… SDSU Theatre and Dance presents Festival of New Plays featuring The 24-Hour Plays The Festival of News Plays featuring The 24-Hour Plays, presented this week at South Dakota State University’s Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, will celebrate … by Chelsea Sutton – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 – Fishback Studio Theatre A dead woman is lying in the garbage outside a convenience store as time expands and the past and future become intertwined in the dead woman’s blood. “Snowblind” by Laura King – 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 – Fishback Studio Theatre As a snowstorm builds outside, a group of recovering …
… Michael Walsh, professor of music at South Dakota State University, will present a recital, “As Voice, With Voice, In Voice,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall. Walsh, a clarinetist, has been selected to perform at regional, national and international conferences. The program includes “Fantasia on Verdi’s ‘La Traviata,’” “Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin,” “I Like You,” a work for clarinet and electronic sounds, as well as “Cancion para un Clarinetista” by Javier Zalba. Assisting with the program are faculty members Xuan Kuang, Mark Stevens and Anna DeGraff. The recital is free, and the public is invited to … The program includes “Fantasia on Verdi’s ‘La Traviata,’” “Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin,” “I Like You,” a work for clarinet and electronic sounds, as well as “Cancion para un Clarinetista” by Javier Zalba. Assisting with the program are faculty members Xuan Kuang, Mark Stevens and Anna DeGraff. The recital is free, and the public is invited to …
… SDSU Theatre and Dance to open season of discovery with Disney’s ‘Newsies’ Stop the presses! South Dakota State University Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2023-24 season with the musical “Newsies.” This … Theatre and Dance season is titled and centers around the theme of “Discovery.” Other offerings at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center this season include: Festival of News Plays featuring ‘The 24 Hour Plays’ The Festival of News Plays featuring “The 24 Hour Plays” celebrates the work of emerging playwrights while offering opportunities for students and … Dead Woman” by Chelsea Sutton – Thursday, Nov. 16 – Fishback Studio Theatre. A dead woman is lying in the garbage outside a convenience store as time expands and the past and future become intertwined in the dead woman’s blood. “Snowblind” by Laura King – Friday, Nov. 17 – Fishback Studio Theatre. As a snowstorm builds outside, a group of recovering addicts at a …
… Professional actor, playwright to visit SDSU for collegiate premiere Deb Hiett Los Angeles actor and playwright Deb Hiett is coming to South Dakota State University to celebrate the collegiate premiere of her new play, “The Escape Thingy.” Performance dates are Feb. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. … military, SDSU employees and children. SDSU students are free with Student ID. Tickets can be purchased anytime online . The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center box office will open for in-person sales one week prior to the opening performance, or call 605-688-6045. Members of the cast include SDSU senior Peyten Wiese, sophomores Blake Fabre and Jacob …
… will present her junior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus. The Sioux Falls native plays the horn, and her primary instructor is Daniel Kitchens. Hodgins will perform works by composers Alan Abbott, Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Basler, Johann Sebastian Bach and Dante Yenque. She will be accompanied by Xuan Kuang on piano and fellow members of the SDSU Brass Quintet, including Caroline Reyner and Mason LeMaster on trumpet, Jackson Bellis on trombone and Austin Teas on bass trombone. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the SDSU School of Performing Arts at 605-688-5187. School of Performing Arts Performing Arts Center College of Arts, …
… Doner Auditorium project progresses with SDHC grant The Doner Auditorium digital preservation project is moving forward, thanks to a South Dakota Humanities Council grant. The Archives & Special Collections launched this project in the summer of 2019 in an effort to preserve and promote … Doner Auditorium’s backstage holds four decades worth of the theater program students’ inscriptions, including signatures, dates, season lineups and favorite lines from plays. Built in 1912, Doner Auditorium hosted hundreds of Prairie Repertory Theatre and State University Theatre shows. Now that the theater program has moved to the new Performing … backstage and digital materials from the Archives’ Theatre Collection. Users will be able to select individual inscriptions and see related information, like programs and production images. This exhibit will provide a literal behind-the-scenes view of the theater program. It will increase public access to Theatre Collection materials that are presently only …
… Performing Arts Major for a Day Friday, March 1, 2024 Open to all current High School students Schedule 9 a.m.-3 p.m. You will get the opportunity to attend classes, master classes, … SDSU Performing Arts students. Everyone's schedule will be tailored to their individual interests and selections. Extra Opportunities 12-1 p.m.: Sing with the Concert Choir 3-4 p.m.: Play with Low Brass Ensemble 4-5 p.m.: Play with Wind Symphony Take a 15 minute lesson with a faculty member Registration Form School of Performing Arts … Friday, March 1, 2024 … Open …
… will present a joint recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus. Plucker, a Chancellor native, plays trumpet and is majoring in music education. Her primary instructor is David Reynolds. Renneker, a Lake Mills, Iowa, native, plays flute and is majoring in music education. Her primary instructor is Elizabeth Robinson. They will be accompanied by Xuan Kuang on piano. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the SDSU School of Performing Arts at 605-688-5187. Music at SDSU Performing Arts Center School of Performing Arts College of …
… worth of inscriptions from theatre students who covered the walls, ceilings and other surfaces with their signatures, dates, season lineup schedules, quotes and favorite lines from plays. Built in 1912 as part of Morrill Hall (formerly known as the Administration Building), Doner Auditorium was home for hundreds of State University Theatre and Prairie Repertory … backstage areas. The department seeks donor assistance to fund the preservation of this unique institutional history. Using high-quality photographs, printed theater materials and open-source software, the Archives proposes to create an interactive exhibit in the form of a virtual map of the backstage rooms. With this map, users could select individual inscriptions and see related information, like digitized programs and production images. The online exhibit will provide a literal behind-the-scenes view of the theater program that highlights the work of the students themselves, not just the characters they …
… SDSU Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival Apr. 11, 2024 Jazz Festival Instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles of all levels are cordially invited to participate in the 19th Annual SDSU/Brookings … The Festival will be held on Thursday, Apr. 11, 2024 at the expanded Performing Arts Center. Registration Guest Artists Camille Thurman Remember the name Camille Thurman. As a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, she is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers for the form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Fluid and powerful on the tenor saxophone and highly inventive as a vocalist, she also plays bass clarinet, flute and piccolo. Her rich sax sound has been compared to Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon, while her vocal approach—including an impressive scatting ability—has …