Missouri State University Dept of Theatre and Dance

Missouri State University Dept of Theatre and Dance Missouri State's department of theatre & dance is an accredited member of NAST.

As one of the largest and most active departments in the region, the Theatre and Dance Department at Missouri State University offers a thorough and dynamic undergraduate training experience. Our faculty and staff are working professionals who bring their talent, skills and experience into the classroom. You may choose from instruction and production opportunities in performance, design/technology

, dance and musical theatre. Our curriculum encompasses pre-professional training, a secondary school teaching certification in speech and theatre, and a wide reaching general major. We want you to enrich our experience by bringing us your spirit, your sense of play, and your love of the theatre and dance. Throughout your stay, it will be our objective to nurture those impulses which originally attracted you to the art form, and to deepen your joy and personal satisfaction.

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: TARTUFFE by Moliére Performances run November 12th-16thMissouri State Musical T...
08/28/2026

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: TARTUFFE by Moliére
Performances run November 12th-16th
Missouri State Musical Theatre Missouri State Acting for Stage and Screen

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: COMPANY by Stephen SondheimPerformances run October 22nd- 26thMissouri State Ac...
08/28/2026

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: COMPANY by Stephen Sondheim
Performances run October 22nd- 26th
Missouri State Acting for Stage and Screen Missouri State Musical Theatre

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: BACKSTORY by Joan AckermanPerformances run September 24th-28thMissouri State Mu...
08/28/2026

Missouri State Theater & Dance Presents: BACKSTORY by Joan Ackerman
Performances run September 24th-28th
Missouri State Musical Theatre Missouri State Acting for Stage and Screen

Welcome Back Bears! We had the best time getting to meet our new and returning Bears at the welcome meeting! A new semes...
08/17/2026

Welcome Back Bears!

We had the best time getting to meet our new and returning Bears at the welcome meeting! A new semester means new opportunities, new experiences, and new memories to create🤍

See you around campus!

🕊Missouri State Improv will host their final show of the semester tonight!🕊Join MSU Improv in the PSU at 7PM for their a...
04/29/2026

🕊Missouri State Improv will host their final show of the semester tonight!🕊

Join MSU Improv in the PSU at 7PM for their annual Funeral Show! Say goodbye to their graduating seniors as the team wraps up the semester ❤
Missouri State Improv

BA/BS Senior Project Presentations are coming up soon!Join us on May 5th in Credo Arts Center to see six stellar senior ...
04/27/2026

BA/BS Senior Project Presentations are coming up soon!

Join us on May 5th in Credo Arts Center to see six stellar senior presentations! We're so proud of our graduating Bears, and we can't wait to see what they've been working on!

Spring Dance Concert: Pillars had an amazing Opening Night last night! Congratulations to the Cast and Crew!There are st...
04/24/2026

Spring Dance Concert: Pillars had an amazing Opening Night last night! Congratulations to the Cast and Crew!

There are still tickets available for Spring Dance Concert! Get yours today to watch this talented lineup in the John Goodman Amphitheatre!

✨Photo Credit: Drew Mathers✨

✨Spring Dance Concert: Pillars opens tomorrow night in the John Goodman Amphitheatre!✨Spring Dance Concert runs April 23...
04/22/2026

✨Spring Dance Concert: Pillars opens tomorrow night in the John Goodman Amphitheatre!✨

Spring Dance Concert runs April 23-26. All performances begin at 8PM in the Amphitheatre.
Get your ticket today at the MSU TIX website or at the Box Offices in Great Southern Bank Arena and Juanita K. Hammons Hall!

✨Photo Credits: Drew Mathers✨

04/22/2026
Spring Dance Concert: Pillars opens this week!You can watch SPD: Pillars at the John Goodman Amphitheatre at 8PM, April ...
04/20/2026

Spring Dance Concert: Pillars opens this week!

You can watch SPD: Pillars at the John Goodman Amphitheatre at 8PM, April 23-26. Get your tickets at the MSU TIX website, or visit the Box Offices in Great Southern Bank Arena and Juanita K. Hammons Hall!

✨Poster Photo Credit: Abbey Paul✨

Address

1147 E. Grand Street
Springfield, MO
65897

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14178364400

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