Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Percussion at MSUM, was honored this week to be featured on the Percussive Arts Society website for his “How-to Make Ice Percussion” video. As a member of the PAS Board of Advisors, he was invited to submit a video that might be included on the website and shared across the internet. Using the techniques he […]
Saturday, Feb. 17 | 4-5 p.m. | Art Annex This weekend, Dr. Kenyon Williams will host the MSUM Honors High School Percussion Ensemble at MSUM. The ensemble, featuring nine of the top high school percussionists from across North Dakota and Minnesota, will present a performance in the Art Annex of the Center for the Arts (in front of the Art […]
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 […]
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 […]