Theater/Dance

The 2012 Central Missouri Cappies Program theater award nominees were recently announced. Cappies will present its gala event at a time to be announced May 26 at the Heckart Performing Arts Center on the campus of Smith-Cotton . The gala will...... Full story

The Central Missouri Cappies Program will present its gala event at a time to be announced May 26 at the Heckart Performing Arts Center on the campus of Smith-Cotton High School. The gala will feature nominated performances from plays and musicals...... Full story

Every routine by the Center Stage Academy of the Performing Arts received top marks at a recent competition at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. The group tap routine — comprised of Lindsey Curtis, Emilee Simon, Addison Trammell, Paige...... Full story

Sydney Crank and Jessica Biggs, both of Sedalia, received scholarships at the Department of Theatre and Dance’s annual Players Banquet at the University of Central Missouri on April 28. Crank, daughter of Elisa Crank, of Sedalia, received a...... Full story

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The Liberty Center Association for the Arts will hold auditions for “The Anansi Stories” at 6:30 p.m. April 30 and May 1 at the Liberty Center, 111 W. Fifth St. in Sedalia. Youths currently in first grade through 12th grade will be cast....... Full story

The State Fair Community College Theatre Arts program will present a free student theater showcase at 7:30 p.m. May 10 and 11 in the Thompson O’Sullivan Studio Theatre in the Yeater Learning Center.The showcase will feature five...... Full story

Members of the Liberty Center troupe often refer to themselves as a family, with the teamwork and comfort level that’s needed to put on farces like “Caught in the Net,” where timing is everything. But it’s a growing family:...... Full story

Center Stage Academy of the Performing Arts will hold auditions for its summer production of Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” at 2 p.m. April 28 at the Warrensburg Center Stage location, 349 SE Highway DD.  Auditions are open to all 7...... Full story

“Noises Off,” Michael Frayn’s breakthrough 1982 farce about what goes on backstage at a stock theatrical production, is not only one of the best farces ever written, it’s one of the most challenging.Get it right, and...... Full story

Applewood Christian School will present the dinner theater “Meet Me at Luigi’s” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the school.Characters such as Luigi and Gino will serve lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert.Tickets will be on...... Full story

The Liberty Center Association for the Arts will present “Caught in the Net” at 7:30 p.m. April 26-28 and May 3-5 and 2 p.m. May 29 at 111 W. Fifth St. in Sedalia.Tickets, priced at $12, are now on sale at the Liberty Center box office...... Full story

A high schooler who laughs uproariously with his or her friends in class is going to get a one-way ticket to the principal’s office. And such behavior is generally not tolerated in college either. But in one State Fair Community College...... Full story

Studio A Dance Conservatory’s Legacy Company attended its first competition when it competed at the State Fair Dance and Cheer Competition in March at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the state fairgrounds.The team consists of 20 dancers...... Full story

The Punchline Players, a new Theatre Arts improvisational comedy troupe at State Fair Community College, will present the college’s first-ever improv comedy show at 7:30 p.m. April 14 in the Thompson O’Sullivan Studio Theatre on the...... Full story