Alumni in Spotlight at The Ivey Awards

Several MSUM alumni recently caught the spotlight at The Ivey Awards, a celebration of the theatre community in the Twin Cities. The Ivey Awards Committee selects honorees that exemplify excellence within their craft over the last season. Each year’s ceremony features highlights from a few productions (chosen from hundreds staged over the past year) to perform a song or scene. 

“Cleaning Lady” Picks Up Jury Award at SD Fest

Film Studies professor Tom Brandau’s film The Cleaning Lady received a Jury Award at this year’s South Dakota Film Festival. A dramatic short which deals with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , the film was produced last summer with the help of several current and recently graduated Film students including  Amber Johnson (Cinematographer), Ben Efron (Editor) Kate […]

Theatre Arts Department receives national accolades

MSUM Theatre Arts received commendations from the national selection team of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for its recent production of How Will You Know Us Now, or Anytime? The entire departmental faculty and staff were recognized for high production values in the development and support of student-written work. Additional notices went to MSUM students Joy Dolo for her performance of Janice, and Richard Paul Klein for Playwriting. Click headline to see photo.