Fusing Passions into a Profession Taking the path less travelled, senior Matthew Meeks graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) and a theatre minor bringing together his solid business and management education to play the role of stage manager.
Identity & Exchange Dance major Leila Awadallah's twin passions—dance and her Palestinian-American identity—have fueled her choreographic and intellectual explorations... and brought her national exposure at the American College Dance Association's national festival.
Owning the Spotlight Mary Shabatura is a graduate of 2014 who is lighting up stages across the Twin Cities--literally. Since graduation, Mary has been working on multiple projects as freelance lighting designer. “From lamps to general stage lighting, the lighting emphasizes the time, place, and mood of the story being told on stage.”
From the Classroom to the Stage BA students in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance create their own shows twice a semester through the Creative Collaboration program. From performing in a haunted maze at ValleyFair amusement park to creating an original show to perform in the Rarig Center, no two Creative Collaboration projects are ever quite the same.
Mad Science A partnership between the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance and Valleyfair will leave guests screaming in the aisles.
From Minneapolis to the 'Globe' As part of the U of M/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program, JuCoby Johnson learned how theatre builds community and had the opportunity to perform at London's Globe Theater.
