Solo Theater Performance, Workshop Oct. 16 Mark LGBT History, Diversity Awareness

OXFORD, Miss. – A monodrama performance and workshop on documentary theater are scheduled Oct. 16 at the University of Mississippi to recognize October as LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) History Month and National Diversity Awareness Month. The events are free to the public.

‘Hamlet’ to Dazzle Shakespeare Festival Audiences

OXFORD, Miss. – A king’s death, a ghost’s revelation, a brother’s ambition, a queen’s passion, and a son’s revenge–all the elements for grand tragedy can be experienced in William Shakespeare’s  “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” which opens Saturday, June 19, at 8 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University ofRead the story …

Oxford Shakespeare Festival Opens with ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’

OXFORD, Miss. – A man down on both luck and cash hatches a scheme to seduce the wives of rich men and get at their husbands’ money. Things get complicated, however, when the two women compare their letters and – finding them identical – hatch a plan of their own. Peter Pinnow stars as Falstaff inRead the story …

Departments of Theatre Arts and Music Present ‘Suor Angelica’ and ‘Gianni Schicchi’

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi departments of Music and Theatre Arts are collaborating to present an evening of laughter and tears, courtesy of the Italian master composer Giacomo Puccini, later this month.

Multimedia Composer Bringing Unlikely Array of Instruments for UM Performance

OXFORD, Miss. – What do a laptop computer, video projector, clarinet, tuba and an accordion have in common? The answer is Mark Snyder.

UM Steel Drum Band To Perform Spring Concert

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Steel Drum Band and World Percussion Ensemble presents a lively spring concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday (April 14) in the Band Hall.

Mississippians Jazz Ensemble To Perform Spring Concerts April 15-16

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi’s principal student jazz ensemble, is slated to present its annual spring concert April 15 at Nutt Auditorium.

Theatre Arts Students Perform ‘The Adding Machine’ March 25-28

OXFORD, Miss. – Theatre arts students at the University of Mississippi are working hard to perfect their new high-tech production, “The Adding Machine,” opening March 25. Senior theatre arts major Justin Waters plays Mr. Zero in ‘The Adding Machine,’ a new high-tech theatre production that opens March 25 at the Ole Miss. UM photo byRead the story …

Gates, Rodgers Set to Perform March 29 for Faculty Recital Series

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Music Faculty Recital Series ends its 2009-2010 season March 29 with a performance by trumpeter Charles Gates, accompanied by pianist Stacey Rodgers.

Woodwind Quintets Collaborate For Nutt Auditorium Performance

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Faculty Woodwind Quintet is teaming up with the University of Memphis Woodwind Quintet for a March 23 performance in Nutt Auditorium.