Unit: Theatre and Dance

Inside look: Prop shop

Bridgid Burge (left), a graduate assistant from Lexington, Michigan, is the resident expert on all things prop shop. In her own words: “We are the executors of all the prop needs for all the shows.” Katie Capp (right), a sophomore double major in acting and theatre education, is from Deerfield. Devon Rodlund, a sophomore majoring in design production, with an emphasis on sound. Normal is his hometown.

In a place like the prop shop, located on the lower level of Centennial East, things aren’t always as they appear.

 A day with an Illinois Shakespeare Festival student intern 

Picture of Christian Friedan.

On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon in the middle of summer, Illinois Shakespeare Festival intern Christian Frieden prepared for a busy day of rehearsals. Dressed in majestic Shakespearean clothing and unafraid of the potential rain, Frieden began with his first outdoor rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty. That show is part of the festival’s Theatre for Young Audiences program, which

Screening of student-produced film Awake, May 3

A scene from the film Awake, written and directed by Matthew Colston

Awake, a coming of age artistic exploration into the lives of a group of college juniors and seniors, will be screened at the Normal Theater at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, during the Local Filmmakers Showcase. The event is free and open to the public.

CakeSpeare celebrates the Bard’s birthday, April 26

CakeSpeare flyer image

To commemorate the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birthday, six actors from the acting program will play all roles in Romeo and Juliet in a 45-minute abridgement that adapts to any space and every audience.