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Faculty member and actor Barbara Chisholm performs in a scene from MISERY

Barbara Chisholm Discusses Acting and Teaching with Backstage

October 30, 2024 | Backstage

Faculty member Barbara Chisholm shares advice for aspiring theatre artists in a recent Backstage article highlighting faculty who are also working actors. She was interviewed among fellow acting professors from institutions across the country. 

Learn more about the creation of Regian Entertainment by Alum Hunter Regian

Hunter Regian Launches Broadway Producing Firm

October 28, 2024 | Broadway News

Hunter Regian (B.A. 2017) is creating his own Broadway production firm, Regian Entertainment, after earning his first Broadway co-producing credit on the revival of Sunset Boulevard.

Headshots for playwright Kimberly Belflower and actor Sadie Sink

Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor is the Villain to Debut on Broadway, Starring Sadie Sink

October 17, 2024 | The New York Times

John Proctor is the Villain, written by playwriting alum Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017), will premiere on Broadway in Spring 2025. Belflower's play will be directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) and will feature Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, The Whale). 

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Assistant Professor of Digital and Immersive Media Ryan Belock

Ryan Belock (M.F.A., Integrated Media for Live Performance, 2015) joins the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory as an Assistant Professor of Digital and Immersive Media

October 10, 2024 | UMKC Conservatory

This fall, Ryan Belock (Integrated Media MFA '15) joined the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory as an Assistant Professor of Digital and Immersive Media, bringing with him a wealth of experience as a projection designer, digital storyteller, and creative director.

An ensemble of actors perform an upbeat jazzercise routine in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NOVEMBER ON THE BANKS OF THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT LAKES

ON THE BLOG: Collaboration, Athleticism and Live Foley: An Interview with Director Caley Chase

October 9, 2024 | Off Book: A Theatre and Dance Blog

Director Caley Chase discusses her collaborations with actors and designers, the ways the script encourages original choreography and movement and how the set and live sound effects draw audiences into the world of A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NOVEMBER ON THE BANKS OF THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT LAKES.