Anton Chekhov’s existential comedy, originally published in 1897, is resonating with contemporary audiences, thanks to this fresh new translation in everyday English. The department of theatre and dance will bring the classic to the Balcony Theatre Feb. 18-28. Synopsis Vanya and his niece Sonya have devoted their lives to managing the family’s country farm estate, including … [Read more...] about Chekhov classic revamped for modern stage premieres Feb. 18
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
Missouri State's Tent Theatre will be hosting auditions across the U.S. in February and March for its three summer performances: “All Shook Up,” “Unnecessary Farce” and “My Fair Lady.” Audition schedule The audition schedule is as follows: February 6-9 Memphis, Tennessee Playhouse on the Square Unified Professional Theatre Auditions (UPTA) February … [Read more...] about Tent Theatre begins auditions for 54th season
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
OnStage, a blog that offers commentary about the nation’s theatre scene, has named Missouri State as Missouri's best theatre college. Criteria considered includes performing opportunities, career support In a recent post, the Connecticut-based online journal compiled a list of the Best Theatre Colleges in Every State. According to the post, their findings were based on … [Read more...] about Popular theatre blog names MSU best theatre college in Missouri