Dobbins Conservatory Theatre

09/07/2026

Our Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival is thrilled to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok for a special conversation about her work, career, and life in the American theatre.

Martyna Majok is the author of COST OF LIVING, SANCTUARY CITY, IRONBOUND, QUEENS, and most recently GIRL, INTERRUPTED (the musical) at The Public Theater.

Monday, September 21st at noon in the Rust Flexible Theatre.

09/07/2026

SEMO/Dobbins students - we want to know what you’ve been up to!

Onstage, backstage, on set, on tour, designing, directing, choreographing, producing - wherever your work has taken you, we’d love to hear about it.

Tell us about your current, upcoming or past projects, jobs and credits so we can celebrate what our community is doing out in the world.

Submit your update through the link in the post above!

09/05/2026

did you know DoCo has an exchange program partnership with Edda Høyskole Acting School in Oslo, Norway? Not only do Conservatory students get to spend a semester in Oslo, each semester our program has visiting students from Norway.

Join Conservatory students Abbie Van Pelt (BFA MT), Maddie Wightman (BFA MT) and James Rice (BFA Acting) as they start a semester in Oslo! First of a series - more to come!

09/02/2026

Interested in checking out a Conservatory mainstage show, touring the beautiful River Campus, and having dinner while you chat with our faculty?

Register for our FOOTLOOSE AND FEARLESS Open House to see FOOTLOOSE live before it opens!

To register, press and hold the QR above to open your browser!

We look forward to meeting you (or seeing you again)!

08/16/2026

08/16/2026

Auditions and student choreographer applications are now open for AMERICAN DANCE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD!

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHER APPLICATIONS are due Fri, August 21 at 4pm.

DANCER AUDITIONS: Fri, August 28, 6-8pm in RCC 119

GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER SETH STEWART AUDITIONS: Mon, Oct 26

PERFORMANCES: February 11-13, 2027 in Bedell Performance Hall

Questions or Choreographer Apps:
Email Michael Lomeka at [email protected].

08/16/2026

Auditions and student choreographer applications are now open for AMERICAN DANCE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD!

STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHER applications due:
Friday, August 21 at 4 PM.

DANCER auditions:
Friday, August 28, 6–8 PM in RCC 119

GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER Seth Stewart auditions:
Monday, October 26

Performances:
February 11–13, 2027 in Bedell Performance Hall

Questions or choreographer applications:
[email protected]

08/15/2026

Auditions for Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE
Directed by Lisa Fischel
Friday, August 28
9:00–10:50 AM & 1:30–3:20 PM

Open to all Conservatory students not already cast in a Fall 2026 production.

Prepare one memorized monologue from the provided Eurydice audition selections via your SEMO/Conservatory email. Additional preparation applies for Orpheus and the Stones.

🎟 Performances: Dec. 3–5

🔗 To sign up, read the full audition info, complete the audition form and sign up for a time at the links above.

Questions? mailto:[email protected]

08/15/2026

Auditions for Sarah Ruhl’s EURYDICE
Directed by Lisa Fischel
📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 9:00–10:50 AM & 1:30–3:20 PM

Open to all Conservatory students not already cast in a Fall 2026 production.

Prepare one memorized monologue from the provided Eurydice audition selections via your SEMO email / Conservatory newslist. Additional preparation applies for Orpheus and the Stones.

🎟 Performances: Dec. 3–5

🔗 To sign up, read the full casting info, then complete the audition form & sign up for a time slot at the links above.

Questions? mailto:[email protected]

08/05/2026

Thank you to Architectural Digest for recognizing Cape Girardeau as Missouri’s prettiest town!

Check out their piece on “The Prettiest Town in Every US State” to check out the rest of the list.

SEMO is proud to call our river city home, and grateful to the many civic organizations, local businesses, artists, volunteers, and community leaders whose vision and dedication have helped transform downtown into what it is today.

A special thank you to Old Town Cape, Inc., Cape Girardeau | Missouri, capechamber, the , and the many others who continue to invest in our community and culture every day.

Congratulations, Cape!