St. Joseph, Mo. – April 12, 2012 – The Western Institute at Missouri Western State University has created a new summer professional theatre company, Western Playhouse. The company will present three productions in June and July at Potter Hall Theater on the Missouri Western campus. “I’m pleased at this latest example of the arts flourishing [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. – April 13, 2012 – The Western Playhouse, a new professional summer theatre company hosted by the Western Institute of Missouri Western State University, will hold auditions for its first summer season in St. Joseph on April 21 and in Kansas City on April 28. Productions include “You’re a Good Man, Charlie [...]
St. Joseph, Mo. – April 13, 2012 – The 2011-2012 Missouri Western State University Theatre Season, “A Season of Classics,” will conclude with the rollicking production of the musical cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors” April 19-29 at the Potter Hall Theater. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 19, 20, 21 and 27, [...]
The Griffon News, the student newspaper of Missouri Western State University, earned 22 awards and its editor-in-chief was named the top college journalist in the state at the Missouri College Media Association convention, which was hosted by Missouri Western on April 14. David Hon, a junior convergent media major from Platte City and president of [...]
Dr. Judy Grimes has been named interim vice president for student affairs at Missouri Western State University. Her appointment was announced today by Dr. Robert Vartabedian, president of the university. Dr. Grimes, associate vice president and dean of students, has been working in partnership with the university’s provost, Dr. Jeanne Daffron, to oversee the student [...]
The department of music at Missouri Western State University presents the 10th annual eXtreme Percussion show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7, in the Potter Hall Theater. Tickets are $6, or $4 for students with ID. The high-energy show features Western percussion students on drum sets, steel drums, trash cans and [...]
Vocal music faculty and students from Missouri Western State University will perform in the First Thursday Downtown Noontime Concert Series at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at First Presbyterian Church, 7th and Jules. This is the final concert of the 2011-2012 concert series. Performers will include faculty members Dr. David Benz, Dr. Roger Hale and [...]
The opera workshop in the department of music at Missouri Western State University will present an afternoon of opera and musical theatre scenes at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in the Kemper Recital Hall, inside Leah Spratt Hall. Admission is free. Featured singers include recent finalists in the Classical Singer, National Opera Association and National [...]
Mary Stone Dockery, a 2009 graduate of Missouri Western State University, will read from her recently published book of poetry, “Mythology of Touch” at 4 p.m. Friday, April 13 in the Blum Union first floor lounge. The poetry reading is free and open to the public. “My first creative writing class happened at Missouri Western, [...]
