Performing Arts

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Performing Arts at Missouri Southern

VISION 

With concentrations in education, performance, and industry, our music and theatre degrees and certificates will give you the essential training and experience for a career in the performing arts. Whether you are an instrumentalist, singer, future educator, actor, director, designer, playwright, or future artistic director, the skills you learn at Missouri Southern will provide you with the necessary foundation to enable you to start your career upon graduation or prepare you for a competitive graduate program. 

MISSION 

The Missouri Southern Department of Performing Arts seeks to serve the university and its community by providing access to music and theatre as a vocation or avocation through education, performance, and technology with the goal of creating performing arts supporters, entrepreneurs, participants, and professionals in music and/or theatre. 

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES 

Unique to Missouri Southern is the ability for all students, regardless of major, to participate in our musical ensembles and theatrical productions while receiving individualized instruction. Students may also participate in more than one performing arts area and are not limited to one area—choir, band, or theatre. These opportunities provide for a variety of performance experiences making MSSU a great place to further your performing arts interests and abilities. 

FEATURES OF OUR DEPARTMENT 

• All students, regardless of major, may participate in our ensembles and productions.  
• Domestic travel opportunities are available.  
• Participation in workshops, masterclasses, and seminars from international professionals in the performing arts. 
• Nurturing of both a vocational and avocational future in the performing arts.