University of Missouri - St. Louis

St. Louis' favorite - and original - parody theatre company, MAGIC SMOKING MONKEY THEATRE presents THE ONE-HOUR STAR WARS TRILOGY: A PARODY! July 13-16 and 20 - 22, 2023 in Whitaker Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri St. Louis.

Kyo-Shin-An Arts and Arts at TCI will present KAMMERRAKU HARVEST on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM.  Celebrate autumn with music for Sankyoku and String Quartet featuring Sumie Kaneko, koto; Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen; James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi, as well as John McGrosso and Julia Sakharova, violins; Joanna Mendoza, viola.

Rich Baker has announced plans to retire after more than nine years as President + C.E.O. of the Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc., on March 31, 2023. He will continue as a programming consultant and assist in booking the Broadway Series for Starlight through 2025. This will ensure a seamless transition to the new President + C.E.O., Lindsey Rood-Clifford, effective April 1, 2023.

Diva Jazz Orchestra's FIVE PLAY will perform at Music Mountain on Saturday and Arianna String Quartet & Judith Gordon, Piano will play on Sunday, Saturday July 2nd, 7:00pm - Gordon Hall.

Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach has announced a call for artists in residence for the 2022-2223 cycle, which runs October 1 through to June 30.

The Staten Island Museum is celebrating Black History throughout February by partnering with community organizations and individuals to offer engaging programs: Black History Month Transcribe-a-thon on February 13, Lunch and Learn: The Pecan on February 17 with Dr. Kobinah Abdul-Salim, and a special exhibit of the FDNY 2001 Memorial Quilt on loan from Sandy Ground Historical Society on view for the month of February.

Metro Theater Company has named five distinguished professionals to its board of directors and four new staff to its existing team. The nationally recognized TYA company, which reaches tens of thousands of St. Louis-area students and families each year, has also appointed two celebrated St. Louis theatre performers/directors as associate artists.

Wolf died on Monday, July 12 at age 75 after a short illness. The service will also be live streamed for those unable to attend in person. Details on the live stream will be posted on The Rep's website prior to the event.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) will honor the life and legacy of longtime esteemed artistic director Steven Woolf in a special public memorial, Remembering Steven - Celebrating A Life in the Theatre, on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 11 a.m. on The Mainstage at the Loretto-Hilton Center.

The University of Connecticut's School of Fine Arts announced Megan Monaghan Rivas (she/her) as its new hire earlier this week. She will serve dually as the Head of Dramatic Arts and the Artistic Director of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre. She started on Aug. 23.

Among the shows he directed there were “Oslo,” “Admissions,” “The Humans,” 'Heisenberg,” “Constellations,” “The Winslow Boy,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Red,” “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The History Boys,” “The Pillowman,” “Humble Boy,” “Pirandello's Henry IV,” “The Retreat From Moscow,” “The Crucible,” and more.

It was exactly one year ago at this time that a lone, veteran Shakespearean actor, ventured out into the streets of the Lincoln Heights neighborhood to present a speech from the works of the immortal bard that he believed reflected the times we were living through.

The Arts and Education Council has announced eight honorees for the 2021 St. Louis Arts Awards. Now in its 30th year, the event honors individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the St. Louis region's arts community.

The Arts and Education Council has named Jessireé Jenkins grants and programs coordinator. In this role, she will work with Director of Grants and Program Cynthia P. Davis to manage the grants and programs of the Arts and Education Council.

Broward Cultural Division is pleased to announce Phillip Dunlap as its new Director. Dunlap comes to Broward County from Missouri where he served as Director of Education and Community Engagement for Jazz St. Louis, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the thriving of jazz in America. A champion for arts and cultural diversity in communities, Dunlap served as President of Missouri Citizens for the Arts, organizing local and state-wide arts advocacy initiatives. He also served as Board President of Growing American Youth, a youth-focused LGBT social support organization in St. Louis, and is a member of the Board of Jazz Education Abroad, an international jazz-education and cultural diplomacy organization.