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Upcoming Events
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Auditions for Fall Dance Concert & Inertia
August 27, 5 PM
McDonald 203
Dance Majors/Minors Meeting
August 28, 5 PM
McDonald 203 UTD Meeting
September 3, 10 PM
Balcony Theatre
Master Class w/Kacico Dance Company
Septmber 5, 11 AM
McDonald 203
Creedo Dance Rehearsal
September 6, 9 AM
Kickapoo Studio
Kacido Dance Company Concert
September 6, 7:30 PM
Coger Theatre
For a complete list of Upcoming Events, click here.
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Missouri State University
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Important Dance Dates!
 Dancers! Please take note of the following Upcoming Events!
-Wednsday August 27th at 5:00pm: Auditions for Fall Dance Concert* & Inertia, McDonald 203.
-Thursday August 28th at 5:00pm: Dance Majors and Minors Meeting, McDonald 203.
-Friday, Sepember 5th, 11:00am-1:00pm: Master Class w/Kacico Dance Company, McDonald 203.
-Saturday, September 6th, 9:00am-1:30pm: Creedo Dance Rehearsal, Kickapoo Studio.
-Saturday, September 6th, 7:30pm: Kacico Dance Company Concert, Coger Theatre (See Below).
*Please note- The Fall Dance Concert has Tech Rehearsal on Wednesday, November 5th, Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, November 6th, and Performances on Friday, November 7th at 7:30pm,
and Saturday, November 8th at 2:30pm and 7:30pm.
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UTD Meeting!
 The first University Theatre & Dance (UTD) meeting of the Fall '08 semester will take place on Wednsday, September 3rd, at 10:00pm, in Balcony Theatre (second floor of Craig Hall).
We will be discussing Homecoming, organizing various committees, the new UTD Performance Cardio workshop, and much, much more!
For more information, please contact Addie Barnhart at Barnhart421@missouristate.edu.
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New Season Promo Video
 Click the image to the right to check out the new Promo Video for the 2008-2009 Theatre & Dance Season!
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Important Info For BSED Students!
In canceling COM 332, those of you who are in Theatre or
Communication Education will have a hard time getting the specific information
you are likely to be asked on the Praxis Exam.
Gloria Galanes from the Communication Department will be doing a short-and-sweet tutorial session focusing on the information
the Praxis Exam typically covers. She's planning on doing this in a couple of
sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays, at the time COM 332 would normally have met.
It won't get started until mid-September, but she will let you know when we get
those scheduled.
If you have colleagues/friends who are likely to need this information, please
feel free to tell them that we are going to do what we can to make sure you aren't
left in the cold when it comes to the Praxis exam!
Please contact Gloria Galanes at GloriaGalanes@MissouriState.edu for more information!
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New Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Wiggin
 Meet Sarah Wiggin, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Performance!
Sarah is a professional actor and director who has worked in
Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC. Sarah earned her MFA in Acting
& Directing from the University of Arizona. Sarah continues working
toward her professional certification in the Alexander Technique at the
Urbana Center for the Alexander Technique where she is studying with
Joan and Alex Murray.
Sarah is a proud working member of the Actor's Equity Association
(AEA) and the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG). She has worked professionally
with theatres such as The Shakespeare Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Company, Ford's Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Washington Shakespeare
Company, and The Folger Theatre. Her on-camera work includes Law & Order: SVU and God's and Generals,
as well as independent film, industrial, and print work. Sarah directed
professionally at Venus Theatre and assisted Aaron Posner in his Helen
Hayes Award Winning production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Folger Theatre. Her own production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile earned Baltimore City Paper's #4 slot in their "Top Ten: the Year in Theatre" list.
Sarah is also a company member of The Misa Table, an ensemble
theatre company devoted to using a collaborative process to build
original performance material whose recent efforts have been focused on
the production of 1905, a theatre work about turn-of-the-century immigrants in the Midwest.
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Employment Opportunity!
 The Theatre & Dance Marketing Office is looking for two new student employees!
Job requirements include helping to promote shows through online work and poster distribution, Assistant House Managing MSU Mainstage Productions, running errands, taking messages, and more.
All students are welcome to apply; Freshmen in particular are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in becoming a Marketing Assistant, please contact Mark Templeton at MarkTempleton@MissouriState.edu.
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UTD Presents: Performance Cardio
 UTD is sponsoring a tri-weekly "Performance Cardio" workout available for free to all departmental students and faculty. This will be the perfect opportunity to learn exercises that will promote a healthy, active lifestyle, while still benefiting the performer in you!
The class starts on Tuesday, September 1st, and will take place every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. It will run from 8:00-8:45am each day at the Kickapoo Studio.
For more information, please contact Addie Barnhart at Barnhart421@missouristate.edu.
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Kacico Dance
 Kacico Dance, Kansas City Contemporary Dance, presents Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound at Coger Theatre in Craig Hall on the MSU Campus.
The performance is sponsored by the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance and is a free event.
Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound is a contemporary dance treat as light and shadow become partners with movement and sound. Flashlights in the audience, sounds in the dark, and dancers revealed and concealed are just the beginning of the theatrical innovations of Kacico Dance choreographers Michelle Brown, Lindsay Spilker Tate, Shandi Miller along with guest choreographer Rebecca Bryant and composer, Don Nichols, both formerly from Missouri State University and currently at Purdue University. Light, Movement Shadow, Sound is the culmination of a process that included working with modules of movement, minimal lighting, a black and white color scheme, and original sound scores including one created from the sounds of tap shoes used in an unconventional manner.
Section titles include Wednesday Evening, Lunar Moth, The John, Under My Bed, and Vectors. Among the talented cast of dancers is Julie DeLancey-Rudolph, a graduate of MSU's Department of Theatre and Dance who is in her fourth season with Kacico Dance. Also performing with the company is Justin Hundley, a current student in MSU's Department of Theatre of Dance. Justin interned with Kacico this summer and guest performed with the company in the premier of Light, Movement, Shadow, Sound at the Kansas City Fringe Festival.
Kacico Dance, a company of 9 spectacular dancers, always promises amazingly refreshing creativity and fun. Don't miss this performance.
September 6, 2008, 7:30pm
Coger Theatre in Craig Hall
1147 E. Grand
MSU Campus
Free Event
artdir@kacicodance.org
www.kacicodance.org
816-578-4721
This performance is sponsored by the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance, and is
Made possible by Burger and Brown Engineering, the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, Key Lighting, Peoples Bank, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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Playwright Competition- 2009 Modern Mystery Plays
 Announcing the 2nd Annual Playwright Competition!
Mystery Plays are the example of medieval drama, when people gather to hear and see the mystery of God unfold before them. The plays existed in "cycles" of individual performances of stories from Genesis to Revelation. You are invited to adapt to "mystery ploay" into a modern/current day setting. Two scripts will be chosen for the production in the Spring of 2009.
A scholarship of $500 will be awarded to the playwright student for each production. To be eligible, you must be a student enrolled at Missouri State University with a major within the Theatre & Dance Department. Completed scripts must be submitted no later than November 20, 2008.
For more information, contact Sarah Wiggin (swiggin@missouristate.edu) or Howard Cavner (howardcavner@missouristate.edu)
The Modern Mystery plays are a cooperative program of The House Campus Ministry and the MSU Department of Theatre & Dance.
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Ticket Giveaway
 This week, you can win two tickets to see The Pajama Game on Friday, September 26th, 2008 at 8:00 PM, at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.
If you wish to enter in this giveaway, please send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu) with "The Pajama Game" in the subject field by Friday, August 29th, 2008 at 4:00 PM.
PLEASE NOTE- This is the SAME giveaway that was in last week's TAD. There is no need to resubmit your name if you have already entered.
Love threatens to shut down the Sleep Tite pajama factory as the
battle of the sexes plays out in this rollicking classic of the Golden
Age of musical theatre. This delightful show is a rambunctious pillow
fight full of jazzy songs - "Steam Heat", "Hernando's Hideaway" and
"Hey There (You with the Stars in Your Eyes)" - hot dance numbers and
exuberant laughter.
www.phoenix-ent.com
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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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