鈥楶ippin鈥 production teams Theatre MSU, music department for 60th-year season finale
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斘蘧∽试床杉 State鈥檚 Theatre MSU celebration of 60 seasons of theatrical excellence culminates this month with performances of 鈥淧ippin鈥 April 25-28 on the McComas Hall main stage.
First debuted at MSU decades ago when the McComas Hall theater was fully furnished, 鈥淧ippin鈥 is a song-and-dance presentation of a young prince on his search for聽聽and significance. The 1972 聽is by聽聽and based on the book by聽, with contributions from , who directed the original Broadway production.
Theatre MSU鈥檚 performance is a collaboration with the Department of Music, and tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for MSU students, faculty and staff and children under 12. Visit for more information.
鈥淭he Department of Music is thrilled to be collaborating with Theatre MSU,鈥 said Garrett Torbert, an instructor in the music department helping coordinate the pit orchestra, vocal coaching and musical direction. 鈥淚 believe collaborating makes the process easier and brings a bunch of creatives together for the purpose of creating art.鈥
A reunion for past and present Theatre MSU alumni will be held in conjunction with 鈥淧ippin鈥 April 27, 5-7 p.m., in Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 Grisham Room. The event is hosted by Theatre MSU and the family of Dominic J. Cunetto, founder of MSU鈥檚 theatre program begun in 1963.
鈥淭heatre MSU continues to thrive because we are open to any and every one participating鈥攚e welcome all students regardless of their major, and we strive to be inclusive,鈥 said Tonya Hays, an assistant professor of theatre performance and theatre concentration coordinator. 鈥淲e value the diverse gifts that each student brings to the program.鈥
Hays said Theatre MSU continues its legacy of excellence by reaching high school students through its annual High School Drama Festival competition and the annual children鈥檚 production, open to school children in the region each fall.
In addition to four mainstage productions, MSU鈥檚 theatre division offers student organizations including The Scene, a film group;聽Blackfriars Drama Society,聽a student directed theatre group;聽Alpha Psi Omega, Eta Pi Chapter, the national theatre honor society; and The Lab Rats Improv Troop.
Theatre MSU is a 2021 School of Excellence awardee in Higher Education from the 无尽资源采集 Alliance for Arts Education. For more about the Theatre MSU season, contact Hays at thays@comm.msstate.edu.
Part of MSU鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Communication is online at . The Department of Music is part of MSU鈥檚 College of Education and available online at .
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