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CSU Theatre Introduces New “Ticket Thursdays” for Students

Come one, come all! The theatre program at Colorado State University announces a special offer for current CSU students to attend performances. The new Ticket Thursdays initiative allows CSU students to attend any Thursday performance of a theatre production for FREE. “We want to make coming to see theatre a habit,” says Theatre & Dance […]


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New Director Brings Twist To This Year’s Shakespeare at Sunset

The story of two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at birth, Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps […]


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Funding Awarded to Arts Students for Final Project in “Entrepreneurship in the Arts”

Students from a new class at Colorado State University – Entrepreneurship in the Arts – were recently selected to receive a $1,000 award to help bring their end-of-term project to fruition. The course is one of the first offerings from the new Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public (LEAP) subject code at CSU. Proposals […]


The Importance of Being Earnest 2012 Promotional Poster

How to perfect snobbery: The Importance of Being Earnest

How to perfect snobbery: The Importance of Being Earnest By Marilyn Bistline “In the opening credits of the movie ‘Wilde,’ the title ‘Leadville, Colorado,’ pops up,” explained Professor of Theatre Eric Prince. “Wilde toured all over America, he was massively famous.” Prince is describing the film “Wilde,” a biopic about Oscar Wilde, one of the […]


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Points of Pride – Theatre and Dance Alumni News

Welcome to the spring edition of Points of Pride, news devoted to alumni of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University. Read our current Class Notes submissions, watch videos about the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival hosted by the University Center for the Arts (including scenes from Walt Jones and Company’s […]


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Hosting KCACTF: A Look Back

By Brian Hanlin The dust has finally settled at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) at Colorado State University, after a busy but successful week hosting the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VII conference February 13 through 17. The week-long event saw more than 1,400 theatre students from nine different states […]


2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region VII conference at the University Center for the Arts; Visitors

Theatre Students win Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival honors.

For the fifth consecutive year, students from Colorado State University’s theatre program took home major awards at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, held at the University Center for the Arts, Feb. 13 – 17, 2012. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is a national theater program, with over 18,000 participants annually, […]


Discourse and Acting: Matt Murphy ’06 wins the 9Teachers Who Care award

Watch the Channel 9News story featuring Matt in his classroom at Denver East High School On a February afternoon Colorado State University alumnus Matt Murphy ’06 is walking through the streets of Boston reveling in excitement over his debate student’s performances in the Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament. The Denver East High School teacher […]


2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards – Nominate someone today!

The Colorado State University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves professionally, brought honor to the University, and have made significant contributions of time and/or philanthropy to the university or their community. Last year, three alumni from the College of Liberal Arts walked away with awards. GOLD […]


2012 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Promotional Poster

Theatre: CSU to Host Prestigious KCACTF Regional Conference

Colorado State University will host the 2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region VII conference held Feb. 13 – 17, 2012. CSU’s theatre program has commanded major awards at the Region VII festival for four consecutive years, and has gone on to the national competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for […]