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Welcome FRESHMEN...and welcome back to all K-State students! Don't forget to register your email with our blog so you can receive up-to-the-minute information about events in K-State Music, Theatre, and Dance! If you have something you want posted, email Jennifer Vellenga at vellenga@ksu.edu.

From Dean Peter Dorhout: I am pleased to announce that, following an internal search for leadership, Professor Gary Mortenson will assume duties as the inaugural Director of Music, Theater, and Dance. I am especially grateful for the hard work and dedication that Charlie Griffin has shown as Head of Communication…

During his presentation yesterday, Dr. Mortenson offered the following inspiring quotes as important guide posts for his life and leadership approach: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.        -William Butler Yeats Things which matter most must never be at the…

Wednesday May, 30th at 1:30-2:15 PM there will be a Faculty Presentation by Dr. Gary Mortensen in McCain 105 to which you are all invited. Dr. Mortensen is being interviewed for the position of Director of the new Department of Music, Theate, and Dance (soon to be the School of…

There's a NEW BABY in the world: Max Pentz Dunn Born 5/15/2012 at 3:33pm Weighing 8 lb. 4 oz. Measuring 21 inches long Julie and Max are doing well! Congratulations Julie, Neil & Jack!  

Thanks to all for a productive and creative 201102012 school year! Best wishes from the Department of Communication Studies, Theatre and Dance for a safe and productive summer.  We will welcome you all back into the School of Music Theatre and Dance on August 20, 2012.  

An informal reading of Fashionistas will take place in Nichols Theatre on Wednesday, May 2nd at 7:30pm.  The running time is less than an hour.  The reading is free and open to the public. This play is being produced and directed Off-Broadway by Jennifer Vellenga this summer. www.FashionistasNYC.com. The House…

Nominations for the AREX EHRSAM AWARD are now being accepted. Arex Ehrsam was a former K-State student who was greatly dedicated to his involvement to the Speech & Drama Department as well as the K-State Players before his premature death in 1987 at the age of 24. In his honor,…

TAP Banquet, Saturday May 5, 6:45pm End of the Year celebration for Theatre students, faculty and enthusiasts! Come see the Phaetons play and celebrate our accomplishments as a department over the past year! Come and enjoy our Cinco de Mayo themed bash! Please note that dinner is served at 7:30,…

Congratulations to everyone who took part in bringing Hamlet to the stage.! Tonight is opening night. Hamlet runs: April 19-21 and April 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at 2:30 p.m. Come out to support!