Missouri State University Theatre & Dance 2018 Unified Audition May 7 & 8 This is a combined Fall 2018 MSU Mainstage Theatre & Dance productions of The Wolves, Amelie, and She Stoops to Conquer. Auditions for Mainstage Productions will be held in Coger Theatre in Craig Hall.  The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe Directed by Kurt Heinlein (10 W) Production Dates: … [Read more...]

We are nearing the final production of our 2017-2018 season, The Spring Dance Concert: Parts of the Whole. Students from varying degree programs will come together to show dance numbers choreographed by dance faculty, and guest artists. There will also be a performance from Any Given Child, a group sponsored by The Kennedy Centre.The goal of the Any Given Child initiative is to … [Read more...]

The next MainStage show in the Spring 2018 semester will be Heathers, The Musical.  This production is based on the 1980s cult classic movie by the same title.  Heathers will feature a cast comprised entirely of MSU Theatre and Dance students from a variety of majors.  Acting professor Sarah Wiggin is the director, music direction is done by Heather Luellen, and Jake Wobbe is … [Read more...]

Two members of MSU Theatre and Dance's Faculty will be performing in this year's Missouri Solo Play Festival.  This play festival is an annual tradition of Springfield Contemporary Theatre.  All four works featured in this cycle of solo plays are pieces performed by one woman.  Sarah Wiggin will be performing in the one-woman show, Grounded, and Ruth Barnes will be performing a … [Read more...]

The first main stage production of the Spring 2018 semester will be Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. This production features a cast of MSU students from a variety of majors and is directed by acting faculty member, Dr. Kurt Gerard Heinlein.  The show will be performed in the Balcony Theatre in Craig Hall. About the play: In the insular and theocratic Puritan village of … [Read more...]