The Hat is Back! – Summer Musicals

Thank you for joining us last year “under the stars.”  This year we are back inside with the AC raring to go, as we present a season of Wintertime Fun!  How to Talk Minnesotan: Winter Version | May 31 – June 2 at 7:30pm Ed and Lucy Humde and their friends are all back at the Lost Walleye Lodge, presenting […]

Theatre alum Jerry verDorn dies

Alumnus Gerald “Jerry” M. verDorn, best known for his roles as Ross Marler on the “Guiding Light” and Clint Buchanan on “One Life to Live,” has died after a months-long cancer illness. verDorn graduated with a degree in theatre arts from MSUM in 1976. He appeared in many university theatre productions, including the renowned Straw Hat Players for eight seasons, […]

Artwork by MSUM Faculty in 40th Annual Plains Gala and Art Auction

Professors Bradley Bachmeier (Art), Chris Walla (Art), and Kevin Zepper (English), will have their artwork in the upcoming Plains Art Museum Spring Gala 2022. The gala will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 7:00 PM till midnight. Artwork is to be auctioned off with a percentage of the proceeds benefitting the Plains Art Museum. This year’s gala theme is […]

State and National Park Artist in Residency Programs

Professor and ceramic artist Brad Bachmeier will conduct Artist-in-Residencies this May at Makoshika State Park in Montana and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in N.D. Bachmeier helped both parks establish their first AIR-host program. Bachmeier will provide free public programs, demonstrations and workshops entitled “Earth Echoes” at both parks. He will spend his time studying the local clays, geology, history, people, […]