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Audiences of New Musical Laboratory Production Can Be Part of Musical Theatre History

September 5, 2024

An exciting synergy of creative forces is set to captivate audiences as the annual New Musical Laboratory unites accomplished Broadway professionals and Michigan State University students in the development of a new musical production. This collaborative endeavor between Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity and the MSU Department of Theatre promises an electrifying showcase of innovation, bringing together a…

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MSU Department of Theatre Looks Forward to 2024-2025 Season

August 28, 2024

The 2024-2025 season for Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre will offer stories that confront uncomfortable truths and that challenge the status quo with this year's theme “Insiders & Outsiders.” The season will highlight the department's commitment to presenting diverse stories, from thought-provoking dramas to an absurd comedy.

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MSU Broad Art Museum Exhibit Chronicles More Than Six Decades of Alum’s Artistic Career

July 3, 2024

A multi-decade retrospective of one of the most important abstract artists of our time, who also is a graduate of Michigan State University, is now on display at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU Broad Art Museum) through Dec. 15, 2024. The MSU Broad Art Museum organized the exhibition, “Samia Halaby: Eye Witness,” which took more than two…

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Student View: Celebrating Juneteenth Through Oil, Ink, and Memory

June 13, 2024

Morgan Renee Hill is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University and the winner of the 2024 Juneteenth poster design contest. Their work, “Black Banner,” is prominently featured in this year’s MSU Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration, which will take place on Friday, June 14.

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Summer Circle Theatre Announces New Artistic Director and FREE Shows for 62nd Season

May 21, 2024

The Michigan State University Department of Theatre’s 2024 Summer Circle Theatre (SCT) is preparing for its 62nd season offering FREE outdoor performances for all ages. Shows run June 6-23 at the courtyard between the Auditorium Building and Kresge Art Center on MSU’s campus. This season, Summer Circle will open three productions as well as pre- and post-show performances including music, dance, improv, and clown acts.

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Work of MFA Candidates on Display and Celebrated at MSU Broad Art Museum

April 3, 2024

The 2024 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, which runs through Sunday, May 26, at Michigan State University's Broad Art Museum, is hosting a reception on Saturday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the creative and scholarly research of MSU’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design MFA candidates whose work is featured in this year’s exhibition.

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MSU Theatre Presents ‘Spring Awakening,’ a Multimedia Rock Musical Production

April 1, 2024

Journey back to late 19th century Germany through a fusion of rock and roll, sexuality, and mortality as Michigan State University's Department of Theatre presents Spring Awakening on April 5-7 and April 10-14 at the Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts.

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Professor Honored for Community-Engaged Creative Activity

March 26, 2024

For her outstanding work producing an equity-based art exhibition featuring more than 200 pieces of work from around the world, Nancy DeJoy, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University, is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Creative Activity presented by MSU’s Office of University Outreach and Engagement.The exhibition, titled…

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MSU Theatre Delivers a Modern Look on Unions with ‘Waiting for Lefty’

March 19, 2024

The complexities and struggles of a New York City cab drivers’ union on the verge of a strike is the focus of the next production by the Michigan State University Department of Theatre. Offering a modern view to a 90-year-old story, the Department of Theatre presents Waiting for Lefty March 26-30 in the MSU Auditorium’s Studio 60.

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Theatre Alum Continues to Create Sensory-Friendly Productions as Artist-in-Residence in Georgia

March 13, 2024

Since early childhood, Evan Hill Phillips has always enjoyed the spotlight as he craved an outlet to create, entertain, and perform. At Michigan State University, the BFA in Theatre graduate discovered a whole new and innovative theatrical approach, one that is designed for audiences that are neurodiverse.With an older brother who is neurodiverse and a first-hand knowledge of the industry’s…