Theatre

Spotlight
Tonya Hays

Tonya Hays joined the Department of Communication’s faculty in the fall of 2020 and worked the previous semester as a listing professor. Hays received her B.A from Oklahoma Baptist University and her MFA in Texas Christian University. At MSU, Hays teaches acting, playwriting, directing, theatre for young audiences and theatre for change. 

Award-winning Theatre MSU announces spring theater productions

New & Noteworthy
Award-winning Theatre MSU announces spring theater productions

Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU—the Department of Communication’s production division that received a 2021 School of Excellence Award in Higher Education from Mississippi for Arts Education—debuts its spring season this month.

Theatre MSU students and faculty nominated for ACTF awards

Awards & Honors
Theatre MSU students and faculty nominated for ACTF awards

Students and faculty in Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication are nominated for nine awards for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. 

Spotlight
Cameron Mayers

Cameron Mayers is a sophomore double-majoring in communication with a concentration in theatre and political science, and he is minoring in marketing. Mayers is incredibly active across campus, participating in Student Association, where he is director of marketing for organizational outreach.

CO Connection: Tim Baker

Interviews & Media Coverage
CO Connection: Tim Baker

Tim Baker, MSU Theatre Artist-in-Residence, discusses Theatre MSU's Fall children's production: Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga.

Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga

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Theatre MSU presents "Banner: A Sea Turtle Saga"

Theatre MSU students nominated for Kennedy Center festival, faculty receive ‘recognition of excellence’

Awards & Honors
Theatre MSU students nominated for Kennedy Center festival, faculty receive ‘recognition of excellence’

Students in Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU—the Department of Communication’s production division recently named a 2021 School of Excellence Award in Higher Education from the Mississippi for Arts Education—now are nominees to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) to be held virtually this February.