The Laramie Project opens Wednesday

A play that examines a community’s reaction to a hate crime opens the fall semester of theatre in the University Theatre Series at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The Laramie Project delves into the psyches of the people of Laramie, Wyo., following the death of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. The University of Wyoming student was tied to a fence miles outside of […]

Theatre Arts Department welcomes new professor

The MSUM Theatre Arts Department welcomes Dr. Patrick Carriere to their faculty. Carriere’s studies of performance have taken him (among other places) to Japan, Russia, Stratford-upon-Avon (England), Greece and Cyprus. He has worked in over forty productions, and in four different languages (Japanese, Russian, Greek and English). He has also studied post-colonial theatre, Native American theatre, international theatre, performance, directing […]

MSUM Theatre Arts alums are big hit in the cities

Best of 2011-2012: Bearded Men Improv By Jill Bernard There’s so much to love about The Bearded Men. They’re not bearded, but they are men, and they do world-class improvisational theater every week at HUGE Theater. In June, they performed at the Twin Cities Improv Festival, a four-day party featuring the best of local improv paired with nationally touring groups. […]