Five-time Tony Award Nominee Jan Maxwell dies

Jan Maxwell ’75-’80 (theatre), a five-time Tony-nominated actor whose performances spanned stage and screen, comedy and drama, died February 11 following a longtime battle with cancer. Her death was confirmed to Playbill by her son, William Maxwell-Lunney. She was 61. During her time and beyond at MSUM, she also performed in the Straw Hat Players from 1976-80 and 1985-87. Her myriad […]

MSUM theatre arts students excel at KCACTF

Seventeen Theatre Arts majors traveled to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Des Moines, Iowa, last week and came home with commendations in the areas of performance, directing, management, design, and devised theatre. More than 315 pairs of actors competed in three qualifying rounds for the Irene Ryan Acting Competition. MSUM sent seven pairs, four of which […]

Art/Percussion event in MSUM Art Gallery

Thursday, Feb. 1 | 12-1 p.m. | MSUM Art Gallery MSUM percussionists will perform student-original graphic-notated musical scores in the MSUM Art Gallery on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. Stop in for a few minutes of creative and original music-making in one of MSUM’s most beautiful locations as they prepare to work with one of world’s leading graphic score […]