Playwright Novid Parsi will be on campus to workshop his play The Life You Gave Me, which will be presented in a staged reading on Friday, April 26.
Illinois State University’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare will have an official preview performance on April 17 at 7:30 p.m. with tickets sold at reduced prices. There will also be a preshow talk and reception at 6 p.m. that includes a discussion with a panel of creators associated with the show, including the dramaturg, Sarah Hall, and director, Connie deVeer.
The Crossroads Project will present a staged reading of The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi, winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative. The event will take place in person on Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Stevenson Hall, Room 401. Following the staged reading will be a talkback with the playwright.
This April, the Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance presents Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Professor of Acting and Voice Connie deVeer.
Junior Sage Brown and sophomores Devin Creighton and Andrew Conrad Faber were recently named Sutter Scholars.
This March, the School of Theatre and Dance presents In Pieces, a new contemporary musical, written by Joey Contreras and directed by M.F.A. in directing candidate Al Oltmanns with musical direction by Dr. Matthew Vala. It is a story of love, loss, and the paths that we take in life that can separate us and bring us back together.
“Space Girl” uses the metaphor of an alien trying to blend in as a human on Earth to tell an emotionally compelling story of loneliness—of the outsider looking in.
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will produce Mora V. Harris’s “Space Girl.” Performances will take place in Westhoff Theatre on February 16-17 and 21-24 at 7:30 p.m. as well as February 18 at 2 p.m.
Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance welcomes Joey Contreras for a weeklong residency. Contreras is a contemporary musical theatre writer, composer, and lyricist based in New York City.
Novid Parsi’s “The Life You Gave Me” has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.
