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Alumna Lauren Sweetser appearing in new film

September 4, 2018 by Theatre and Dance

Missouri State University acting alum Lauren Sweetser (Winters Bone, Addicted) stars in The Riot Act, which is being theatrically released mid-Sept. Over a dozen Missouri State current Acting and Musical Theater majors did background work on the film. An early Fandango synopsis of the film states that Sweetser has "leading star stature." The Riot Act hits theaters nationwide … [Read more...] about Alumna Lauren Sweetser appearing in new film

Filed Under: Acting, Alumni Accomplishmentts, Announcement, Employment, News Tagged With: kurt heinlein, lauren sweetser, The Riot Act

Olivia: performer

May 31, 2018 by Lucie Amberg

As a child, Olivia Marie Jones "wanted to sing all the time." She loved classics like "Annie" and "Aladdin" and knew she would pursue performing. Of course, there are many paths to this career, and Olivia wasn't always sure hers included college. "I know that in this field, you don't necessarily need the piece of paper to prove you're good," she says. But she chose … [Read more...] about Olivia: performer

Filed Under: Acting, musical theatre, Student accomplishments Tagged With: acting showcase, Giving Voice, kurt heinlein, la showcase, musical theatre, musical theatre showcase, nyc showcase, olivia marie jones, robert westenberg, sarah wiggin, sarah wilcoxon

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

Movie being filmed locally has strong MSU ties

November 9, 2015 by Trysta Herzog

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

Filed Under: Alumni Accomplishmentts, Announcement, News Tagged With: Acting, Alumni, COAL, film, kurt heinlein, musical theatre, the weight

Theatre students get crash course in puppetry, political performance

May 7, 2015 by Trysta Herzog

During this year's Public Affairs Conference, theatre and dance students learned about social and political performance as well as large-scale puppeteering from the one of the oldest not-for-profit theatre companies in the nation. Workshops prepare students for PAC show In April Peter Schumann packed his Vermont troupe Bread and Puppet Theatre into a school bus filled with … [Read more...] about Theatre students get crash course in puppetry, political performance

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bread and puppet, COAL, kurt heinlein, melanie dreyer lude, nick oswalt, peter schumann, public affairs conference

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