Ian Barford certainly picked the right place to fall into acting. Flash-forward 30 years, and now it’s Barford who’s considered one of the School of Theatre and Dance’s most successful graduates.
Another Broadway run for Illinois State theatre grad
Unit: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Call to artists: Alumni Spectacular 2015
Illinois State University School of Art alumni are invited to participate in Alumni Spectacular 2015 from September 19 through October 19. Artwork and entry forms are due by August 28.
College of Fine Arts visits New York City
Illinois State’s College of Fine Arts community had several opportunities to hang out with a number of wonderful fine arts alumni during the annual New York Theatre Trip from June 1–8.
Illinois State improv star goes viral in BuzzFeed videos
Keith Habersberger ’08 hasn’t starred in any blockbuster movies or hit TV shows yet. He hasn’t been on Broadway, or in a big TV commercial. Yet the Illinois State alum still gets recognized almost everywhere he goes.
Video: Sisters share Big Red Marching Machine legacy
Together, the three Vasel sisters are part of an Illinois State marching band tradition that stretches back more than 80 years. Big Red, or BRMM, has 285 members this fall and thousands of alumni.
Early glass program grad becomes pioneering artist
Early glass program graduate Jack Schmidt is still a pioneering artist today.
ISU’s theatre program prepared Steppenwolf founders
What is now lauded as the nation’s premier ensemble theater had humble beginnings with two Illinois State alums. Terry Kinney ’76 and Jeff Perry ’78 partnered with Gary Sinise to create Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the mid-1970s. They did so out of a resolve to continue developing as actors, never anticipating they would ultimately
Piano Educator Fred Kern to Present on Masterworks Oct. 14
Piano educator and Illinois State University alumnus Fred Kern will present “Symphonic Masterworks Through a Zoom Lens” on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. in Kemp Recital Hall.
Alumnus decides what messages make it to Obama’s desk
Imagine one million letters, faxes, and e-mails flooding your office every month. Now imagine that absolutely none of it is for you.
