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USM’s Fight Club aims to educate on stage combat safety

USM’s Fight Club aims to educate on stage combat safety

Sarah Kofman and Sarah Kofman | November 17, 2021

Stage combat must perform two opposing tasks simultaneously: feeling dangerous to the audience while being completely safe for the cast and crew.  To achieve these clashing goals, actors must...

Southern Miss Performing Arts gears up for new digital experiences

Southern Miss Performing Arts gears up for new digital experiences

Brian Winters and Brian Winters | September 30, 2020
The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA) has recently announced its plans to revise its fall season line-up by offering immersive digital experiences to the community.
Photo courtesy of Southern Miss Theatre Department.

Southern Miss Theatre students win accolades at American College Festival

Brian Winters and Brian Winters | September 24, 2020
Two theatre students from The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Performing and Visual Arts were recognized with top honors at the 2020 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in recognition for their work on the Fall 2019 production of August Wilson’s ‘Gem of the Ocean’.
Photo courtesy of Theatre Department Page

Southern Miss art and theater continue amid pandemic

Sarah Burse and Sarah Burse | September 2, 2020
Instead of watching a theater production amid a crowd, many are experiencing performances behind a screen. This trend has continued with Southern Miss, as the School of Performing and Visual Arts gets used to new production styles amid a pandemic.
Photo by John Hollins.

Theatre professor talks life, changes

John Hollins and John Hollins | March 5, 2020
If he is not teaching a class or helping a theatre student work through a design, Professor Stephen Judd can be found working in his office with the door slightly cracked open. The board beside his door has welcoming pleasantries beside a big red-and-black United Campus Workers Union sticker.
Photo by John Hollins.

Southern Miss Theatre warms hearts with ‘Ah, Wilderness!’

John Hollins and John Hollins | February 25, 2020
Southern Miss Theatre Department kicked off the spring season with the late, early 20th-century American playwright Eugene O’Neil’s comedy “Ah, Wilderness!”
Actors in Southern Miss' production of 'Wolves' during dress rehearsal. Photo by Nya Rai.

“The Wolves” brings a howling time

Kaylyn Jones and Kaylyn Jones | November 4, 2019

Southern Miss Theater’s production of “The Wolves” was a surprisingly entertaining and heartfelt play that had the audience on their feet and applauding. “The Wolves” is perfectly timed in an...

‘Gem of the Ocean’ shows Southern Miss Theatre at its best

‘Gem of the Ocean’ shows Southern Miss Theatre at its best

Morgan Usry and Morgan Usry | October 23, 2019
Southern Miss Theatre’s production of “Gem of the Ocean” was a profound and engaging experience that included powerful acting and effective design.
'Cabaret' performed by Southern Miss Theatre

‘Cabaret’ performed by Southern Miss Theatre

Morgan Usry and Morgan Usry | November 14, 2018

Southern Miss Theatre presented their production of the musical “Cabaret” at the Martha R. Tatum Theatre Nov. 8-11. This was the second show of their 2018-2019 season. Set in the early 1930s in...

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