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Upcoming Events
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Deidra Goodwin Workshops
November 19-21
See Article for Details
Outnumbered Directing II One-Acts
November 20-22, 7:30 PM
Balcony Theatre
Playwright Submissions for Mystery Plays/UTD One-Acts
November 20
For a complete list of Upcoming Events, click here.
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Missouri State University
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Deidre Goodwin Workshop
 Broadway actress and MSU Alumni Deidre Goodwin will be on our campus Wednesday, November 19 through Friday, November 21, conducting the following Master Classes:
Wednesday, November 19
-Musical Theatre Auditions Workshop, Carrington Auditorium, 11AM-12:50PM
-Dance Call - "Cell Block Tango"(movie version), McDonald Dance Studio 1-2:20 PM (Participants chosen by Darryl Clark; all others welcome to observe)
Thursday, November 20
-Working in Television and Film, Ellis Recital Hall, 1-2:50 PM
Friday, November 21
-So You Want to Be a Broadway Star?, Craig 206, 12-1:50PM
All are welcome to attend each workshop.
Deidre's Broadway credits include A Chorus Line (Sheila), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Chicago (Velma Kelly), Nine (Our Lady of the Spa), Never Gonna Dance (Velma), Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Rocky Horror Show. Other New York Theatre credits includes Encores! The Pajama Game (Gladys), and Fringe Festival's Silence of the Lambs (Ardelia). Film credits include Chicago (June), Half Nelson, and Across the Universe.
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Twelve Angry Jurors
 Tickets for the Missouri State Theatre & Dance Production ofTwelve Angry Jurors, directed by Dr. Carol J. Maples, are on sale now! The show will be performed in Coger Theatre from December 4-6, 2008, at 7:30 PM & December 7, 2008, at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $8 (MSU advanced puchase), $12, and $14.
"A murder case falls into the hands of twelve jurors in Twelve Angry Jurors,
by Reginald Rose. Find out how justice conforms to twelve people, and
see how it morphs them into twelve angry people through their own
faults, personal ticks, and histories. A drama set in the clean crisp
lines that nostalgia somehow forgot. Meet these men as they hold a life
in their hands and they rediscover who they are and why they are, even
through the clichés that define them and their time. What would we have
them do to an inner city boy who is accused of stabbing his father to
death?"
Sponsor of the production is Educational Community Credit Union.
Be sure to join us on December 4th, immediately following the show, for our Opening Night Reception in Craig Lobby!
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Alice and Oedipus Auditions
 Announcing the Unified Audition for A...My Name is Alice & Oedipus Rex!
The auditions will be held on:
-Tuesday December 9, Coger Theatre, 7-10 pm;
-Wednesday December 10, Coger Theatre, 6-8pm
Prepare: Women and
men please prepare one monologue (90 seconds max, contemporary or
style) and 16 bars of a Broadway or Cabaret style number (up tempo or
balled). Bring sheet music to your audition, an accompanist will be
provided. Please fill out an audition form (available on the call board
and in the T&D office) and bring it to your audition 15 minutes
prior to your audition time. Also bring a photo/resume if you have one.
Sign-Up: Please sign-up for a 3 minute time slot on the call board.
Callbacks will be held on:
-Wednesday December 10, Coger Theatre (Oedipus Only), 8-10pm
-Thursday December 11th Coger and Balcony Theatres (Oedipus), 6-10 pm
-Thursday December 11th Coger and Balcony Theatres (Alice), 6-10 pm
Note: All BFA Acting and Musical Theatre Majors are required to audition. BA, BSED, MA, and all other majors are highly encouraged to audition. Please check the callboard on the 2nd
floor of Craig Hall for audition forms and a breakdown/description of
each production. Additionally, on the callboard you will find
information regarding rehearsal times, technical rehearsals, dress
rehearsals, performances.
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MWTA 2009
 The MidWest Theatre Auditions will be held on Febuary 20-22, 2009, at Webster University in St. Louis. This is the perfect opportunity to audition or apply for Summer Stock Companies, Graduate Programs, Internships, and Year-Round Theatres. Applications are due by December 12, 2008.
For more information, please visit their website by Clicking Here. You can also e-mail them at mwta@webster.edu, or call 314-968-6937.
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Outnumbered Productions
 This semester's Directing II One-Acts will be held November 20-22 at 7:30pm in Balcony Theatre (Craig Hall 2nd Floor).
This year's productions include:
-4 a.m. (Open All Night), directed by Heather Ludwig
-Hell and Back, directed by Kelly Wilson
-Outcome, directed by Brittany Kohl
-What I Learned From Grizzly Bears, directed by Ivy Adams
-Removing the Glove, directed by Ryan Stuck
-Bright. Apple. Crush., directed by Hailey Wulff
Admission is FREE, but seating is limited, so please plan accordingly.
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Acting for the Dancer Workshop
 On Tuesday, November 25th, Dr. Kurt Heinlein will be
conducting an "Acting for the Dancer" workshop during Modern II
class time of 2-3:45 PM. This will be an open workshop for all
dance faculty and students to participate.
It is a wonderful and beneficial workshop for ALL dancers. If you have any questions or
problems please contact Kurt Heinlein at KurtHeinlein@MissouriState.edu.
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LAST CHANCE- PLAYWRIGHT SUBMISSIONS!
 This is a reminder that the 2nd Annual Modern Mystery Plays Playwright Competition is still accepting scripts! Completed scripts must
be submitted no later than November 20, 2008.
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 play" 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 of each production. To be eligible,
you must be a student enrolled at Missouri State University with a
major within the Theatre & Dance Department.
For more information, contact Sarah Wiggin (swiggin@missouristate.edu) or Howard Cavner (howardcavner@missouristate.edu). Please contact either Sarah or Howard ASAP, so that they can help track your progress!
The Modern Mystery plays are a cooperative program of The House Campus Ministry and the MSU Department of Theatre & Dance.
Also, the submission deadline for the UTD Student-Written One-Acts is November 20, 2008. Please give any original scripts to any UTD Officer, the Theatre & Dance Office (Craig 355), or to MissouriStateUTD@gmail.com.
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Check Our Our News-Leader Blog!
 The MSU Theatre and Dance Department now has a blog on the Springfield News-Leader's website!
With this new blog, you'll be able to get the same information from the TAD, but it will also include more in-depth news on our mainstage productions, including cast bios, behind-the-scene photos, and more!
Click Here to read our blog and browse our pictures at the Springfield News-Leader website!
Also be sure to check out our Missouri State blog at the COAL Community!
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Ticket Giveaway
 This week, you can win two tickets to see Béla Fleck and the Flecktones at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The concert will be presented on Friday, December 5th at 8:00 PM, as a part of WinterFest 2008.
If you wish to enter in this giveaway, please respond to this e-mail, OR send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu) with "Flecktones" in the subject field by Monday, November 24th, 2008 at 3:00 PM.
What better time to welcome Béla and the Flecktones back to the Hall
than on opening night of WinterFest weekend - especially since the
group has recently released their very first holiday album! What's a
Flecktones holiday album like?...well, you can bet that the
"traditional" songs of Christmas and the winter season will take on a
whole new sound as played by these funky master musicians!
www.flecktones.com
WinterFest Hours
Friday 5pm - 10pm, Saturday 10am - 10pm, Sunday noon - 5pm
What better way to usher in the holidays than at the Hall's
acclaimed visual and performing arts festival. Bring your family and
friends to WinterFest 2008, to shop and enjoy great music on four
beautiful lobby levels - and don't miss the exciting performances in
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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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