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“The Romantic Movement” play opens world premiere at River Campus (4/30/22)“The Romantic Movement” is a new play by Emily Bohannon and the winner of the first-annual Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in 2021. The cast performed the first fully-staged production at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus, with subsequent performances April 28, 29 and 30. The play will have its final show at 2 p.m. May 1.
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“Cinderella” opens first magical show Feb. 16 (2/18/22)The musical “Cinderella” opened their first performance at 7:30 p.m. on Feb 16 at SEMO’s River Campus.
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Bibbidi Bobbidi Behind-the-Scenes of Cinderella (2/9/22)Making an audience believe in magic for a night is no easy task, but Southeast’s River Campus is ready to take on the challenge. The Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance is presenting Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 16-19 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 20.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show: A fun and freaky fan favorite (11/2/21)Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS), a failed film turned cult classic, came to Southeast on Thursday, Oct. 28, in Academic Hall. It brought with it a spirit of acceptance, inclusion and risque fun.
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River campus presents Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” with a modern twist (5/6/21)William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar'' is a timeless classic, filled with prominent themes such as gender and power. Prior to the restoration of the monarchy in Britain, women were forbidden from performing in theater, and young boys played the female roles. Fast-forward 361 years later, and the cast of “Julius Caesar,” performed in the Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast River Campus on April 22, is more liberated, with modern twists on the themes of gender and power.
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“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change:” A musical that explores the stages of romance (3/7/21)The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theater and Dance production of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” was a musical that celebrates the complex facets of romantic relationships.
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“The New Normal” brings COVID-19 struggles to the stage (11/11/20)The cast and crew of “The New Normal” decided to embrace COVID-19 in their production, instead of letting it take away from the performance.
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River Campus presents first in-person musical (10/7/20)Performers from the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance presented “9 to 5” from Oct. 1 to Oct. 4. Social distancing guidelines presented some challenges with putting on the production.
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The pack returns for an entirely streamed run of “The Wolves” (9/23/20)As the curtain closed early on the Spring 2020 semester, River Campus productions such as “The Wolves” were thrown into uncertainty.
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River Campus debuts livestream option for “Bring It On: The Musical” (8/19/20)Students and faculty in the Holland College of Arts and Media have collaborated to offer livestreamed performances as a supplement to limited space in the theater due to the pandemic.
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“Shrek: The Musical” coming to a swamp near you (1/28/20)Southeast will present a cast of magical fairytale creatures for “Shrek: The Musical” on Bedell Performance Hall’s stage Feb. 19 through 23.
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Southeast Senior makes Directorial debut with hilarious wedding show (9/22/19)Southeast’s River Campus caught a rush of laughter and family drama at “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” held at the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center on Sept. 13 and 14.
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Dobbins Conservatory Presents “The Three Musketeers” (9/10/19)Southeast students of the Dobbins Conservatory program have been extensively preparing to present the theatre production, “The Three Musketeers” running Sept. 25 through 29 at Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus.
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River Campus showcases Othello (4/30/19)After months of preparation, rehearsal and practice, students at the River Campus premiered their adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello on April 24. The tragic downfall of the Venetian general was adapted to fit director Bart Williams’ vision to add more complexities within the play...
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Spring into Dance inspires new roles (4/8/19)The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance’s annual Spring into Dance performances saw many student dancers step out of their comfort zones by taking on different forms of dance. Performances were held April 4 to 7 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus...
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The tragic downfall of Othello (4/5/19)River Campus students have been busy the past few months with back-to-back theatre showcases. The upcoming show, “Othello,”is premiering April 24 at the River Campus. The play follows the tragic downfall of Othello, a Moor and a mercenary who becomes a general of the Venetian armies during the time of the Italian Renaissance. The play has been taught in schools for decades for its prominent themes of love, jealousy, deceit and race...
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Moonlight movie screening provides opportunity to discuss sexuality within minority culture (2/21/19)A panel discussion and screening of the movie “Moonlight” on Feb. 21 gave students an opportunity to discuss the intersection of life as an African American and homosexual. The event was sponsored by Student Activity Council (SAC), LGBTQ Resource Center and the Black Student Union (BSU) at Rose Theater in honor of Black History Month...
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Sister Act ready to wow the audience (2/14/19)The cast and director of “Sister Act” hope to entertain audiences during six performances of the show Feb. 20 to 24 at Bedell Performance Hall on River Campus. Director Kenneth Stilson said such a big production is demanding “It takes months and months to prepare a production like this, as much as nine months ahead of time, and it gets intense the closer the time gets to perform,” he said...
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River City Players Community Theatre brought holiday cheer to Port Cape (11/13/18)River City Players Community Theatre got into the holiday spirit early this year with the production of the live radio play of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in a dinner show running through Port Cape. River City Players’ president Roseanna Whitlow-Greenwood, a retired Southeast speech professor, made the decision to put on the play, which ran Nov. 8 to 10...
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‘Our Town’ comes to our town (10/9/18)Stop and smell the roses this month with the Conservatory of Theatre and Dance in their production of “Our Town.” Often referred to as the greatest American play ever written, “Our Town” tells the story about the universal human experience of life, love and death...
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Theatre Conservatory brings rock ’n’ roll to River Campus with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ (9/10/18)With a rock band on stage and elaborate lighting, the Southeast Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will present “Jesus Christ Superstar” later this month at the River Campus. Director Mac McIntosh said he hopes the 1970s rock opera, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, gets the audience dancing, clapping and rocking along since it is essentially a “giant rock concert.”...
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"A Raisin in the Sun" to make history again, this time as a River Campus production. (4/16/18)In 1957, “A Raisin in the Sun” became the first play in history written by an African American to appear on Broadway. More than fifty years later, it will break ground again as the first play written by an African American to be performed at Southeast...
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Starting a conversation: 'The Vagina Monologues' (2/21/18)Valentine’s day at Southeast was used to start a conversation about self-acceptance and ending sexual violence. The Campus Violence Prevention Program and Redhawks Rising collaborated to put on two shows Feb. 14 about cases of violence and women's issues. The groundbreaking collection of monologues came from world-famous authors and playwrights, and was showcased by students and faculty...
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River Campus delivers 17th-century operatic version of 'Cinderella' (1/26/18)When the curtains opened at Bedell Hall for the River Campus’ first production of the spring semester, the audience was greeted with a familiar scene: Cinderella scrubbing the floors earnestly. The performance that followed though was charmingly removed from Disney’s version of the timeless fairy tale...
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Southeast music department brings fairytale to life (1/17/18)Southeast’s Department of Music will soon bring life to an iconic family-friendly fairytale through opera. Pauline Viardot’s French retelling of “Cinderella,” also known as “Cendrillon,” will make its way to the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall Friday, Jan. ...
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Department of Theatre and Dance sinks its teeth into ‘Dracula’ (10/27/17)Something mysterious is coming to the River Campus, and it’s here to take a bite out of the halloween season. “Dracula,” based on Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in the Bedell Performance Hall. The show tells the story of the mysterious and magical Transylvanian count Dracula and the suspicious plague that strikes a seaside England town around the same time as his arrival...
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The price of pretty: “Reasons to be Pretty” opens at River Campus (10/13/17)Southeast’s theater department is making a statement in a contemporary show about the importance of honesty and true beauty in relationships. The Department of Theatre and Dance opened “Reasons to be Pretty” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Rust Flexible Theatre...
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“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.” (9/16/17)Friday night, those who attended the performance by the student workshop production of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” experienced the dark teenage lives of Charles Shulz’s Peanuts characters. “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” by Bart V. Royal is a show that addresses bullying, homophobia and suicide and portrays Peanuts kids as teenagers...
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River City Players to perform summer comedy “All By Myself” (7/10/17)Cape Girardeau’s River City Players Community Theatre is set to bring in several summertime laughs with their upcoming production of “All By Myself.” The one-act comedy follows the exploits of five zany castaways who all happen to be trapped on a deserted island due to five completely unrelated shipwrecks. ...