<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/beanstalk_the_play.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Murray State University Theatre Arts opens 2026-27 season with BEANSTALK! THE PLAY!</title><pubDate>09/21/2026</pubDate><description>The Murray State University Theatre Arts Program will open its 2026-27 season with BEANSTALK! THE PLAY!, a production by Roz Mihalko and Donna Swift, directed by Murray State senior theatre major Samantha Brannigan.</description><author>Dr. Carrie Jerrell</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/rsz_beanstalk2.jpg" alt="A group of students, the cast of Beanstalk! The Play!, pose for a photo together."/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Announcements</tag><tag>Arts</tag><tag>Campus News</tag><tag>Event</tag><tag>Student News</tag><tag>Theater</tag><tag>Theatre</tag><tag>Theatre Arts</tag><tag>University News</tag><tag>news</tag></tags></item>