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The BroadwayWorld.com Best of Kansas City Theatre Awards were announced last week, and Jerry Jay Cranford, assistant theatre professor, was chosen as Best Director of a Professional Musical. The New Theatre in Overland Park presented a sold out run of "Dreamgirls" in 2023, with Cranford as director.   The production won seven of…

https://www.k-state.edu/48filmfest/ So what is a 48-hour film challenge? As the name implies you and a small group of friends have just 48 hours to create an original story (2-6 minutes in length) of any genre. The film could be about anything, but must include four creative elements.  48 hours later…

Apply Today! Interviews begin in the new year.   2024 Employment and Internship Opportunities         Sean Grennan's A Rock Sails By This world premiere opened our 2023 season.   View the Peninsula Players Theatre experience!   March 1st is the deadline for completed applications.  Please, no postal…

      Celebrate your fellow students during finals week! Both events are FREE! Both are at 7pm, Purple Masque! Tuesday at 7pm in Purple Masque: Night of Directing Scenes featuring 13 directors and 24 actors  - support and celebrate your classmates' work while enjoying some unique plays! Wednesday at…

Internships and summer work are IMPORTANT STEPS in developing your craft and gaining the necessary experience to work in the arts. I would first check the Unified Auditions, Audition Conferences and Opportunities. Internships and summer opportunities are where careers begin! Please use your faculty as resources to review your resume…

KSTO is hosting a script reading of the 2012 hit movie Pitch Perfect. Tonight starting at 6 pm in the Purple Masque Theatre. We have a bunch of fun characters and we will pick character names out of a hat before we start. Feel free to participate in the reading…

Hey All, Theatre has some unique offerings for Spring, including Playwriting, Acting for Non-Actors, and even a wonderful Devising course in which students work together to build and create a performance. If you are interested, please see the link for the courses. Scroll down to THEATRE via this LINK  …

THE WOLVES Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned. I hope everyone had a good experience and had fun doing it! Swings have been cast, which are slightly different than understudies. We are working with the faculty on exactly how this will look moving forward. - Lindsey Edwards, Director…

Actors, Arts Leaders, Designers, Directors, Stage Managers, and Technicians – start your grad school journey with URTA! The University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) was founded in 1969 with the mission of supporting excellence in theatre training. Over fifty years later, URTA is still setting the stage for professional training, emerging…

IDEALL Presents: Relaxation & Consent w/ Dr. Joelle Ré Apr-Dunham Wed, Nov. 15th 11:30-1 in Nichols Free Lunch!