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Upcoming Events
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Twelve Angry Jurors
December 4-6, 7:30 PM
December 7, 2:30 PM
Coger Theatre
Unified Auditions: Alice and Oedipus
December 9, 7-10 PM
December 10, 6-8 PM
Coger Theatre
For a complete list of Upcoming Events, click here.
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Missouri State University
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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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Department Head Candidate Q&A
 Paul Draper, one of the candidates for the Theatre & Dance Department Head, will be part of a student Q&A on either December 3rd or 4th. All departmental majors are welcome to attend. More information will be posted to the Theatre & Dance Homepage as it happens, and will also be posted to next week's TAD.
Also, keep an eye on the TAD and the website for more information on our other candidates in the coming weeks.
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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.
Note to Alice auditioners from the Musical Director:
"Ladies, this is a contemporary show requiring a lot of belt
singing.
I recommend you sing a ballad or uptempo audition piece that
shows off the range of your belt/strong mix.
For callbacks, you will be singing from the show, so be
familiar with the cast recording and script (available in the T&D office).
Be prepared to bring a recorder to callbacks."
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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Ashley Hendrix Accepted To The Ailey School
 Ashley Hendrix, who is currently completing her BFA in Dance Degree, has been accepted into the summer training program at the prestigious Ailey School in New York City.
Congratulations, Ashley!
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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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Alumni Update: Cris Dopher
 Cris Dopher, an alumni of both the BA and MA Theatre Programs at Missouri State, was featured on CBS Evening News last week.
Cris has cystic fibrosis, "a genetic disease defined by a steady decline in lung function." Despite the disease, he has managed to run the New York City Marathon.
Click Here to read an article and watch his interview; Click Here to go to Cris's website, which features his lighting portfolio and his running blog.
Congratulations, Cris! Keep on running!
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Ticket Giveaway
 This week, you can win two tickets to see Annie at the Vandivort Center Theatre. The tickets will be good for the December 4-6 and 11-13 performances at 7:30 PM, or the December 7 performance at 2:00 PM; there will be two winners, one for each weekend.
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 "Annie" in the subject field by Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 3:00 PM. You MUST include the dates that you are available to see the show!
Come celebrate the holidays with this popular
comic strip heroine, in one of the world's best-loved musicals. Annie originated
at the Goodspeed Opera House, a small, intimate theatre. Now it comes home,
to the Vandivort, in a new staging for a close-up look at all your favorite
Harold Gray comic strip characters.
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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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