Saint Mary’s theatre students and faculty recently attended the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) annual conference in Louisville, Ky., where they met and interviewed national companies such as Cirque du Soleil, Disney, regional theatre’s, technology and design companies, along with many different graduate schools for design and stage management.
Saint Mary’s sophomore Tommy Stang had a break-out year for the Cardinal men’s hockey team in 2018-19 — highlighted by a spot on the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First-Team. But Stang’s impact has proven to go far beyond his uncanny playmaking abilities on the ice — just ask the Thief River Falls NorsKids Foundation. The non-profit NorsKids Foundation — in conjunction with the Thief River Falls Noskie Junior A hockey team — announced the creation of the $1,500 NorsKids Foundation/Tommy Stang Community Service Scholarship.
Saint Mary’s students of Jazz Combo 1 “played it forward” for a packed Café Congo on March 13. According to the event organizer, proceeds from the group’s performance totaled nearly $400 – an increase of 35 percent over previous similar fundraisers.
The public is invited to Classically Speaking, a Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) Dance Repertory Company production Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, in the Page Theatre on the Winona Campus of Saint Mary’s University.