Theatre News

Scholarship Recipients for 2024-2025:

Front Row: Sally Tabaka (William and Norma Hezlep Award); Laura Bradley; Olivia Houseman; Priscilla Muehr

Back Row: Jules Scarborough; Kayla Browen; Alyster Schmidt (Hawa Rena Gomos Memorial Scholarship); Sophia Fischer; Amelia Reid

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Scholarship Recipients for 2023-2024:

University Gala Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship: Alyster Schmidt

Hauwa Rena Gomos Memorial Scholarship: Abiah Abraham

SMSU Theatre Scholarship: Makayla Kennedy

William and Norma Hezlep Award: Alex Duus, Elizabeth Belfiori

 

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Scholarship Recipients for 2022-2023:

Pictured: Alyster Schmidt (University Gala Fine Arts-Theatre); Tailer Benson (University Gala Scholarship Fine Arts-Theatre, Hauwa Rena Gomos Scholarship, William and Norma Hezlep Theatre Award)

Not Pictured: Abiah Abraham (SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Brenna Springborg (SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Andrew Scheiber (William and Norma Hezlep Theatre Award) (University Gala Scholarship)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2021-2022:

Front Row:  Molly Green (Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship); Ratsamee Lee (SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Tailer Benson (University Gala Scholarship and Crosmun Award); Makayla Kennedy (SMSU Theatre Scholarship)

Back Row: Jasper Ale (University Gala Scholarship); TJ Tjeerdsma (SMSU Theatre Scholarship);  Sara Heiderscheidt (SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Alexis Christensen (Hezlep Award), Matthew Hartley (Hezlep Award)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2020-2021:

Front Row: Tailer Benson; Joy Kroschell; Madelynn Singsank; Molly Green

Back Row: Avianna McFarquhar; Dimitri Richard; Domonique McPhail; Alexis Christensen; Brady Berg; Jasper Ale

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Scholarship Recipients for 2019-2020:

Gala Fine Arts-Theatre: Ojasope (Jasper Emmanuel) Ale, Avianna McFarquhar

SMSU Theatre: Brady Berg (designated as Alpha Psi Omega), Alexis Christensen, Joy Krosschell, Noah Patterson, Jennifer Turner

Hezlep Award: Caitlin (Cat) Schmidt

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Scholarship Recipients for 2018-2019:

Front Row: Allie LaMote; Cat Schmidt

Back Row: Sariah Cheadle (Bill and Norma Hezlep Award); Paul Ragan; Jordan Stangeland (Bill and Norma Hezlep Award)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2017-2018:

Front Row: Jenna Miller (Bill and Norma Hezlep Award); Cat Schmidt (Gala Fine Arts-Theatre Scholarship)

Back Row: Sariah Cheadle (Gala Fine Arts-Theatre Scholarship); Avianna McFarquhar (Gala Fine Arts-Theatre Scholarship and SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Jordan Stangeland (SMSU Theatre Scholarship); Paul Ragan (SMSU Theatre Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2016 - 2017:

Front Row: Cat Schmidt (Gala Fine Arts Scholarship), Jenna Miller (Gala Fine Arts Scholarship)

Back Row: Wyatt Albers (SMSU Theatre Scholarship), Emilie Baartman (William and Normal Hezlep Award), Morgan Benson (Gala Fine Arts Scholarship)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2015-2016:

Front Row: Kyle Havlicek (Hezlep Award); Turi Jystad (Hezlep Award)

Back Row: Lindsey Brace (SMSU Theatre Scholarship);
Emilie Baartman (Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship and University Gala Scholarship):
Morgan Benson (University Gala Scholarship); Jacob Fager (University Gala Scholarship)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2014-15:

Front Row: Turi Jystad (SMSU Theatre Scholarship) and Emilie Baartman (Gala Ball Scholarship)

Back Row: Alexander Pikala (Norma Hezlep Award), Joel Gay (SMSU Theatre Scholarship), and Kyle Havlicek (Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship and Gala Ball Scholarship)

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Scholarship Recipients for 2013-2014:

Front row: Callie Frank, Anna Eben and Turi Jystad (Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship)

Back row: Jessa Roberts (William and Norma Hezelp Award), Tony Falk, Alex Pikala, Em Woodrow

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Dresses Worn in SMSU's The Heiress Heads to London Stage!!

  

  

The red dress and peach dress seen above were sent to London to be used in the New Stagers production of the same play, The Heiress. 

The top photos are from the London production, with Joanna Dodd in the role of Catherine Sloper.
The bottom photos are from the SMSU production.  Callie Frank played the role of Catherine Sloper, with Professor Nadine Schmidt as her Aunt Lavinia. 

Read all about it on SMSU Today, in the Star Tribune and on the New Stagers website.

SMSU Today

Star Tribune

New Stagers

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Jacob  & Jodie Forstein

Jacob Forstein (former SMSU Theatre student) and Jodie Stensrud (SMSU Alum) were married in the SMSU Theatre on August 10, 2013.

This is the first event in the recently renovated theatre (new seats and new carpet).

Jacob and Jodie met in the space when he was serving as Master Electrician, and Jodie was on the Lighting Crew for Intro to Theatre.

CONGRATULATIONS!!


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Theatre Renovations

A brief history of our spaces...

Our New Seats...

    

Our New Floor...

    

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