Literature at MSU

FREE PERFORMANCES LOCATED AT THE NORTH MALL, BEAR PAW STAGE. Bring your own seating and remain socially-distanced. Visit the "Tickets" link for all up-to-date i...nformation. Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Kyle A. Thomas Sooner or later, Death comes for everybody. In this contemporary reimagining of the 15th century morality play The Summoning of Everyman, the symbolic Everybody a representative of all humankind must give an accounting of their life to The Almighty before they can journey to the great beyond. In defending their life, Everybody calls upon personified concepts such as Friendship, Kinship, Stuff, Mind, Senses, Beauty, Strength, Evil, and Love. In a unique twist, roles are assigned to the cast by means of a random lottery at each performance, so the actors must memorize the entire script and be prepared to play any role. Prepare to ponder the meaning of existence as Everybody provides a fresh and witty perspective on life’s greatest mystery!

MSU's seventh annual Undergraduate Literature Conference will take place this Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17. You can attend panels in-person in PSU 317 or virtually via Zoom. No registration is required to attend, so feel free to drop in! For a complete schedule of events and the Zoom links, please see the program in the event link below.

Learn about internships for English majors with Professor Calihman and three students who have recently held them!

Professor Madden talks about her new book, "Engaging Italy: American Women’s Utopian Visions and Transnational Networks" which explores the literary lives of some very interesting American women of the nineteenth century!

Happy to see Missouri State English grad Marcia Nichols featured in this month's "Alum Report." Studying English "trains your brain," she says. Love that! Marcia is a Professor at the University of Minnesota Rochester. If you are an English grad from MSU, let us know what you're up to! And read more about Marcia here. https://blogs.missouristate.edu/english/2021/02/15/2566/