http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles Wed, 31 May 2006 15:15:49 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/29 Professor Albert Devlin, a natural storyteller, sits back in his chair, crosses his arms, and proceeds to describe the fortuitous events that changed the trajectory of his professional life—that is, when in 1995 the estate of playwright Tennessee Williams placed the collection of his correspondence in the hands of Devlin and Nancy Tischler, professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University, giving them permission to edit these precious materials. Wed, 31 May 2006 15:15:49 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/29 (LuAnne Roth) http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/32 MU Theatre Professor Jim Miller emphasizes happenstance events, moments of inspiration, and intriguing connections as he talks about his work in the theatre—from a revelation while working on a Pepto-Bismol commercial in New York years ago (that he couldn’t “stomach” life as a struggling Broadway actor) to selecting which plays to direct at MU. Now, after twenty-six years of teaching and directing at MU, Miller has not only gathered a large repertoire of these stories, but has also come to believe in the power of such intangible resources as serendipity and instinct in the realm of acting and directing. Wed, 31 May 2006 18:57:11 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/32 (LuAnne Roth) http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/70 M. Heather Carver is framed by her clown shadow—a black mannequin head wearing a pink camouflage hat and red clown’s nose—as she joyfully begins to describe her place at MU. “I come from a background of performing,” the Associate Professor of Theatre offers. “As a means of studying something, we perform it.” As a way of studying autobiography, for example, Carver performs autobiography. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/70 (LuAnne Roth) 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)