Sara Anderson, Marcus Hayes star as Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass in “The Agitators” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, January 17th-February 1st
January 6, 2022
Clarksville, TN – They agitated the nation, they agitated each other, and, in doing so, they helped shape the Constitution and the course of American history.
Great allies and, at times, great adversaries, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass relentlessly and passionately fought for the rights of others, developing a friendship that lasted nearly half a century.
This Week at APSU: Austin Peay Art + Design students show off work during Juried Art Exhibition
April 12, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art + Design is celebrating the end of the 2020-21 academic year with the 53rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The professionally juried exhibition runs through April 28th.
APSU Theatre and Dance presents World Premiere Staging of Peabody-nominated radio drama Suspense!
April 12, 2021
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, April 15th, 2021 the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Theatre and Dance will continue its 2019-2020 virtual season with Suspense! Live by John C. Alsedek and Dana-Perry Hayes.
Community School of the Arts at APSU offers first weekend workshop, opens spring registration
January 11, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University last month offered its first-ever one-day weekend workshop. And because of the workshop’s success, the school hopes to offer more soon.
CSA officials also announced open registration for classes this spring. The deadline to register is Friday, January 29th, 2021. Spring classes begin during the first week in February.
APSU students turn professor’s short story collection into audio book
October 21, 2020
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University (APSU) fiction writer has teamed up with the APSU Department of Theatre and Dance on an audiobook project that will help raise money for deserving students.
Austin Peay State University acting graduate lands yearlong Atlanta theatre internship
May 31, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) alumni Corey Finley, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in acting this spring, has landed a highly sought one-year acting internship at Actors Express in Atlanta.
Austin Peay State University theatre professor sewing masks for health care workers, Operation Come Together
April 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – When the coronavirus pandemic forced Austin Peay State University (APSU) Professor Leni Dyer to stay home in mid-March, she wanted to find a way to help during the crisis.
“My first instinct was how can I help, what can I do other than just sitting at home waiting for this to end?” Dyer said. “What can I do to help people?”
This Week at APSU: Austin Peay State University to offer special lecture about coronavirus
March 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host a special lecture at 5:30pm Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020 so area residents can learn more about the coronavirus outbreak, about similar viruses and about how outbreaks such as this one take root and spread.
Austin Peay State University welcomes Erica Weiss, showrunner for CBS’s The Red Line, in March
February 16, 2020
Clarksville, TN – From March 2nd-5th, 2020, the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) will welcome Jeff Awards-nominated theatre director, independent filmmaker and television writer/producer Erica Weiss to campus for a series of workshops and public events.
This Week at APSU: ‘Five Savory Dishes’ has world debut at Austin Peay State University
November 19, 2019
Clarksville, TN – From Thursday, November 21st-Sunday, November. 24th, 2019, the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) will present “Five Savory Dishes” – a world premiere evening of one-act plays written Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley.