Leach Theatre
103 Castleman Hall
400 W. 10th St.
Rolla, MO 65409-1550
Office (573)341-6964
Tickets (573)341-4219
leach@mst.edu
Campus Performing Arts Series-
Garrison Keillor | The charming, witty, and always-entertaining writer, humorist, and celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor is probably best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion . The show attracts more than two million listeners on more than 450 NPR stations weekly. Keillor is also the host of the daily radio and online program, The Writers Almanac, and a best-selling author of many books, including Lake Wobegon Days ; Love Me ; and Homegrown Democrat . |
Family Film Series-
| Cars Saturday September 20th 11:00 AM Admission $2.00  | While traveling to California for the dispute of the final race of the Piston Cup against the King and Chick Hicks, the famous Lightning McQueen accidentally damages the road of the small town Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair it. Lightning McQueen has to work hard and finds friendship and love in the simple locals, changing his values during his stay in the small town and becoming a true winner. Activities following the film will include: Coloring a large felt Cars Poster ($1.00 Materials Fee) Other fun free activities will also be available. Lunch will be available for a small fee Back to Top |
October 2008
School Outreach Series / Family Series-
Wednesday October 8th 2008 at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM  | Mammoth Follies explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes, and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets. This program will dramatize historic and scientific facts (as well as some myths) about the great age of the dinosaur. Enormous puppets populate the stage, including your host Willie Mammoth, Smiley the Saber-Toothed Tiger, Bessie the 27-foot long Apatosaurus, Tony and Trixie Triceratops, Terry the Pterodactyl, and the 11-foot tall T. Rex in a musical trip through pre-history. |
Family Series-
| The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats SRO Artists Thursday October 9th 2008 7:00 PM $15.00 Adults / $10.00 Children Sponsored in Part by: One Stop Costume & Party Shoppe
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 | For over 20 years, the amazing performances of the The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats® (formerly the Chinese Magic Revue) have been the perfect high-energy attraction for 100's of universities, performing arts centers and corporate events. It's no wonder. Under the direction of acrobatic legends, the Hai Family, the company flawlessly interprets the precision and grace of an art form honed by years of training and discipline; Chinese acrobatics. Their multi-faceted and multi-cultural production features dazzling acrobatic displays, formidable feats of daring and balance, explosive Kung Fu, brilliant costumes, and even a touch of Chinese comedy. Made possible in part by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council. Back to Top |
Leach Special Events-
| Cherryholmes Sunday, October 12th - 2:00 p.m. Adult $30 Youth $25
 | Until April of 1999, the dynamic family band known as Cherryholmes did not exist, and half of its youthful members hadn't even picked up an instrument. In five short years, this high-energy Nashville-based band was named 2005 IBMA's Entertainers of the Year. Cherryholmes has many qualities that make them unique, but the basis of their success lies in plain, old-fashioned hard work combined with shining star talent that only appears to glow more brightly with each performance. They embody the American Bluegrass dream. All six band members pull their creative ideas to form their own new brand of bluegrass music. Every member takes a turn singing lead and showcasing their abilities. Their live shows include twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling, and old-time claw hammer in addition to their dynamic bluegrass. The band leader, Jere, sums the band up this way , "People say that bluegrass music has to change or evolve or it will die. Well, if you change something from one thing to another it isn't alive anyway. I don't really think it needs to be changed. It just needs new life breathed into it. I feel like maybe I'm offerring that with my family." Visit Cherryholmes Online! Sponsored in part by: Public Radio KMST 88.5 FM Back to the Top |
Campus Performing Arts Series-
Tuesday October 21st 7:30pm Adult $30 Youth $25
| It's back! This time, even newer and even more improved. The Comedy of Errors has been a massive hit for Aquila Theatre since its first incarnation in New York in 2000. Since then, this high-powered, vibrant production has delighted audiences at the La Jolla Playhouse, the LA Shakespeare Festival, European Shakespeare festivals, and coast-to-coast in the United States. The shrewd and inventive plot relates the story of two pairs of identical twins in the same house-hold separated by a devastating shipwrek. But as this delightful comedy unfolds, all is not what it seems. Shakespeare's remarkable staging propels a glorious, farcical romp set in the sumptuous surroundings of the ancient city of Ephesus. Brilliant comedy abounds in this witty take of mistaken identity, assumed personas, hilarious machinations and whimsical family ties. Shakespeare expertly weaves these boisterously entertaining strands together allowing his audience to stay one step ahead of his characters and laugh heartily at the outrageous results. Visit Aquila Theatre Online! Back to the Top |
| Jacques Thibaud Trio Wednesday, October 15th - 7:30 p.m. Adult $28 Youth $18 Presented in collaboration with  | Prize-winners in the prestigious 1999 Bonn Chamber Music Competition, the Jacques Thibaud String Trio was founded at the Berlin School of Art in 1994. Since then, the ensemble has performed throughout Europe, Japan and over 40 States of the U.S., receiving tremendous acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Calling their playing "spontaneous and commanding," the New York Times said, "this could be the first string trio in some time to have a major career." With their charm, youthful exuberance and astounding virtuosity, the Trio has delighted audiences of all ages in large and small venues. In the U.S., they have appeared at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theatre, New York City's Frick Collection (twice), Washington DC's National Gallery, hundreds of other venues including Stanford University, the Caramoor and Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and cities including Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, San Diego, Milwaukee, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Memphis, Indianapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City and Honolulu. Visit the Jacques Thibaud Trio Online! Sponsored in part by: Back to the Top |
| United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus Friday October 24th 2008 - 7:30 PM Admission is Free. Tickets will be available starting Monday September 29th.  |
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History of America (Abridged)
| 600 Years of History in 6000 seconds! From Washington to Watergate, yea verily from the Bering Straits to Baghdad, from New World to New World Order, the three cultural guerillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company will take you on a ninety minute rollercoaster ride through the glorious quagmire that is American History. The RSC tackles such controversial questions as: Who really discovered America? Why did Abe Lincoln free the slaves? How many Democrats does it take to screw in a lightbulb? History is normally written by the winners... now it's the RSC's turn. Visit the Reduced Shakespeare Company Online! Sponsored in part by: Bob & Susan Hooper Missouri University of Science and Technology Student Union Board Back to the Top |
Family Film Series-
Admission $2.00  | Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy's family's skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans. Fun free activities will be available following the film |
School Outreach-
Jason and the Argonauts
Monday November 24th 2008 at 9:30 AM (Sold Out!) and 1:00 PM
Tuesday November 25th 2008 9:30 AM
Grades 5-6
 | Jason’s uncle isn’t exactly lovable…he’s murdered his brother (the king) and stolen the kingdom and now nobody dares stand up to him. Things are about to get a major shake up though because Jason is BACK! After being banished as a baby, our wannabe hero returns to claim his rightful throne and make some big changes. However, in ancient times nothing’s that straightforward. Jason and his crew must sail on The Argo to the other side of the world to find the Golden Fleece and bring it back in order to unite the people again. As if that wasn’t difficult enough, the odd monster, sleeping dragon and clashing rock endeavour to ruin his trip and spice things up on this most fantastic of journeys!
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