Illinois Shakespeare Festival Touring Company member Joey Banks talks about performing Shakespeare in a maximum security prison and this summer’s plays.
Interview with Illinois Shakespeare Festival Touring Company member Joey Banks
Tag: Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Much ado about Shakespeare
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2014 season, starting Friday, July 11, will intertwine its three productions, Much Ado About Nothing, Elizabeth Rex, and Antony and Cleopatra, with original Shakespearean practices.
Interview with Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Kevin Rich
Smile Politely’s Mathew Green (MG) interviews Illinois Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Kevin Rich (KR). This story has been reprinted with permission.
Video: Fight director shines at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The professor in Illinois State University’s School of Theatre and Dance is teaching acting majors how to be believable (and safe) while fighting on stage.
Alumni and Friends of the Arts Night at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, July 19
Illinois State University alumni and Friends of the Arts are invited to the annual evening at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Alumni invited to Shakespeare event, July 19
The annual Alumni Night at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival is July 19. Seating will be reserved for alumni and their guests, who will enjoy a performance of “Much Ado About Nothing.”
Creating a legacy with Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is alive and well in Bloomington-Normal thanks in part to Jay and Sue Edmondson.
Photo gallery: Art takes no break in the summer
Fine arts at Illinois State University continued throughout the summer, highlighted by the Concerts on the Quad series and the Shakespeare Festival. Below is a sampling of photographs from these events and other College of Fine Arts and Friends of the Arts events held since the beginning of May.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival opens
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival got off to a roaring start this summer with three main stage shows opening in three days in beautiful weather.
Madrigals return to campus for 2013 reunion
Madrigals from the 1980s and 90s recently gathered back on the Illinois State campus to reunite in song and fellowship.
