UMSL Theatre
Bringing Life to the Stage!
An important part of student social life is entertainment and what is more entertaining than a theatrical performance? Since its establishment there have been a variety of performances put on by students to both participate in and enjoy the Fine Arts on the stage!
University Players in "Brigadoon"
An image of the University Players in during their 1969 performance of "Brigadoon".
The Hollow Crown Advertisement in The Current October 16, 1975
Advertisment for The Royal Shakespeare Company Production "The Hollow Crown" presented by the University Program Board found in the student newspaper The Current October 16th, 1975.
University Players in "Bye, Bye, Birdie"
University Players Club during their 1976 performance of "Bye, Bye, Birde".
UMSL has been the host of many performances put on by both students and outside performers since its founding in the 1960s to today. Many student performances were performed by the University Players Club, a student-run organization at UMSL during the 60s and 70s. The Unviersity Programs Board also organized theatrical performances like the showing of the Royal Shakespeare Company's production "The Hollow Crown " in 1975. UMSL also had groups that would participate in Opera Theater and would hold workshops for students to hone their skills.
The performing arts have played an active role in the life of many students as both an option for entertainment but also as a form of artistic expression. Today the performing arts can be found and experienced by students in both the University's curriculum with classes and degrees being offered in both cinema and theater, and at the Touhill Performing Arts Center constructed in 2003.
University Players in "Butterflies are Free"
The University Players in there 1974 performance of "Butterflies are Free".
UMSL Opera Theatre Workshop, 1984
An in color photograph of an UMSL Opera Theatre Workshop taken in 1984.