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Anna: performer, global citizen

January 8, 2018 by Lucie Amberg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IleaSBzxFrw "It puts a different perspective on it." That's how acting student Anna Surrell describes the way Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) — a global festival on sustainability — affected her thinking about the environment. According to the CCTA website, the festival is "a collaboration between the Center for Sustainable Practice … [Read more...] about Anna: performer, global citizen

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #citizenbear, Acting, ccta, climate change theatre action, COAL, kurt heinlein, Student accomplishments, sustainability, Theatre

Showcases ready acting, musical theatre and dance students for the next stage

November 15, 2016 by Trysta Herzog

Each year, Missouri State arranges for acting, musical theatre and dance students to perform for and network with industry professionals in hotspots such as New York City and Los Angeles.  Hannah Green lightly hops up and down, her high heels clicking the floor to a steady beat. A few feet away, Nick Driscoll’s mouth is awkwardly poised as he quietly emits … [Read more...] about Showcases ready acting, musical theatre and dance students for the next stage

Filed Under: Dance, musical theatre, News Tagged With: Acting, acting showcase, Alumni, alumni association, chicago, COAL, dance conference, los angeles, musical theatre showcase, new york city

Notable Broadway actress joins theatre and dance faculty

May 26, 2016 by Trysta Herzog

Broadway actress Lisa Brescia will be the theatre and dance department’s next assistant professor in acting. She will begin in the fall 2016 semester. Brescia as teacher, acting coach Brescia has been teaching and coaching actors for several years, frequently leading master classes at universities, and as head teacher and founder of The Actor’s Playgroup in New York City. … [Read more...] about Notable Broadway actress joins theatre and dance faculty

Filed Under: Announcement, News Tagged With: Acting, aida, COAL, lisa brescia, mamma mia, new faculty, wicked

Theatre ‘family’ gets student back on her feet after devastating accident

May 17, 2016 by Trysta Herzog

Two months before Missouri State's 2015 acting showcase in Los Angeles, Alicia Douglas was in her hometown of St. Louis for a cattle call audition — an opportunity to be seen by many casting professionals from across the U.S. hiring for theatre, television and film. Douglas, now a musical theatre alumna, was excited when she was invited to a callback, but knew a February … [Read more...] about Theatre ‘family’ gets student back on her feet after devastating accident

Filed Under: Alumni Accomplishmentts, musical theatre, News Tagged With: Acting, alicia douglas, los angeles, new york, showcases

Students prepare for upcoming NYC, LA showcases

February 29, 2016 by Trysta Herzog

It’s showcase season, which means many College of Arts and Letters students will be traveling to New York and Los Angeles over the next two months to perform for industry professionals including agents, managers, casting directors, directors, producers and Missouri State alumni. Showcase performers consistently garner a high rate of offers for representation. New York City … [Read more...] about Students prepare for upcoming NYC, LA showcases

Filed Under: Announcement, musical theatre, News Tagged With: Acting, Alumni, COAL, falcon theatre, jazz ensemble, le poisson rouge, los angeles, new york city, showcase, workshops

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