Be our guest! We invite you to watch and enjoy as our students share their outstanding talents in plays, musicals, concerts, and art exhibitions. Guest speakers, performers and other special events add to the creative mix.
Current Arts Season
There’s always something artistically amazing happening on campus! Our Current Arts Season features plays and music concerts in the fall, followed by a spring semester filled with great plays, concerts, recitals, and a new Daum exhibition. We’ll close out the year with our annual Student Art Show, Student Theatre Showcase and Musical Retrospect. Join us!
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
The world-renowned Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on campus features a diverse permanent collection and offers three exhibition cycles each year and up to 15 exhibitions.
Support the Arts
The Arts entertain and enlighten; they spark innovation and creativity; and they improve academic performance. For these reasons and a host of others, we invite you to support the Arts at SFCC. Contributing is easy, and genuinely appreciated.
Performing Arts Auditions
We offer scholarships in all our fine and performing arts programs. These scholarships are open to high school seniors, transfer students, majors, and nonmajors. You are welcome to audition for multiple programs. To learn how to be considered for a scholarship and to schedule an audition, visit performing arts auditions.
SFCC Theatre is honored and proud to announce our 2021 KCACTF Certificates of Merit presented to our Faculty and Students for the hard work they put in on our 2021 productions. There recognition is given by the Respondent(s) that saw each production and who wanted to take time to highlight aspects of the work they saw. These Certificates of Merit were presented during the opening ceremonies of the KCACTF Region V Festival, taking place this week.
OEDIPUS (February 2021)
**Stage Management- Taylor Ireland and Kya Kemp
**Adaptation- Aaron Scully
**Sound Design- Allison Hayes
FIRST DATE (April 2021)
**Direction- Ryan P. Mahannah
**Ensemble Performance- Jenna Speer, Aren Goodwin, Walker Schotte, Ben Brewer, Annie Henson, Torrie Shelly, Brianna Harlow, Quincy Wilson and Johnny Nguyen
**Stage Management- Sarah Hensel
**Assistant Stage Management- Denver Montgomery and Kennedy Keele
**Costume Design- Kennedy Keele
**Sound Design- Allison Hayes
**Choreography- Lauren Scarborough
**Properties Design- Kya Kemp
MURDER BALLAD (October 2021)
**KCACTF Invited Scene Showcase 2021
**Direction- Kristen Henning
**Stage Management- Sarah Hensel
Congrats to all on a great year of work! Keep an eye out for upcoming 2022 SFCC Theatre productions coming up soon!
Annnnd we’re back! This week we started rehearsals for the fourth show of our SFCC Theatre Season!
LEVELING UP will be running in the Thompson O’Sullivan Studio Theatre from Feb. 24- March 6th! Dinner Theatre will be on March 5th!
Get your tickets now at www.SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com
SFCC Theatre is here at the Kansas State Thespian Festival! Be sure to stop by our table and check us out over the weekend if you are here! #BeaRoadRunner #ksthesfest22
MURDER BALLAD TO KCACTF!
We are super thrilled to announce that our production of MURDER BALLAD, Directed by Kristen Henning, has been invited to take part in the Invited Scene Showcase at the Virtual KCACTF Region 5 Festival in January 2022.
Our cast and production team will put together a 10 minute selection from MURDER BALLAD for the showcase. We are SUPER proud of all who worked on the production! Below is the list of our team!
Cast:
Narrator: Miranda Duryee
Sara: Ainsley McKellips
Tom: Garrett Lampert
Michael: Ethan Courter
Understudies: Walker Schotte and Annie Henson
Production Team:
Director/ Intimacy Direction/Scenic Design: Kristen Henning
Music Director: Jan Turley
Choreography: Dana Goosen
Fight Director: Ryan Mahannah
Assistant Director: Annie Henson
Stage Manager: Sarah Hensel
Assistant Stage Manager: Walker Schotte
Light Design: Tim Wells
Costume Design: Kim Windle
Band:
Jan Turley (Conductor & Keyboard)
Drew Beeman (Guitar)
Tony Schneider (Drums)
Braden Miller (Bass Guitar)
CONGRATS!!!! We are super excited to announce our Cast and Crew for the 2022 Spring productions at SFCC Theatre!
If you are on the list please stop by the green room and accept your roles/positions!
Great work all!!! Be sure to keep an eye out for LEVELING UP and THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in the coming months! Tickets on sale now at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com!
Thank you to our Guest Artist- Kris Kuss (Oklahoma City University- Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting) for coming to our Script Analysis class and diving into the world of Stage Combat and how it is used throughout the theatrical and film industries and storytelling today. Our students really enjoyed this seminar and learned a lot!
Again, thank you to all at SFCC who made this Guest Artist possible!
This week our SFCC Theatre students are going to be taking part in a Master Class Series with Dueling Arts International (DAI)- Full Instructor, Kris Kuss.
Students will be training all week leading up to testing for their first level of Unarmed Stage Combat Certification through DAI.
Kris will also be offering a class on Knife Work in stage combat on Friday for our students in addition to the unarmed training they are receiving this week.
We are very grateful to all of those who have made this training possible for our students!
🚨 AUDITIONS ARE ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT 🚨
🎭 Sides and Music selections will be out by tomorrow at 5pm! SIGN UP NOW to get access to these materials as soon as they go live! 🎭
OPEN TO ANY SFCC student enrolled for Spring 2022!
TO SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION:
https://forms.gle/1FmpbRP3JNSihL598
**If you sign up to audition, you will get the audition materials as soon as they are released.**
Where: Stauffacher Theatre
When: December 6-8*, 2021- 6pm-9pm (Attendees should plan on coming each night).
December 6th- Leveling Up Cold Readings and Spongebob Music Auditions
December 7th- Leveling Up Cold Readings (If Needed) and Spongebob Music Callbacks/Cold Readings
December 8th- Spongebob Dance Auditions (Required of all auditioning for Spongebob)
Spring 2022 Production Information
LEVELING UP
Directed by Tim Wells
Casting: 3M 1F
Rehearsal Dates: January 10th-Feburary 24th, 2021 (M-F 6pm-9pm)
Show Dates: Feburary 25th- March 6th (Friday-Sunday)
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Directed by Ryan P. Mahannah
Music Directed by Jan Turley
Choreographed by Dana Goosen
Casting: 16E
Rehearsal Dates: February 28– April 20th, 2021 (M-F 6pm-10pm)
Show Dates: April 21st -May 1st , 2021 (Thursday-Sunday)
Questions or concerns? Please email Rmahannah@sfccmo.edu!
We at SFCC Fine Arts are sad to hear of the passing of one of the greatest artists in Music and Theatre history- Mr. Stephen Sondheim.
Some of Mr. Sondheim’s works include West Side Story, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Company, Sunday in the Park With George and many many more. His contribution to the theatre and music worlds will live on for generations to come.
Thank you for blessing us with your passions and work.
Rest In Peace
Mr. Stephen Sondheim
1930-2021
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/26/entertainment/stephen-sondheim/index.html
SFCC Theatre is proud to announce AUDITIONS for the Spring 2022 productions! Only TWO WEEKS away!
OPEN TO ANY SFCC student enrolled for Spring 2022!
TO SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION:
https://forms.gle/1FmpbRP3JNSihL598
**If you sign up to audition, you will get the audition materials as soon as they are released.**
Where: Stauffacher Theatre
When: December 6-8*, 2021- 6pm-9pm (Attendees should plan on coming each night).
December 6th- Leveling Up Cold Readings and Spongebob Music Auditions
December 7th- Leveling Up Cold Readings (If Needed) and Spongebob Music Callbacks/Cold Readings
December 8th- Spongebob Dance Auditions (Required of all auditioning for Spongebob)
Spring 2022 Production Information
LEVELING UP
Directed by Tim Wells
Casting: 3M 1F
Rehearsal Dates: January 10th-Feburary 24th, 2021 (M-F 6pm-9pm)
Show Dates: Feburary 25th- March 6th (Friday-Sunday)
A copy of the sides we will be using will be available shortly before the auditions- approximately Dec. 1. Those who fill out this form will be emailed sides.
THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
Directed by Ryan P. Mahannah
Music Directed by Jan Turley
Choreographed by Dana Goosen
Casting: 16E
Rehearsal Dates: February 28– April 20th, 2021 (M-F 6pm-10pm)
Show Dates: April 21st -May 1st , 2021 (Thursday-Sunday)
A copy of the sides and music selections we will be using will be available shortly before the auditions- approximately Dec 1st. Those who fill out this form will be emailed these sides and selections. It is highly recommended to listen to and become familiar with the THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL cast recording prior to auditioning. This is available in Spotify and YouTube. There will also be a second day of callbacks where we will be doing cold readings as well.
Questions or concerns? Please email Rmahannah@sfccmo.edu!
PUFFS is off to a great start!! Have you seen the show yet? If so, let us know what your thoughts in the comments!
Haven’t gotten in on the fun? NOT TO WORRY! We have 3 more showings left! Tonight and Saturday night at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm!
Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
We opened PUFFS last night to an amazing audience! We hope you all had as much fun as we had! Some of the comments from audience members after the show included:
“One of the funniest shows I’ve seen, anywhere, in years and it’s not even close!”
“All of the actors did such an amazing job playing so many characters. Their accents and physicality was extremely impressive! I’ll definitely be back again!”
“Even though I’m not a Mr. Potter fan, this show still was super fun to watch and extremely funny and enjoyable! I am very glad I came to see it!”
Did you miss out on the fun last night? NOT TO WORRY! We have 4 more showings left! Tonight through Saturday night at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm!
Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
PUFFS OPENS TODAY!! The Puffs are ready for 7 years of amazing adventures!
Have you got your ticket for this hilarious show yet?! Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
PUFFS OPENS TOMORROW!!
Have you got your ticket for this hilarious show yet?! Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
“WE ARE NOT A THREAT! PLEASE BE OUR FRIEND!”- The PUFFS!
We are so excited that PUFFS by Matt Cox opens in TWO DAYS!!! Have you got your ticket for this hilarious show yet?! Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
With the opening of our third show of the SFCC Theatre Season, we would like to introduce you to some of the talented students you will see onstage in PUFFS!
CAST SPOTLIGHT: Kaden Green, Audrey Phillips, Kennedy Keele and Ainsley McKellips!
Be sure to go over to our Facebook page to read more about these talented performers!!
Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
With the opening of our third show of the SFCC Theatre Season, we would like to introduce you to some of the talented students you will see onstage in PUFFS!
Be sure to swing by our Facebook page to read our first three spotlights on Annie, Ainsley and Payton!
Be sure to catch these talented artists and the rest of this hilarious cast in PUFFS!
Tickets are on sale now! $5 RESERVED SEATING for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff (and their immediate family), as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for a free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
“YOU’RE A WIZARD WAYNE!”
Third in the SFCC Theatre Arts 2021-2022 Season- the hit can’t miss comedy about a “Certain School of Magic and Magic”- PUFFS by Matt Cox!
This hilarious production will take us through 7 years of adventures and magic! Our Wizards will join together to make it the most eventful (and comedic) 7 years of their lives! Lucky for us they show us this in 110-ish minutes!
Tickets are on sale now! $5 General Admission for any performance. Dinner Theatre will be available for $13 for the Saturday performance!
Tickets can be purchased online at SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com! Or by calling the Box Office 2pm-5pm -Monday- Friday 660-530-5814.
SFCC Students, Faculty and Staff, as well as Seniors (Sunday only) are eligible for one free ticket per person per production at SFCC Theatre. Tickets must be claimed through the Box Office.
THE STORY:
The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”
This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.
PUFFS is not authorized, sanctioned, licensed or endorsed by J.K Rowling, Warner Bros. or any person or company associated with the Harry Potter books, films or play.
Performances: November 17-20 at 7:30pm and Nov 21 at 2pm.
Dinner Theatre: 6:30pm on Nov. 20th.
**The show is recommended for audiences 15 years and older due to explicit language.**
Our cast of PUFFS is spending the day with one of our Guest Artists for the Semester- Rachael Swartz! Rachael is visiting from Wisconsin and is the Dialect Coach for PUFFS! Students are learning a variety of dialects throughout the next few weeks in preparation for the show!
A little bit more about our Guest Artist!
Rachael is a Milwaukee/Chicago based actor, director, vocal coach and educator. She is a Professor of Theatre/Coordinator of Musical Theatre at University of Wisconsin-Parkside and additionally serves on the Acting and Musical Theatre faculty for Interlochen Center for the Arts. She is a proud union member of both Actors Equity and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Some of her recent Regional performance credits include: The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), and Romeo and Juliet (Nurse). Recent on-camera credits include work with the Travel Channel, ID, Oxygen and TV One.
She previously served as Education Director at Maples Repertory Theatre and The Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Education Associate at Greenbrier Valley Theatre, and Director of Theatre Arts Camps at The Lost Colony. She is a member of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance, Voice and Speech Trainers Association, and the Lessac Training and Research Institute (Certified Trainer Candidate). In addition to acting and directing, she has served as a voice, dialect, and text coach for productions across the U.S. and Philippines.
PUFFS runs November 17th-21st in the Stauffacher Theatre! Make sure to get those tickets NOW! SFCCTheatre.Eventbrite.com!
SFCC Theatre is proud to announce our Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 5- Irene Ryan Nominees for our production of MURDER BALLAD! These students will be representing SFCC Theatre at the Virtual KCACTF Region 5 Festival in January 2022 by competing in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition. Congrats to our wonderful students, we can't wait to see the work you bring to KCACTF!
SFCC Theatre's MURDER BALLAD Irene Ryan Nominees:
Garrett Lampert - Tom
Ainsley McKellips- Sara
