text: December 2012 – Ball State English Department
  A Unique Journey: Stage Magazine Writes about The Circus in Winter Musical
  In the Spring semester of 2010, theatre professor Beth Turcotte directed a Virginia Ball Center immersive learning seminar in which she and fourteen undergraduate students worked to write and produce a musical based on Ball State English professor Cathy Day's book, The Circus in Winter. Since its beginnings, the musical has gone on to the 2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Washington D.C., where it won many distinctions, including "Outstanding Production of a New Work," "Outstanding Director of a New Work," and "Outstanding Scenic Design," before being selected as one of only eight musicals for inclusion in the NAMT festival. Now, The Circus in Winter musical will be performed in regional theatres across the country with the hopes of being produced as a Broadway musical in a few short years. Follow the link below to read a Stage Magazine article about the musical including an extensive interview with Beth Turcotte, Ben Clark, and Cathy Day:
  http://www.stagemagazine.org/2012/12/the-circus-in-winter-a-new-musical-on-a-unique-journey/
  The cast of Ball State University's production of THE CIRCUS IN WINTER. Photo credit: Ball State University Photo Services.
  Posted in Events, Good News, Information, News and tagged Ben Clark, Beth Turcotte, Broadway, Cathy Day, Musical, Stage Magazine, The Circus in Winter on December 10, 2012 by bsuenglish.	Leave a comment
  Posted in Discussions, Guest Posts, News and tagged Andrea Wolfe, Nakkia Patrick, New Faculty Profile on December 7, 2012 by bsuenglish.	Leave a comment
  Madisen Ray Discusses her Experience at the University of Denver Publishing Institute
  Each summer, universities across the country play host to summer publishing programs. These intensive programs last approximately 4-6 weeks and focus on many areas of publishing such as editing, marketing, design, sales, and digital media among others. This past summer, Ball State English alumna Madisen Ray was granted the opportunity to attend one of these publishing programs hosted by the University of Denver. Continue below to read about Madisen's experience at the University of Denver Publishing Institute as well as the program's impact on her future.
  *Photo provided by Madisen Ray
  Posted in Good News, Opportunities, Stars to Steer By and tagged Madisen Ray, publishing on December 3, 2012 by bsuenglish.	Leave a comment