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Theatre and Dance students working coast to coast in summer productions

NATCHITOCHES – More than 30 Northwestern State University theatre and dance students are working throughout the United States in professional theatre and dance jobs this summer. The students are working for 15 different companies or facilities in 11 states in a variety of performing, technical and business-related roles.

“One of the things I always here from […]

NSU Summer Dinner Theatre to present “It Came from Outer Space”

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present the sci-fi murder mystery “It Came from Outer Space” on June 14-18 and 21-25 on the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium stage. Sean Bartley is the director.

“It Came from Outer Space” details the voyage of the starship Natchitoches. The ship’s mission is to explore new worlds, search out […]

NSU Summer Dinner Theatre to present two productions

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present the sci-fi murder mystery “It Came from Outer Space” on June 14-18 and 21-25 and the comedy “Sister Amnesia’s Country-Western Nunsense” on July 19-23 and 26-30 on the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium stage.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner service starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 […]

Terry Monday memorial will be May 27

NATCHITOCHES – A memorial service for William Terry Monday will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27 in A.A. Fredericks Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern State University.  Monday, age 70, passed away March 17, 2022, at his home in Jacksonville, Florida.

Terry Monday was born November 5, 1951, in Shreveport, LA to William Horace […]

NSU dance students featured in new film

NATCHITOCHES – The abandoned Nesom Natatorium at Northwestern State University was recently the site for a new dance film, “Candy Apple” by BODYART.

Thirteen NSU dance students and three other dancers were featured in the film “that explores women’s self-realization through the context of media,” according to Director Leslie Scott. “Candy Apple” was inspired by Busby […]

‘Seussical the Musical’ auditions this week

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will host auditions for “Seussical the Musical” this week. Dr. Grace Edgar, NSU’s musical theatre director, received a grant to produce “Seussical the Musical” for the local community and schools. Performances will be May 27-28.

Auditions for NSU students will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5 […]

NSU Theatre and Dance program gets donation from Raising Cane’s

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance received a donation of $1,250 from Raising Cane’s. The funds were raised through Cane’s Mardi Gras Doubloon Sales. The restaurant sold their own doubloons for $1 that allowed customers to get a free extra Cane’s sauce during Mardi Gras. Attending the donation ceremony were, from […]

Theatre-Dance Scene Shop to be named for Phil Kidd

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University Theatre-Dance Scene Shop in the A.A. Fredericks Fine Arts Building will be named the Phil Kidd Scene Shop to honor the long-time assistant professor and director of technical theatre. The proposal to name the facility was approved by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.

Kidd was […]

NSU Theatre and Dance to present musical “Ordinary Days”

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will perform the musical “Ordinary Days” April 12-14 and 19-23 at 7:30 p.m. and April 23 at 2 p.m. in Theatre West.

Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens. NSU, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students are admitted free with a current I.D. Those […]

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