We often hear stories about the great things our former students have been up to. Here are a few places you can watch our alums at work: Alumnus revs it up with ‘Grease: Live’ Musical theatre alumnus Andrew Call will appear on Fox’s “Grease: Live” on Jan. 31. Call plays Sonny in the live television production. He joins notable performers Julianne Hough (Sandy), Mario Lopez … [Read more...] about Catch episodes of ‘Suits’ and ‘Grease: Live’ to see our alumni in action
Alumnus Mark Santillano is on campus this week teaching dance classes while assisting with choreography for the dance program's spring dance concert, "Images in Motion." Santillano teaches dance at Mercyhurst Santillano is an assistant professor of dance at Mercyhurst Univeristy in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he teaches modern, tap, jazz, musical theatre dance and … [Read more...] about Alumnus returns to help with spring dance concert
Missouri State alumnus Brent Sexton will offer a scene study workshop and question-and-answer session from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the Craig Hall’s Balcony Theatre. Workshop open to all students The workshop is free and open to all majors. Students are asked not to arrive late or depart early for the workshop. Students who are working scenes with Sexton will be … [Read more...] about Alumnus known for ‘The Killing’ returns for acting workshop
Several Missouri State alumni, students and faculty are involved in making the SAG-AFTRA union-supported movie “The Weight,” being filmed in nearby Greenfield, Missouri. MSU connections to the film Alumnus Thomas Rennier is directing the film, a noir thriller set in Dade County Missouri. His wife Jenna Rennier is also an alumna and is the film’s location scout. Greenfield is … [Read more...] about Movie being filmed locally has strong MSU ties
Award-winning theatre and dance alumna Jessica Lynn Johnson will perform her newest solo show, “Ze,” on Oct. 16 in Coger Theatre. Alumna explores topics of spirituality, sexuality “Ze” is a one-woman, 15-character dramedy that examines gender construction, sexuality and spirituality, and many other LGBTQ-related issues. According to a press release, the piece centers around … [Read more...] about Alumna uses artistic performance to explore LGBTQ topics