“What’s the Word For?”

Musical Theatre Department Chair Melissa Hart stars in “What’s the Word For?” which runs March 30th through April 21st at the Illusion Theater. Please visit http://www.illusiontheater.org/events/whats-word for additonal information.

The Jana Nyberg Group

Instrumental instructor Jana Meckler will perform with the Jana Nyberg Group at Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis on Thursday, March 29th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Free. Reservations encouraged. Please visit www.janajazz.com for more information.

Reflections on the Danube

History instructor Kjersti Vevle will be performing in Ethnic Dance Theatre’s Reflections on the Danube at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on March 23rd-25th. For more information, please visit http://www.ethnicdancetheatre.com.

Fear at the Ritz Theater

Dance instructor Angharad Davies attended a dance residency at the Maggie Allessee National Center for Choreography in Tallahassee, Florida, where she was working on local choreographer Megan Mayer’s work “Soft Fences.” Angharad Davies will also present “Fear,” a dance/theater piece, at the Renovate Festival at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on March 16th through March18th. For additional information, please visit www.ritzdolls.com/?m=20120316&cat=9.

Bryant Lake Bowl Performances

Dance instructor Kaleena Miller will be showing work at 9×22 at the Bryant Lake Bowl in March (Date TBD, please check  http://bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/list) and performing with Rhythmic Circus in “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” in Michigan, Illinois, Los Angeles, and Florida.

A Bun For A Door Handle

Theatre instructor Jon Ferguson is currently directing and performing in A Bun for a Door Handle at Forage Modern Workshop which runs from February 23rd through March 4th. Please visit www.theatreforever.tumblr.com for more information.

Dial M for Murder

Theatre faculty member Gary Briggle is appearing in The Jungle Theater production of Dial M for Murder, as Chief Inspector Hubbard, playing February 3rd through March 18th. Directed and designed by Bain Boehlke, the cast includes Michael Boothe, Cheryl Willis, Terry Hemplemen, and Peter Moore. Try out your sleuthing skills on this classic thriller! Please visit www.jungletheater.com for more information.

Opera Caberet and Dona Nobis Pacem

Vocal chair Nathan Herfindahl has two upcoming performances: On March 11th, he will perform in “Opera Cabaret: A Tribute to Great American Singers of the Past” with the Duluth Festival Opera in Duluth, Minnesota. On April 14th, Nathan Herfindahl will be performing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem with the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra in Houghton, Michigan.

ARENA at The Cowles Center

Dance instructor Rachel Freeburg will be performing with ARENA Dances by Mathew Janczewski at The Cowles Center on March 2nd-3rd. For additional information, please visit www.thecowlescenter.org/events/performances-events/mathew-janczewskis-arena-dances.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Guthrie

Musical Theatre faculty member Melissa Hart is performing in the role of Big Mama in the Guthrie production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof which plays through February 26th. For more inromation, please visit www.guthrietheater.org/plays_events/plays/cat_hot_tin_roof.

1968: The Year That Rocked the World

Theatre faculty member Paul de Cordova is performing in 1968: The Year that Rocked the World with the History Theatre which runs through February 19th. For more information, please visit www.historytheatre.com.

The New Comedy Festival

Theatre faculty member Jon Ferguson is producing The New Comedy Festival at the Lowry Lab from February 9-19th.  Please visit http://www.facebook.com/events/269910299743523/ for more information!

Dance Medicine Workshop

Dance instructor Jill Lile attended the Dance Medicine for Dance Educators Workshop in Washington D.C. in January. The two-day workshop addressed the most up-to-date information from medical journals about the physical and psychological health and well-being of dance students.

The Jana Nyberg Group

Instrumental faculty Jana Meckler of The Jana Nyberg Group will perform at Hells’ Kitchen in Minneapolis on Thursday, November 17 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. There’s no cover charge for the event. Visit www.janajazz.com for more information.

Gold, No Sense & Brrrr…

Wilkins Receptionist Amanda Weis is performing in Gold, No Sense & Brrrr…, an original musical holiday comedy produced by The Seasons Dinner Theatre at their new venue, Majestic Oaks Golf Club, on November 26 through December 31. For more information, please visit www.majesticoaksgolfclub.com.

Kaleena Miller Stars in “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!”

Dance Faculty Kaleena Miller and members of Rhythmic Circus, named in City Pages for “Best Dance Performance of the Past Twelve Months” will be performing “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s main stage on Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, please visit www.burnsvillepac.com.

Suzy Messerole Directs Four Destinies

Mu Performing Arts presents the world premiere of Four Destinies, written by Katie Hae Leo and directed by SPCPA Theatre faculty Suzy Messerole. The show runs from October 15- October 30 at Mixed Blood Theatre. For more information, please visit www.muperformingarts.org.

Angharad Davies Presents at Bryant Lake Bowl

Dance faculty Angharad Davies presents “Fear” at the 9×22 Dance/Lab at Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis on October 26th. Other choreographers include Justin Jones and Elsie Martin.

Theatre Faculty Paul De Cordova in New Role

Theatre faculty Paul De Cordova stars in “The Pride” which runs through October 16th at the Pillsbury House Theatre. For more information, please visit www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org.

The Jungle Theater’s New Production of Hamlet

Theatre faculty Gary Briggle stars in The Jungle Theater’s new production of Hamlet. The8 shows runs through October 9th. For more information, please visit www.jungletheater.com.

Check out the rock musical “The Who’s Tommy” at Pioneer Place in St. Cloud

Musical Theatre faculty Shannon Roberg choreographed the performance which runs through October 9th. For more information, please visit www.ppfive.com.

Instrumental Faculty Perform Live Soundtrack for Film

Instrumental faculty Mike Vasich, Nick Gaudette, and Zach Kline, members of group “Orange Mighty Trio,” performed a live soundtrack to a short film on October 6 at Trylon Microcinemain South Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://take-up.org/series/17/#393.

Joey Clark in “Out of the Trenches and Over the Rainbow”

Instructor Joey Clark performs his one-man cabaret at the Bryan Lake Bowl.  “Out of the Trenches and Over the Rainbow” takes a cabaret-style glance at the bullies of our childhood and what happens to their voices once we’ve grown up.  Inspired by Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Project, the stories are shared by his students, and in honor of the youth whose lives have been lost in the fight against bullies, Joey takes his audience on a romantic and motivational musical journey from whence we’ve come, to where we stand today, to where we could be tomorrow.   Show dates are Monday, April 11, Friday, April 15, and Friday, April 22  at 7pm at the Bryan Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake Street in Minneapolis. $12 general admission/$6 students (18 and younger).  See  www.bryantlakebowl.com for details.