http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles Tue, 18 May 2010 21:13:17 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/119 It all began with a church play featuring shepherds in choir robes and beards made from plastic bags. A young boy sat enthralled in the audience during this first encounter with theatre and let the characters performing on stage fascinate him. That boy, Clyde Ruffin, would eventually grow up to become Professor and Chair of Theatre at MU and Founding Director of the World Theatre Workshop. Years later, Ruffin admits that theatre is still where his heart is. Tue, 18 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/119 (Noelle Buhidar)