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Roe Green Honored at Cleveland Play House
New Ground Theatre Festival at Cleveland Play House to feature Eric Coble world premiere, Ken Ludwig reading 03/30/2015 Plain DealerCLEVELAND, Ohio - In 2007, Roe Green, theater benefactress extraordinaire, took to the stage at the Porthouse Theatre in a cameo role she was born to...Link: http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2015/03/new_ground_theatre_festival_at.html
KENT, OH – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, prayer flags, by Jillian Sokso. This exhibit will be on display, August 25 – September 30, 2023,…
KENT, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibition, Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females Tapestries and Sculpture by Linda Stein.
Jailynn Taylor didn’t originally set out to write about the fashion industry. She set out to design for it. But today, Taylor is living her dream working in the fast-paced world of the fashion industry as a contracted commerce and beauty writer for InStyle and Shape.com in New…
School of Theatre and Dance is excited to receive a new endowment in the name of Dr. Roy Berko, an esteemed Kent State alumnus. This endowment will create a scholarship fund for undergraduate and graduate theatre students participating in Porthouse Theatre who demonstrate…
The KSU Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition, “Knitting Beyond the Body.” When you think about today’s technological advances, knitting may not be the first activity that comes to mind.
Porthouse Theatre closes its 2023 season with the area debut of “The Prom” running July 21 through August 6.
Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music held the inaugural Roy Minoff Composition Competition in spring 2023 with judging completed in June. Max Grafe, D.M.A., of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Roy Minoff Composition Competition.…
The School of Art is excited to announce the appointment of two new faculty members this August. Missy Higgins-Linder is a new interim lecturer of art education and Anna Kruse is the new assistant professor of studio art-ceramics.
The Kent State University Museum is proud to announce a special exhibition of over 100 photographs entitled, “Posing Beauty in African American Culture.” The images spanning the 20th and 21st centuries explore the ways in which African and African American beauty has been…
Kent State University School of Fashion Alumni, SUEDE, established the SUEDEsays™ Critics Award. This grant is a $1,000 cash award to a graduating senior Kent State University design student who presented an exemplary fashion collection at…
Associate Professor of Lighting Design Jakyung Seo received a grant that allowed student Bethy Winters to accompany her to South Korea this summer to work and participate in activities at Symposi:On – Seeking Wisdom in World Theatre, a global women’s festival.…
The School of Theatre and Dance is excited to announce that Aimee Johnson will join Kent State this summer as the new Costume Shop Supervisor.
Kent State faculty and staff are invited to join Porthouse Theatre on Skid Row for the Saturday, June 18 performance of "Little Shop of Horrors." All Kent State faculty and staff will be able to purchase up to 4 discounted tickets to the 8:00 p.m. performance for $30…
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will present its 54th season during the summer of 2022 with "Little Shop of Horrors," "Godspell," and "West Side Story."
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The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Polunas as assistant professor of Sound and Projection Design beginning in the Fall of 2022.
The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Kane, Ph.D. as assistant professor of Theatre History beginning in the Fall of 2022.
Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's summer professional theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will open its 2022 season for in-person performances at full capacity on June 16. Porthouse will return this summer with productions of "Little Shop of Horrors…
The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce the appointment of Ambre Emory-Maier as assistant professor of Dance beginning in the Fall of 2022.
The School of Theatre and Dance's associate professor Courtney Brown is starring in Rubber City Theatre's production of "Enemy of the People," running May 6-21, 2022.
At the end of this semester, we say farewell to Tamara L. Honesty, associate professor of scenic design, who departs Kent State for a new opportunity at her alma mater West Virginia University.