"A single light left burning whenever a theatre is dark." Amidst everything going on in the world, with all of the productions stopped, you can rest assured our spirits are not. Behind every theatre door and down the steps to the center of the stage, is a single light known as a "ghost light." Originally used for safety purposes should anyone be walking around the stage in the … [Read more...] about We Will Keep the Ghost Light On
This weekend is an exciting time for the T&D department! The BA/BS program has enlisted the help of Mina Samuels to bring her new play to be staged here at MSU. Her one act Because I Am Your Queen features Theatre and Dance students across various programs to bring this staged reading to life. In addition to the production, Mina will also be holding an embodied devising … [Read more...] about Because I Am Your BEAR
It's that time of the semester again; the Theatre and Dance Department's Directing II class is ready to present a series of their student-directed one acts. With this semester's class, we have David Struckman, Matthew Kiewiet, Baylor Barnes, and Ashley Whittaker as the talented directors coming together in Almost! Cancelled! Productions. Their shows- Blind Harassment, Why We … [Read more...] about Directing II Presents A Night Of One Acts!
This weekend is UCYA and Tabula Rasa's second show of their Fall Backlit Season, Constellations! The play follows Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a cosmologist through their romantic relationship. Their story is told through different universes and different possibilities for their relationship. The director, Shane Everett, and the two co-stars, Simon Osler and Kathy Busch, … [Read more...] about In the Constellations
This Saturday kicks off Tabula Rasa and UCYA's Backlit Season with a staged reading of The Clinic! The Clinic depicts abortion providers' lives over the course of nine months in Wichita, Kansas. Their clinic, Wichita Women’s Health, is one of the last clinics in the state and a battleground for reproductive freedom since the notorious 1991 Summer of Mercy protests. The show … [Read more...] about Fighting For Reproductive Rights in The Clinic