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Spring Dance Concert
May 1-3 @ 7:30 PM
May 4 @ 2:30 PM
Coger Theatre
Costume Reduction Event & UTD Book Sale
May 2, 1-5 PM
Siceluff 302 & Craig 209
Fall 2008 General Auditions
May 6-7, 6-10 PM
Coger Theatre
Retirement Reception
May 8, 3-4 PM
Balcony Theatre
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Spring Dance Concert
 The 2008 Spring Dance Concert will be running from May 1-3 at 7:30 PM, and May 4 at 2:30 PM. The show will be
performed in Coger Theatre in Craig Hall. For tickets, visit any campus
box office or visit www.missouristatetix.com. This annual event-and one of our most popular-unites a company of
twenty dancers with an amazing range of original works choreographed by
our resident artists and our students. A production that never fails to
entertain, this display of talent, beauty and the magic of movement is
always the perfect harbinger of Spring!! Also, please join us for our Opening Night Reception on Thursday, May 1st, after the performance. Regardless of whether you attended that evening's performance, all are welcome to attend! Click Here to watch the Spring Dance Concert web promo! |
Fall 2008 General Auditions
 The unified auditions for the Fall 2008 semester will be held in Coger Theatre on May 6-7, from 6-10 PM each. Callbacks will be held on May 7th from 6-10 PM and May 9th from 12:30-4:30 PM.
This season will include The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Twelve Angry Jurors.
To sign up for an audition time, please visit the Theatre & Dance Callboard on the second floor of Craig. More information (including character descriptions and audition requirements) can be found at the Callboard, or by clicking here.
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Design/Production Assistant Applications
 Anyone interested in being assigned specific design/production positions for the 2008-2009 mainstage seasons must fill out an application. The applications are due by Monday, May 5th, at 5:00 PM, to C. Winstead.
For more information, and to pick up an application, please visit the Theatre & Dance Callboard (second floor of Craig Hall). |
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Upcoming BFA Senior Recitals  With the end of the semester approaching quickly, many graduating seniors will be showcasing the BFA Recitals. These performances are free and open to the public. The dates and times of the recitals are as follows:
Adam Brietzke's Senior Performance will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008, at 6:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Sarah Skelton's Senior Performance will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008, at 8:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Kaci Wilhoit's Senior Performance will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 12:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Samantha Barboza's Senior Performance, "Moving Right Along...", will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at 2:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Sarah Roth and Sandra Lopez's Senior Performance, "Pulling Away," will be held on Saturday, May 3rd at 2:30 PM in Coger Theatre of Craig Hall.
Drew Danver's Senior Recital, "Nothing Lasts Forever," will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 4:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Darci Burch and Alan Daugherty's Senior Performance will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 6:30 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Keely Seifers' Senior Performance will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 12:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Steve White's Senior Performance will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 2:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Sean Powell's Senior Recital, "Bottom of the Ninth," will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 6:00 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
Lenny Hernadez's Senior Performance will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 7:30 PM in the Balcony Theatre of Craig Hall.
If you are currently planning a Senior Recital or BFA Presentation (Technical or Performance), please let us know! Send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu) with all of the details and your recital will be included in the next TAD eUpdate. Please note, you must e-mail the information by the Monday prior to the TAD eUpdate in which you wish to have the information published. |
Retirement Notices
Rhythm McCarthy, James Woodland, and Gloria Reed will all be retiring at the end of this semester.
Join us on Thursday, May 8th in the Balcony
Theatre from 3-5 pm to celebrate the service and friendship that Rhythm, James,
and Gloria have shared with Theatre and Dance Department. Refreshments will be served.
  
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Costume Reduction Event
Has there ever been a particular costume from an MSU Production that you wish you could have as your own? Well, here's your chance!
On Friday, May 2nd, the Theatre & Dance Department will be holding a Costume Reduction Event from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. It will be held in Siceluff 302, and cash donations will be accepted.
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UTD Book Sale
 On Friday, May 2nd, University Theatre & Dance will be holding a book sale from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in CRAIG 209 (moved from Siceluff 245).
James Woodland has generously donated around 400 scripts and books to UTD. All the proceeds from this event will go towards the Clint Overstreet Memorial Award.
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NYC Senior Showcase Review
On Thursday,
April 24, Missouri State University presented the first-ever BFA
Musical Theatre Senior Showcase in New York at New World Stages. We
had 18 attendees from the theatre industry (agents, casting, company
managers, directors), over 40 alumni and friends, and 12 current
students attended the showcase to show their support! We were very
pleased with the turnout for our first showing in NYC. Comments from
the industry and alumni were very positive and encouraging: excellent
format, nice flow, good material choices, very clean and professional
showing. Performing in the showcase: Julia Beck, Jae Boley, Andrew
Danver, Jason Derryberry, Greg Faupel Megan Marra, Sean Powell, Janell
Rinne. Congratulations to these seniors - we are very proud of you!
Then it was time to
celebrate! That evening, current MSU students had the opportunity to
mingle with alumni at the 3rd annual Alumni Reception at Trattoria
Teatro in Times Square. It was a great turnout and the alumni had a
blast visiting with the evening's special guest, Gloria Reed! It is
during these receptions that you feel the strong sense of family that
exists between our NYC alumni, regardless of when they graduated.
Seniors and current students made invaluable connections at the
reception by networking with many generations of alumni. Visit www.mstconnect.com to view our alumni.
Other events of the NYC trip
included coachings with NY vocal coaches, taking dance classes at NY
dance studios, lots of sightseeing adventures, and of course lots of
theatre! Some special highlights were seeing our alumni on stage: Kyle
Dean Massey in XANADU and Andrew C. Call in GLORY DAYS.
Make plans now to attend next year - you won't want to miss it. |
Alumni Nathan Tysen Update
 Congratulations to Missouri State's very
own Nathan Tysen (BFA Musical Theatre '99) and his writing partner,
Chris Miller, who received a Drama Desk Nomination in the category
"Outstanding Revue" for their musical revue, FUGITIVE SONGS. FUGITIVE
SONGS played Off-Broadway during March 2008. Awards will be announced
on May 18.
The Drama Desk is an organization of theatre critics, writers and
editors that honors excellence in all areas of New York theatre:
Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway and not-for-profit. Awards will be announced on May 18.
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Dance Studio Showings
Come
One, Come All: Dance Studio Showings are Tuesday, May 6th. We will
start at 5:00 pm, in Carrington Auditorium with tap, then improvise our
way to McDonald Arena 203 for to see ballet, modern and jazz, more
improvisation (with and without contact)- more dancing, until 6:30
(then, wend your way to an audition...)! Enjoy watching dance students
- majors, minors, students from other programs, departments... and
colleges!- Strut Their Stuff!
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Ticket Giveaway: Karrin Allyson
This week, you can win a pair of tickets to see Karrin Allyson on Friday, May 2nd, 2008, at 8:00 PM in the Gillioz Theatre.
If you are interested in this giveaway, send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu), with "Karrin Allyson" in the subject field no later than Thursday, May 1st, 2008, at 1:30 PM (Central).
Please also note that student rush tickets are only $10, as part of the Missouri State University Jazz Showcase Series! "A popular and critically-acclaimed fixture on the jazz landscape,
Grammy-nominated Karrin Allyson has a warm, throaty sound, a relaxed
sense of swing, and an adventurous take on expanding the jazz vocal
repertoire." www.karrin.com |
Ticket Giveaway: In No Sense
 This week, you can also win two tickets to see In No Sense any day from May 1st-3rd, 7:30 PM, at the 2nd Stage Performance Theatre.
If you are interested in this giveaway, send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu), with "In No Sense" in the subject field no later than Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, at 2:30 PM (Central). YOU MUST ALSO INCLUDE WHICH DATE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SHOW!
"On the eve of September 11th, 2001, two Gen X losers have resolved to
commit suicide. Throughout the night they are visited by various
characters that delay their resolve. This tragic-comedy is a hurlyburly
of religion, race, relationships, pizza, and marijuana."
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The TAD eUpdate is released every Tuesday at 5:00 PM. Should you have any new or updated information, perhaps something you want to share, please contact Matt Tassell ( Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu). The TAD eUpdate does not replace the department's callboards. Continue to check the callboards every day for more information. This is an official publication of the Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance. Please send corrections or comments to Matt Tassell ( Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu). |
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