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Miss Julie
 Tickets for August Strindberg's Miss Julie are on sale now!
Set on the estate of a Swedish count in 1894, Miss Julie explores the interplay of love and lust, social mores and class struggle, power and choice. Miss Julie, the Count's strong-willed daughter, dreams of escaping the constraints of her social station. Jean, the Count's worldly valet, aspires to manage his own inn. During the course of one fateful Midsummer's Eve, their relationship flows from flirtation to passion, kindness to cruelty, hope to despair. This intense psychological drama exposes the underlying forces in the battles of the sexes and classes.
Balcony Theatre
September 24-25, 28-October 2 at 7:30 and September 27 and October 4 at 2:30
Tickets: $8, $12, $14
Click Here to purchase tickets, or visit any Missouri State Box Office.
Also-- be sure to come to the Craig lobby after the September 24th performance for the Opening Night Reception! All are invited to attend!
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Dave Clemmons Master Class
New York Casting Director Dave Clemmons will be on campus Thursday and Friday, September 24 and 25, conducting Audition Master Classes for all Theatre and Dance students. Thursday, September 24, he will hold a mock audition at 1PM in Ellis Recital Hall. Singers should prepare a standard 16-bar audition; non-singers should prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue. All should be prepared with additional material if requested (singers bring your book!). Everyone should also bring headshots and resumes. As this is a mock audition, please dress accordingly. The audition session will be followed by a feedback session and Auditions Master Class.
At 11AM on Friday, September 25, in Carrington Auditorium, Dave will speak to the Acting students about the current audition scene in NYC. Both sessions are open to all interested parties.
Click Here for more information on Dave Clemmons Casting.
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Upcoming Events
Dave Clemmons Master Class
September 24, 1PM
Ellis Recital Hall
September 25, 11PM
Carrington Auditorium
Miss Julie
September 24-25, 28-October 2, 7:30 PM
September 27 & October 4,
2:30 PM
Balcony Theatre
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Directing II One-Act Auditions
Town Hall Productions presents the Directing II One Act Auditions!
Location: Balcony Theatre in Craig Hall
Dates: Wednesday, October 7th, 5pm-10pm
Callbacks: Thursday, October 8th, Various times
This semester's One-Acts include:
The Dress Rehearsal by Marisa Smith, directed by Ashley Kile
Poof by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jessica Lewis
Philosophical Inquiry at the Edge of a Cliff by Matthew Calhoun, directed by Rachael Shepard
Bitter Sauce by Eric Bogosian, directed by Geovonday Jones
Words, Words, Words by David Ives directed by Eric Morrow
The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeline George, directed by Whitney Ice
See the Balcony Callboard for more info!
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Incognito
Save the Date!!
Thursday October 8th at 7:30pm in Carrington Auditorium
Incognito written and performed by Michael Fosberg
FREE!!!
Writer/performer Michael Fosberg began a personal search for his biological father at age 34 that turns up a whole lot more. Armed with only the name of his father and the knowledge that he lived in the Detroit area two decades earlier, Fosberg makes a miraculous call which sets in motion a series of discoveries of family -- of secrets and lies, confrontation and reconciliation. Incognito balances humor and emotion as it deals with race, prejudice and life's difficult choices.
Michael Fosberg, a Chicago native, has been writing, acting, and directing for more than twenty-five years. He has performed in Chicago as an actor at the Steppenwolf & Goodman Theatres, having worked with directors Gary Sinise, John Malkovich, and Robert Falls. He received a Jeff Citation for Best Actor for his performance in Sam Shepard's Savage/Love. His memoir, Incognito, on which the play is based, will be published next fall by Chicago Review Press. The film company NUMBER 8 is currently making a documentary about his life and play.
Click Here for more information on Incognito.
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Headshot Workshop
Jeff Nicholson, from The Shot Photography in Los Angeles, will be coming in to present a headshot workshop on October 9th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Carrington Auditirium (BFA Acting Lab).
This workshop is open to all students and faculty in the department of Theatre & Dance. No appointment is needed for the workshop.
For more information, please contact Kurt Heinlein at KurtHeinlein@MissouriState.edu.
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Vouchers
Vouchers for the Fall 2009 Theatre & Dance season are now available for all Theatre and Dance majors in the Theatre and Dance Office (Craig Hall Room 355).
These vouchers can be redeemed for one free ticket to each of the department's mainstage productions this semester. You must be a Theatre or Dance major to qualify for a voucher.
Balcony Theatre Productions Policy:
Vouchers for all Balcony Theatre Productions must be redeemed on the same day of the performance you wish to see up to one hour prior to the performance time. (Note- because the Balcony is so small, shows often sell out in advance. We recommend you purchase tickets beforehand without vouchers).
Coger Theatre Productions Policy:
Vouchers for all Coger Theatre Productions may be redeemed at any time, up to one hour before the performance.
Vouchers do not do not guarantee that a seat will be available.
For a complete list of shows in which you can use the vouchers to redeem a ticket, please Click Here.
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Public Affairs Opportunity
The Boys & Girls Club of Springfield is hosting a Haunted House on Thursday October 29th from 6pm-9pm. They are looking for some actors to volunteer at the Haunted House "in character". You would need to provide your own costume and make-up.
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Ticket Giveaway
 This week, we're winning away THREE pairs of tickets to The Producers at the Landers Theatre for it's entire run, September 25th-October 11th (Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 PM; Sundays at 2:30 PM).
If you wish to enter in this giveaway, please reply to this e-mail OR send an e-mail to Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@Live.MissouriState.edu) with "The Producers" in the subject field by Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at 12:00 PM. You MUST include which date(s) you are available to see this show!
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks.
Outrageous, hilarious and off the wall, the winner of a record 12 Tony Awards, The Producers will have you holding your sides with laughter as Max Bialystock , a washed up Broadway producer, and Leo Bloom, a meek accountant who comes to do his books, sing and dance their way through the greatest show biz scam that ever there was. When Bloom casually notes that a producer could make more money on a show that failed, because the show's investors would never have to be paid back, Bialystock thinks up a plan to make them millions.
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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@Live.MissouriState.edu).
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