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MTSU freshman stars in "Bring It On: The Musical"

MTSU freshman stars in “Bring It On: The Musical”

Featured photo by Emma Dolberry Story by Luke Cameron  If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. Middle Tennessee...

MTSU Theatre students bring “[Title of Show]” to campus

MTSU Theatre students bring “[Title of Show]” to campus

Featured photo courtesy of Chris Cooper Story by Luke Cameron If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. “[Title...

Promotional Image for "Cabaret" (Courtesy of MTSU Theatre and Dance)

“Willkommen! Bienvenue!”: A review of MTSU Theatre’s rendition of “Cabaret”

Stephanie Hall April 10, 2023

Featured Image Courtesy of MTSU Theatre and Dance Department Story by Stephanie Hall What do you do in times of adversity? Do you merely ignore everything, because it’s not directly harming you...

"Where the Stars Fell": an MTSU Student Podcast

“Where the Stars Fell”: an MTSU Student Podcast

Ethan Pickering | Lifestyles Editor November 23, 2022

Story by Sydney Schettler | Contributing Writer Middle Tennessee State University Student Newt Schottelkotte created a podcast called "Where the Stars Fell" in the pandemic as an opportunity...

Fair is foul, foul is fair: Nashville Shakespeare Festival's "Macbeth" review

Fair is foul, foul is fair: Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s “Macbeth” review

CIM Digital February 11, 2020

Photo by Rick Malkin Story by John Cantor/Contributing Writer The clash of swords and a mother crying are heard as a battle rages on and a baby is dying. That's is the entry point into the Nashville...

Review: What's funnier than 24? The Spongebob Squarepants Musical

Review: What’s funnier than 24? The Spongebob Squarepants Musical

CIM Digital November 7, 2019

Story by Makayla Boling Photos courtesy of Tennessee Performing Arts Center On Friday, November 5, The Spongebob Musical premiered at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center as part of a Broadway series...

Promo for MTSU Theatre fall 2019 production of “Kiss Me Kate”

Kiss Me, Kate: MTSU play gives strong testament to theatre program quality

CIM Digital October 29, 2019

Photo courtesy of Gina E. Fann via MTSU News Story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer  Middle Tennessee State University's production of the classic Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate filled the...

Once On This Island: a summary of an emotional, balmy musical

Once On This Island: a summary of an emotional, balmy musical

Sidelines October 22, 2019

Story by Sergio Pacheco Photo courtesy of Once On This Island  The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare and TriStar presented “Once On This Island”, the musical, at the Tennessee Performing...

MTSU Opera Theater brings 130-year-old storytelling to life with hopes of reviving interest in classic opera

MTSU Opera Theater brings 130-year-old storytelling to life with hopes of reviving interest in classic opera

Sidelines March 28, 2019

Photos and Story by Amber Cetinel / Contributing Writer Stage director Will Perkins wants you to forget everything you think you know about opera. “It’s not just people in powder wigs on stage making...

MTSU Theatre Arts Department showcases wit and wonder in 'Noises Off!'

MTSU Theatre Arts Department showcases wit and wonder in ‘Noises Off!’

Sidelines February 25, 2019

Photo Courtesy of mtsuarts.com Story by Meraleigh Queener / Contributing Writer In the wealth of scattering clumsiness and comedic chaos, MTSU’s Theatre Arts Department opened “Noises Off!,” capturing...

Nashville Shakespeare Festival brings 'Julius Caesar' to MTSU, puts modern spin on classic

Nashville Shakespeare Festival brings ‘Julius Caesar’ to MTSU, puts modern spin on classic

Sidelines February 2, 2019

Photo courtesy of Rick Malkin / Nashville Shakespeare Festival Story by Maria de Guzman / Contributing Writer Friends. Romans. Countrymen. Lend this play your eyes and ears. Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s...

Nashville’s Spark Theatre Company to put on 'The Vagina Monologues'

Nashville’s Spark Theatre Company to put on ‘The Vagina Monologues’

Sidelines January 30, 2019

Photo Courtesy of Spark Theatre Company Story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer Empowering. Out of several separate interviews, the word that recurred the most was “empowering” when talking...

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