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KSU Theatre Opens She Loves Me: A Golden Age Musical Finds New Life on the Stillwell Stage
April 01, 2026
Set in a 1930s European perfumery, She Loves Me follows two shop clerks who can’t stand each other in person, yet unknowingly fall in love as anonymous pen pals. It’s a premise that has endured across generations — most famously inspiring the films The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail — but on stage, it reveals something even more intimate: the fragile, hopeful act of being truly seen.
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City of Kennesaw and KSU Collaborate on Immersive Youth Theatre Experience Exploring Beauty and Belonging at Smith-Gilbert Gardens
March 02, 2026
This spring, the City of Kennesaw will host a new immersive theatre experience for young audiences at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, as Kennesaw State University students present The Beauty Project: Through the Looking Glass, the culminating performance in a curricular collaboration between KSU and the Gardens that spans three semesters.
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KSU Department of Theatre & Performance Studies Presents School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play
February 08, 2026
The Kennesaw State University Department of Theatre & Performance Studies presents School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, a bold and uproariously funny work by acclaimed playwright Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by Assistant Professor of Acting Jacqueline Springfield, the production opens February 17 and runs through February 22, 2026, in the Onyx Theater.
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From the Stage to the Screen: KSU Alumna Rachel Wansker Brings Creatures to Life in Film and Television
February 05, 2026
A 2016 alumna of Kennesaw State University’s Geer College of the Arts, Wansker is now working as a professional puppeteer and performer in film and television. Her most recent work can be seen in the Paramount Pictures feature Primate, where she served as the principal puppeteer for the chimpanzee character, bringing nuanced expression, emotion and realism to a creature that feels strikingly – and terrifyingly – alive.
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KSU's Geer College of the Arts Welcomes Shadow Girls Cult's Unraveling for Residency and Performances
August 26, 2025
Kennesaw State University’s Department of Theatre and Performance Studies is bringing an innovative, genre-bending work to campus this fall with Unraveling, an award-winning shadow performance by Shadow Girls Cult, the creative duo of Cass Bray and Zane Exactly. The artists will be in residence for 10 days, collaborating with KSU students and presenting three public performances of Unraveling.
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KSU Hosts National Storytelling Conference with Headline Performance by the Home Team
July 31, 2025
“There are performers. And then there is the Seal Team 6 of Storytelling. That’s who you’re looking at today,” said Professor of Theatre & Performance Studies Dr. Charles Parrott as he introduced a team of four current and former KSU Tellers to the National Storytelling Conference this summer.
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Kennesaw State University's Geer College of the Arts Launches Inspiring 2025-26 Season KENNESAW, Ga. | Jul 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
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Bailey School of Music Celebrates Two Student Ensembles Invited to Perform at Georgia's Chapter of the National Music Educators Association
July 11, 2025
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KSU Theatre Alumna Takes the Stage at the Fox Theatre
July 10, 2025
A 2024 graduate of KSU’s Geer College of the Arts, Edwards recently returned this summer as a cast member in the national tour of Ain’t Too Proud, the electrifying Broadway musical that tells the story of The Temptations. The moment was a full-circle experience for the musical theatre performer, who grew up watching productions at the Fox.
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Celebrating the Retirement of Ming Chen: A Legacy of Scenic Design
April 30, 2025
After an illustrious career spanning 34 years at Kennesaw State University (KSU), Ming Chen, a distinguished professor of scenic design, is set to retire. Chen's journey in the world of scenic design is a testament to dedication, creativity, and the transformative power of the arts.