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theatre and cinema

Apr 04, 2014

Cinema Students Present Senior Thesis Films and Portfolios

2019-06-04T16:20:38-05:00

Senior cinema students in the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Missouri Western State University will present their senior thesis films and portfolios at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1 in the KCP&L Lecture Hall inside the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex. Six short films will be screened. The screening is free and open to the public [...]

Cinema Students Present Senior Thesis Films and Portfolios2019-06-04T16:20:38-05:00
Feb 02, 2014

Missouri Western Holds 2nd 48-Hour Film Challenge

2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00

A whirlwind weekend of filmmaking is in store for participants in Missouri Western State University’s second annual Above the Line 48-Hour Film Challenge. Missouri Western students, area high school students and community members are invited to create short films Feb. 28 through March 2, with a red-carpet premiere of all completed films Friday, March 7 [...]

Missouri Western Holds 2nd 48-Hour Film Challenge2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00
Feb 02, 2014

Missouri Western Presents Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’

2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00

The Department of Theatre and Cinema and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University present Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” Feb. 13-16. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Potter Hall Theater at Missouri Western. Tickets are $12 for adults, [...]

Missouri Western Presents Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00
Jan 01, 2014

Super Learning Experience: Students Create Local Commercial for TV’s Biggest Broadcast

2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00

Alongside the national ads for Doritos, Bud Light and other well-known sponsors, viewers of the Super Bowl in the St. Joseph area this Sunday will see new commercials for the local Hy-Vee store that were conceived, shot and edited by members of a cinema class at Missouri Western State University. “Creating a real spot for [...]

Super Learning Experience: Students Create Local Commercial for TV’s Biggest Broadcast2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00
Jan 01, 2014

Open Auditions for ‘The Producers’ Feb. 1

2019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00

The Department of Theatre and Cinema and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will hold open auditions for Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” on Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Potter Hall Theater at Missouri Western. Individual monologue and vocal auditions will be scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 [...]

Open Auditions for ‘The Producers’ Feb. 12019-06-04T16:19:35-05:00
Dec 12, 2013

Directing and Acting Students Showcase Their Work

2019-06-04T16:19:37-05:00

The Department of Theatre and Cinema and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University present two showcases for directing and acting students at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Thursday, Dec. 12 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Leah Spratt Hall. Both events are free and open to the public. "Tabula Rasa: [...]

Directing and Acting Students Showcase Their Work2019-06-04T16:19:37-05:00
Nov 11, 2013

Missouri Western Presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

2019-10-25T10:16:03-05:00

The Department of Theatre and Cinema and the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University present “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, Nov. 21-24 and Dec. 5-8. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Tickets are $14 for adults; $12 for [...]

Missouri Western Presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’2019-10-25T10:16:03-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

‘Magic Flute’ Combines Live Action, Digital Animation

2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00

Missouri Western State University’s School of Fine Arts presents a production of Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” Nov. 1-3 that combines talented live performers and eye-popping digital animation. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 in the Potter Hall Theater. Tickets are $10 [...]

‘Magic Flute’ Combines Live Action, Digital Animation2019-06-04T16:19:39-05:00
Oct 10, 2013

Missouri Western Students, Alumnus Win Film Festival Awards

2019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00

A film created by Missouri Western State University theatre and cinema students won “Best Comedy” at the inaugural Foster’s Film Festival in St. Joseph Oct. 5, sponsored by Foster’s Martini Bar. A film by a Missouri Western alumnus won “Best Drama.” The award-winning comedy was “Unfortunate,” a mockumentary about a fortune cookie writer who gets [...]

Missouri Western Students, Alumnus Win Film Festival Awards2019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00
Sep 09, 2013

Auditions Scheduled Oct. 7, 9

2019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00

The Department of Theatre and Cinema in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will hold open auditions for Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” on Monday, Oct. 7, and for Tabula Rasa, a student directing showcase, on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Actors can learn more and sign up for time slots [...]

Auditions Scheduled Oct. 7, 92019-06-04T16:19:40-05:00