The Crossroads Project will present a staged reading of Dear Mr. C by Tidtaya Sinutoke, winner of the 2022 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), room 110.
Unit: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Fairview, shines a spotlight on modern day racism
Fairview will be performed in Westhoff Theatre and runs March 25, 26, 30–31 at 7:30 p.m., March 27 at 2 p.m., and April 1–2 at 7:30 p.m.
Experiencing Images: Series focuses on University Galleries photographs
The event will feature faculty members Dr. Byron Craig, Jin Lee, and Jason Reblando discussing selected photographs from University Galleries’ permanent collection on March 23.
Fairview guest costume designer, Jerrilynn Lanier-Duckworth presents workshop
Guest costume designer, Jerrilyn Lanier-Duckworth will present her workshop “Bridging the Gap: A Look Into African American Hair & Makeup for Theatre” on Tuesday, March 22, at 4:30 p.m. at the Normal Theater
Beyond the Stage: Shakespeare’s good friars
Festival Dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm writes about Shakespeare’s use of friars as characters in his plays.
Beyond the Stage Interview: Different and also the same
Festival Dramaturg Kee-Yoon Nahm speaks with director Lisa Gaye Dixon about the upcoming production of Much Ado about Nothing at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF).
Aduonum to perform Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle , April 8
Walking with My Ancestors performances explore a painful history and help connect the past with the present.
Reflections in an archive: The (im)possibilities of it all
Dr. Justin Vickers, professor and artist teacher in the School of Music, offers guidance on how to conduct archival research based on his experience as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the Britten Pears Arts Archive.
International graduate student perseveres, explores future of art
It was March 2021, and most businesses were closed amid another surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths across Brazil. Gloor, however, was continuing her work as art director and costume designer for a five-part television documentary titled Tramas da Moda (FashionNet), about the storied history of fashion in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Office of Research and Graduate Studies Speaker Series ideas due March 31
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) is accepting proposals for the 2021-2022 academic year Research Lecture Series.