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Theatre and Film at UM Delivers Original Remote Production

‘Near/Far’ explores isolation through movement and mask work OCTOBER 4, 2020 BY KATHERINE STEWART In the opening frames of “Near/Far,” the second fall-season production from the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Mississippi, a series of glitchy, time-altered city scenes flicker by: traffic-crowded streets, pedestrian-packed sidewalks, daytime hustle and raucous nightlife. Suddenly, […]

Theatre and Film at UM Opens Season with Shadowy Radio Dramas

‘Listening in the Shadows’ spurs student creativity while following pandemic guidelines OCTOBER 27, 2020 BY KATHERINE STEWART Journey back to the Golden Age of Radio with “Listening in the Shadows,” the first production of the season for the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film. This series of five original radio plays written and […]

Helen Ward Kellum

Helen Ward Kellum Legacy Award for Excellence in Theatre Arts Fund

OCTOBER 27, 2020 Glenn Kellum and his sister-in law, Gloria Kellum, and their families have established the Helen Ward Kellum Legacy Award for Excellence in Theatre Arts Endowment to honor Helen’s devotion to the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre & Film and her students. During her tenure as an associate professor in the theatre […]

Professor Lands in Nashville Film Festival with ‘Son of Sun’

Theatre and Film’s Rory Ledbetter recalls being awestruck filming inside birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 BY KATHERINE STEWART Rory Ledbetter received a pleasant surprise in his inbox recently. According to the out-of-the-blue email, the University of Mississippi theatre arts professor is making an unexpected appearance in this year’s Nashville Film Festival, set […]

UM alumnus Shelby Grady performs on the set of ‘Slice of Life,’ a short horror film written and directed by Gavin Fields and produced by Deer Run Media, a video agency founded by Fields and several fellow UM alumni. Submitted photo

Choose Your Own Adventure with a Degree in Theatre Arts

Department of Theatre and Film alumni employ training in many fields September 1, 2020 by Katherine Stewart What do an HR director at a New York City startup, a senior tax accountant for one of the world’s largest companies, and a personal assistant-cum-film producer and actor have in common? This isn’t a riddle; it’s a […]

A Designer, an Actor and a Filmmaker Walk into the Theatre Department

Three new faculty members bring excitement, experience to their UM classrooms August 21, 2020 by Katherine Stewart The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is welcoming three new faculty members for the fall 2020 semester – one in movement, one in design and the other in film. Lauren Bone Noble, Cody Stockstill and […]

UM alumni Kaleb and Tina Sade Mitchell star in ‘Partners,’ a new play by N. Emil Thomas that premieres online this week as a new production by Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square.

A Couple that Stays Together Plays Together

Ole Miss theater alumni premiere new play via livestream JUNE 8, 2020 BY KATHERINE STEWART At a time when the entertainment industry is crippled by a pandemic and theaters everywhere have been forced to shut their doors, two University of Mississippi graduates are set to debut a new play live via the internet. Kaleb and […]

Nancye Starnes of Charleston, South Carolina, an ardent supporter of the arts at her alma mater, has created a film production studio fund to support a new facility and professional training for Ole Miss students.

Gift Establishes Film Production Studio Fund

Support for the Arts MAY 4, 2020 BY MARY STANTON KNIGHT A love for the arts since childhood led Nancye Starnes of Charleston, South Carolina, to support a new film production program at the University of Mississippi that will offer high-quality professional training and a new production facility for students. The alumna’s gift of $200,000 […]

Many members of the Ole Miss community are sharing advice, well wishes and bits of wisdom to help others get through these times of isolation and stress.

17 Inspirational Messages from Ole Miss with Love

APRIL 3, 2020 BY MICHAEL NEWSOM Charles de Gaulle, quotable French statesman and army officer, once said, “Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.” Social media, always abuzz with inspirational quotes like the one from de […]

Pick and Jody Scruggs (above) established a scholarship endowment in memory of Jody’s mother, Ruby Simpson Shelton (below).

Scruggs Couple Establishes Ruby Simpson Shelton Scholarship

A Mother Memorialized MARCH 2, 2020 BY MARY STANTON KNIGHT Jody and Pick Scruggs’ gift to the University of Mississippi will help students seeking degrees within the College of Liberal Arts. The 1966 UM graduates’ $50,000 gift established the Ruby Simpson Shelton Scholarship Endowment in memory of Jody Scruggs’ mother, who passed away from breast […]