AAAS Activating Wellness Week
October 26, 2022
We hope students are enjoying a restorative Fall Break and AAAS is keeping the wellness going throughout the rest of the week. Please see attached…
Conversations with CAL Features Director and Production Manager of ‘Corktown’
October 17, 2022
The Department of Theatre’s production of Jeff Augustin’s Corktown, Or Through the Valley of Dry Bones is a story of racial economic disparity, gentrification, and the price of “renaissance." In this Conversations with CAL, hear more about the production with Dr. Chamara Jewel Kwakye, Director of Corktown, and Academic Specialist in the Department of African American and African Studies, and Abigail Tykocki, Production Manager and Academic Specialist in the Department of Theatre.
‘Corktown’ Production Shines Spotlight on Gentrification
October 13, 2022
When Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre was looking for someone to guest direct its production of Corktown, Or Through the Valley of Dry Bones, it looked no…
New Faculty and Staff Welcomed to the College
October 6, 2022
This year, the College of Arts & Letters welcomes 24 new full-time faculty and staff members. These faculty and staff members were recognized during the…
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MSU Theatre Brings Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood to the Stage
October 4, 2022
Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents Corktown, Or Through the Valley of Dry Bones October 14-23 at the Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. The play,…