Join the Department of Theatre’s freshmen class as they take audience suggestions to improvise a new show every time in this year’s Freshman Showcase, which runs Thursday, November 29, to Sunday, December 2, at the MSU Auditorium’s Studio 60 Theatre. For each performance, the characters, setting, dialogue, music, and lyrics all will be made up on the spot. The performers will improvise short-form…
This fall semester, junior Timosha Krivtsov, a current Apparel, Textile and Design (ATD) student, was accepted into Kansas City Fashion Week (KCFW) to show his original collection of his fashion designs and launch his individual brand. KCFW is ATD’s entrée into this competition. He was selected to be part of the show via an application that was sent through his…
A poem by Associate Professor Nancy DeJoy, addressing the issue of silence in cases of sexual abuse and how the isolation and silencing of survivor voices is detrimental to the lives of survivors and to the community, will be exhibited December 4-12 at the Broad Art Lab in downtown East Lansing. The poem, Illuminating Survivor Voices, which originated from survivor…
Heidi Kasevich, Educational Director at Quiet Revolution, is coming to MSU to speak about how educators can create structures and dynamics in the classroom that recognize and reward introverted learners. Her talk, scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Studio 60 Theatre, located in the basement of the Auditorium Building, is free and open to the public.…
The 4th annual Accessible Learning Conference will take place December 6 and 7 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. Each year, the Accessible Learning Conference (ALC) devotes time to explore different avenues concerning accessibility. This year, the ALC will explore accessibility as a social justice issue. The ALC was designed to open pathways of discussion, networking, and collaboration for students, faculty, and community…
Join us on Mackinac Island for a special weekend at one of the world’s finest hotels where you will enjoy private porch receptions, unique programming, fine gourmet dinners, and good company!
MSU’s Department of Theatre will perform Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men on Boats November 9-11 and November 13-18 in the Studio 60 Theatre at the MSU Auditorium. Directed by Associate Professor Ann Folino White, Men on Boats is a story of Major John Wesley Powell and his crew who set off to chart the Green and Colorado Rivers on the first official government-sponsored expedition of the Grand Canyon.…
MSU’s Department of Theatre is proud to present its Sexual Politics Series, a unique and timely performance of published and ensemble-created works exploring how theatre, as an art form, has illuminated, illustrated, and even misrepresented issues of discrimination, empowerment, and abuse on several levels.
MSU’s Department of Theatre has the perfect carnival-themed clown concoction brewing for its 10th annual Haunted Auditorium, which runs October 27, 28, and 31. This year’s production, titled Carn-Evil, will transform the three-story Auditorium into a scary carnival-theme atmosphere with student actors giving visitors a fright at every turn. The production is being led by Rachel Aho, a junior BFA Design major with a…
Bestselling author, screenwriter, playwright, and nationally syndicated columnist, Mitch Albom, will speak and sign his latest book at MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, December 11, at 7 p.m. with all proceeds supporting student scholarships for MSU’s College of Arts & Letters and the Department of Theatre. Albom’s newest book, The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, which will be released…