Performances of Yellow Inn run September 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. and September 28 and 29 at 2 p.m. at the Center for the Performing Arts Theatre on the campus of Illinois State University.
Unit: Theatre and Dance
Tristan Bixby uses family trauma as motivation, earns McLean County Full Tuition Scholarship
Motivated by her brother’s experience, an Illinois State freshman has worked to make a difference and help others have their voice heard.
Illinois State University names College of Fine Arts and School of Art in recognition of $12 million gift from alumna
Artist and alumna Wonsook Kim ’75, M.A. ’76, M.F.A. ’78, honorary doctorate of arts ’19, and her husband, Thomas Clement, have made a $12 million gift to Illinois State in support of the College of Fine Arts and the School of Art.
Scholarship makes all the difference to theatre major from Texas
Scholarship support made all the difference for Texas native Daija Nealy ’19. The theatre major came to ISU as a freshman after having been recruited by universities across the country.
Redbirds get a career head start at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Two recent Illinois State alumni are ready to delight audiences and kick off their arts careers during the 42nd season of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF). Victoria DeLaney ’19 and Lucy Yahr ’19 are two of the 17 Illinois States students and alumni involved with this year’s performances. Their skills are very different, but both
Historic Illinois Shakespeare Festival programs now online
Milner Library and the College of Fine Arts have published an online collection of Illinois Shakespeare Festival program booklets.
Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum wins national theater award for work
Professor of Ethnomusicology Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum won the Outstanding Achievement in a Leading Role award from the American Association of Community Theatre National Festival in Pennsylvania.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group partnership creates four dinner and show packages for 2019 season
Illinois Shakespeare Festival has announced Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group as the 2019 Festival Season Sponsor.
School of Theatre and Dance presents Spring Dance Concert, April 25-28
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present the Spring Dance Concert, opening April 25. Performances will be held in Westhoff Theatre and will run through April 28.
Senior talent to shine at 2019 Actor Showcase in Chicago, May 6
On Monday, May 6, the School of Theatre and Dance and the Alumni Association will host the 2019 Actor Showcase, an annual event highlighting the creative abilities of the University’s talented acting students from the Class of 2019.