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Three women stand together on a stage. The woman on the left wears a maroon blazer and trousers with a gold blouse. The woman in the center wears a cream-colored 19th-century period dress. The woman on the right wears a black floral blouse and black trousers. They are positioned in front of a blue projected backdrop.
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MSU Alum Sandra Seaton Reclaims History and Voice in World Premiere of ‘Sally: A Solo Play’
Wharton Center for Performing Arts celebrates the world premiere of Sally: A Solo Play, as both a creative milestone and a homecoming
Two people stand smiling in a gallery. The person on the left has their arm around the person on the right. To the right is a shelf full of small, creature-like sculptures.
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Work of MSU Alums, a Father-Daughter Duo, on Display at SCENE Metrospace
Exploring intergenerational joy through the act of ceramic material creation
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Theatre Alum Returns to Campus as Part of ‘The Book of Mormon’ North American Tour
A Spartan's Broadway dream comes full circle on the Wharton Center stage
Portrait of Sandra Seaton
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Graduate voice: How MSU shaped Sandra Seaton’s path to the stage and national recognition
An MSU advisor and grad student who turned her experiences into a celebrated career in writing and theater
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Creativity Meets Conservation: An MSU Alum’s Mission to Protect Our Great Lakes
MSU alum and artist Hannah Tizedes is turning art into environmental activism through her Michigan-based nonprofit, The Cleanup Club
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MSU Students, Faculty and Alums Partner with Flint Repertory Theatre in Reading of New Musical
In a first of its kind partnership, a group of MSU Department of Theatre students and alums recently participated in a reading of a new musical with the Flint Repertory Theatre
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MSU Theatre Spartans Unite Behind the Scenes of Pre-Broadway Show
Four Spartans – two alums, a faculty member, and a current student – played key roles in a pre-Broadway tryout of the new dance musical, Esther
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MSU Graduate Preserves and Protects Indigenous Culture
MSU grad Mikayla Thompson, descendant of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is educating others about Indigenous farming practices and culture through the gardens she helped create
Graduate Katie Quinlan holds up a poster she designed herself at Ford Field
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From a Spartan to a Lion
How one MSU alum combined her love of sports and arts into a career
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Expanding exhibitions at the MSU Broad Art Museum
Alan and Rebecca Ross build on long-standing support for art at MSU
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Merging the medical and music worlds
Practicing physician and professional hip-hop artist uses his platform to raise awareness about health