepares for new season 

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The Laboratory Theatre Company (LTC) is accepting forms for all areas of production for its first show of the season, William Shakespeare’s, “Julius Caesar.”

Two student actors on stageLTC is a student-led, student-run theatrical production company dedicated to producing accessible, enriching and new theatre. According to their mission statement, LTC allows students “to experiment and learn in a safe and welcoming environment for all.” [Read more…] about Laboratory Theatre Company prepares for new season 

Associate professor named director of Missouri Fine Arts Academy

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The Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA) begins another journey with Dr. Fatih Benzer as its new director.

The associate professor of art and design at Missouri State University will begin the role this fall.

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Department of Theatre and Dance announces 2023-2024 season “Illumination”

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Theatre illuminates the range of ideas and emotions that shape us as individuals and define us as a society. The productions of Missouri State University’s Theatre and Dance 2023-2024 season shed light on our shared human experience.

  • Imagine young Will’s inspiration for Romeo and Juliet in the dramatic comedy “Shakespeare In Love”
  • Follow the ricochet of ideas in “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind: 30 plays in 60 minutes”
  • Cheer as a trio of underpaid office workers stage a madcap corporate coup in “9 to 5: The Musical”
  • Enter a world where cartoon characters become mythic figures in “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play”
  • Tag along with five lost people on their journey of inner discovery in “Circle Mirror Transformation”
  • Untangle myriad motives and clues to solve the case in “A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical”
  • Be inspired by the amazing human machine in “Spring Dance Concert: Movement Mechanized”

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