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Emporia State University offers over 200 academic programs in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. ESU is the only public university in Kansas to have earned national recognition as a College of Distinction, an honor for universities that demonstrate innovative application of high-impact education. In addition, in the Best Colleges 2018 guidebook by U.S. News and World Report, ESU is ranked No. 2 in lowest student debt of all Midwest regional universities. U.S. News also cited ESU’s School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students and ranked the online graduate education program in the Top 100 programs in the nation.

 

For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.

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Emporia State University offers over 200 academic programs in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. ESU is the only public university in Kansas to have earned national recognition as a College of Distinction, an honor for universities that demonstrate innovative application of high-impact education. In addition, in the Best Colleges 2018 guidebook by U.S. News and World Report, ESU is ranked No. 2 in lowest student debt of all Midwest regional universities. U.S. News also cited ESU’s School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students and ranked the online graduate education program in the Top 100 programs in the nation.

 

For more information, visit www.emporia.edu.

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ESU Summer Theatre Closes Season with 'The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs'
ESU Summer Theatre closes its 65th anniversary season with its annual family-friendly production, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jul 23
ESU Homecoming Musical is 'Little Women'
Emporia State University Theatre presents "Little Women, The Musical" from Oct. 17 to 20, in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre.
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ESU Summer Theatre Presents 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)'
Actors rapping to "Othello" is just one of the featured moments as ESU Summer Theatre continues its 65th anniversary season with its third production of the season, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, abridged."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jul 5
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ESU Summer Theatre to Present Second Show
The second show of ESU Summer Theatre's 65th season is one of two fan favorites being reprised.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jun 17
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ESU Summer Theatre Opens 65th Season with Gurney's Charming Memory Play
Emporia State's Summer Theatre program celebrates its 65th birthday this season. The program was begun in 1955 by Karl C. Bruder and is the longest running summer stock theatre on the Great Plains. Season 65 begins with "What I Did Last Summer," a charming memory play from A.R. Gurney, the author of "The Dining Room," "Love Letters" and "Family Furniture." Each has been performed on ESU stages in previous seasons.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jun 10
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ESU Theatre Presents 'Steel Magnolias'
Emporia State University Theatre kicked off the spring season with "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling. This production was under the direction of Theresa Mitchell, who retired this spring after 20 years with the Department of Communication and Theatre.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - May 20
ESU Theatre Concludes 2018-19 Season with 'Romeo & Juliet'
The final show of the 2018-19 theatre season at Emporia State University is William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - May 20
ESU Theatre Presents 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is the second production of the 2018-19 ESU Theatre season. It will play in the Ronald Q. Frederickson Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 through 30, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Dec. 1.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Nov 28
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Theatre Student Selected for Prestigious Open Jar Institute in New York City
Senior theatre major Hewleek McKoy of Olathe has been selected to attend the Open Jar Institute in New York City. He is the third ESU Theatre student since 2012 to earn the honor.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Mar 5
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ESU Homecoming Musical is 'Pippin'
Emporia State University Theatre presents "Pippin" with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (of "Wicked" and "Godspell" fame) and book by Roger O. Hirson.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Oct 19
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ESU Theatre presents 'Moo Juice: The Musical'
ESU's 64th season of Summer Theatre concludes with Krista (Funky Mama) Eyler's "Moo Juice: The Musical" July 25-28.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Jul 18
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ESU Theatre presents 'Suite Surrender'
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents "Suite Surrender" by Michael McKeever.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Jul 2
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ESU Theatre presents Neil Simon's 'The Odd Couple'
Emporia State University's 64th season of Summer Theatre continues June 27-30 with "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Jun 21
ESU Theatre presents Sean Grennan's 'A Dog's Life'
The 64th season of Emporia State University Summer Theatre kicks off with "A Dog's Life," a warmhearted new musical that chronicles the joys and challenges of dog ownership.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2018 Jun 11
'9 to 5, The Musical' is 2017 Homecoming show
Emporia State University Theatre presents "9 to 5, The Musical" by Patricia Resnick with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Oct 9
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'Family Furniture' Opened ESU Theatre Season
Emporia State University Theatre's first show of the 2017-18 season was "Family Furniture" by A.R. Gurney.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Oct 9
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New Comedy is Final ESU Summer Theatre Production
ESU's 63rd annual season of Summer Theatre opens its final show July 26-29 at 7:30 p.m. with Tom Dudzick's charming new comedy "Miracle on South Divison Street," directed by Bob Hart.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Jul 17
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Summer Theatre Production Based on Children's Book
ESU Theatre's third production of the summer season opens Wednesday, July 12 with their children's theatre production of "The Top Job!" by Robin Moyer Chung and Brian Feinstein.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Jul 6
ESU Summer Theatre's 63rd season opens
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 63rd season with "The Star-Spangled Girl" by Neil Simon.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Jun 7
Comic Adaptation of Hitchcock Masterpiece Next ESU Production
Emporia State University Theatre will present "The 39 Steps," adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel of the same name by John Buchan.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Nov 21
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'Don't Hug Me' is Second Show of Summer Theatre Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents "Don't Hug Me" June 28 through July 1.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2017 Jun 19
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'Big River' is 2016 Homecoming musical
Emporia State University Theatre opens its season with musical "Big River."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Oct 12
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Family show with matinee closes Emporia State Summer Theatre season
Emporia State Summer Theatre closes its 62nd season with "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales." Though the characters may be familiar, this charming family comedy by John Glore retells favorite storybook fables with uproariously derailed makeovers.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Jul 19
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Lively Farce Third Show of Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents the third show of the season with the fast and furious farce, "Don't Dress For Dinner," written by Marc Comoletti.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Jul 5
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New Mural a Campus-Community Partnership
A collaboration of Emporia State art students and the Emporia Police Department is a visual reminder of the relationship between the community and law enforcement.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Jul 1
Neil Simon Show Second Production of Season
Emporia State Summer Theatre presents the second show of the season with "The Dinner Party." Written by Neil Simon, this romantic comedy involves six people invited to dine at a fine Parisian restaurant, unaware of who the other guests will be or why they were invited.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Jun 20
ESU Summer Theatre's 62nd season opens
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 62nd season with "Coming to America," by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, a cross between an old book musical and a musical revue telling the true stories of five unknown Ellis Island-American heroes who changed the face of this country. This show features ragtime music, sketch comedy and landmark composers of the early 20th century, including Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and George M. Cohan.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Jun 7
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ESU Theatre Presents Modern Adaptation of Classic Greek Comedy
Emporia State University Theatre is hard at work on "The Birds: A Modern Adaptation" by Don Zolidis. "The Birds" is the first collaborative project between ESU Theatre and ESU's newly reinstated chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, an honorary theatre society, giving students the opportunity to take on more of the production responsibilities.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Mar 16
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Student Earns Seat at Prestigious NYC Institute
Congratulations to Nathan Short, who will spend a week in New York City working with some of Broadway's biggest stars, performers, directors, choreographers, agents and casting directors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2016 Mar 10
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Students Perform with Emporia State Horn Ensemble
A group of Emporia State students performed with the Emporia State horn ensemble on March 1 to introduce a lecture by Robert Watt, the first African American horn player hired by a major U.S. symphony orchestra.
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