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
From standing in the spotlight to setting the stage for a home, she’s learned how to make herself (and others) happy. When alumna Jennifer Saputo-Peterson graduated from Missouri State in 2006, she wanted to use her bachelor’s degree in theatre to be a working actress in New York City, which she did from 2007-10. But now she helps St. Louisians set the stage for a happy … [Read more...] about Alumna helps ‘set the stage’ with mobile shop in St. Louis
This year’s spring dance concert, “Images in Motion,” will feature new faculty-choreographed works that explore the fleeting nature of human activities in space and time. Each moment frames a never-to-be-repeated, multi-dimensional composition of form, light, color, texture, sound and feeling. Alumnus helps bring vision to stage The concert is inspired by photographer … [Read more...] about Spring concert a study of motion inspired by famed photographer
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
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