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Kozisek Places 2nd in National Singing Competition

Junior Grant Kozisek of Leawood, KS was awarded Second Place in the Commercial Music category at the 2026 National Association Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions (NSA) held in San Antonio, Texas. Grant advanced to the NSA after earning first-place honors in both the Kansas NATS Student Auditions and…

MTD NewsJuly 13, 2026

Dance Current Students Theatre Summer Opportunity

Pick Up 3 Credit Hours in July!

Looking to complete 3 credits AND study Film? These are 3 credit hours in THEATRE. We are offering Introduction to the Art of Film starting June 29. It is all online, all asynchronous. Films provided. We focus on the analysis of films, with attention paid to aesthetics, history, production processes, and…

Shannon SkeltonJune 15, 2026

Current Students Theatre

Theatre Offering Online, Asynch Summer Courses!

Hey All! Did you know you can take asynchronous courses this summer in Theatre? Indeed! Intro to Theatre and Intro to the Art of Film are being offered. Intro to Theatre is a required course for majors and minors. Intro to the Art of Film serves as a Theatre elective,…

Shannon SkeltonMay 25, 2026

Current Students Theatre News

See Where Theatre Students are Working This Summer!

At K-State Theatre, we value and encourage students to secure professional work in Theatre or in Arts Education over the summer to further prepare themselves for a life and career in the Arts. Please see what our tremendously talented students are up to this summer. If you know of any…

Shannon SkeltonMay 25, 2026

Current Students Alumni News Featured

K-State Theatre Students Awarded Mark Twain Prize and Eugene O’Neill Fellowship

Two K-State students were recently awarded National Prizes for their work in Theatre: Emmet Spaw Emmett Spaw (KSU Theatre Major) received a Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting Distinguished Achievement Award for his play The Well-Lit Shadow. Emmett’s play was one of four plays considered for this national award. Read…

MTD NewsMay 25, 2026

Music Current Students

Placement News: Kelsey Farr

KSU MM Oboe Graduate Kelsey Farr will pursue her DMA studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music in Fall 2026!

Dylan DeanMay 11, 2026

Current Students Theatre

Free BBQ, Student Plays & Devising Tonight!

School of Music, Theatre, and Dance End of the Year BBQ TONIGHT PLUS Student Playwrights and Devising! Please spread the word amongst Theatre folks - this is free food, live music, and not a bad way to spend the late afternoon before Wrights of Spring and Devising tonight. Bring a…

Shannon SkeltonMay 11, 2026

Faculty Dance Current Students Music Theatre Alumni News Featured Performances

Student-Led. Ensemble-Driven. Remarkable.

There are moments that remind us why we do this work. This is one of them. The Well-Lit Shadow is an all student-led production—a true ensemble effort from start to finish. Emmett Spaw was commissioned to write this original play using archival materials from the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum,…

David MackayApril 30, 2026

Current Students Theatre News

Scene Shop Constructs Facade for MHS Production

The K-State Scene Shop recently built a set for Manhattan High School's production of "Proof." Led by Senior Professor of Practice, George Matthews, the student crew built and installed the exterior facade in about a week. Congrats MTD crew! Performances of "Proof" May 1-3 at MHS.

MTD NewsApril 29, 2026

Music Current Students News

Clarinetists Selected for Full Graduate Assistantships

Graduate clarinetist Gabbie Phillips has accepted a full assistantship to University of Oklahoma to pursue her DMA in Clarinet Performance, and undergraduate clarinetist Angel Amaro has accepted a full assistantship at Shenandoah Conservatory to pursue a MM in Clarinet Performance.

MTD NewsApril 28, 2026