Topic: Arts & Entertainment

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

Shakespearience at Milner Library, July 16

Illinois State University’s Milner Library will host Shakespearience at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16, on the sixth floor of Milner Library. The program will give viewers a rare glimpse into the world of legendary poet and playwright, William Shakespeare.

Concerts on the Quad series continues

image of Concerts on the Quad

Beginning on July 3 and taking place every Monday at 7 p.m. during the month of July, this summer’s Concerts on the Quad series will feature returning favorites and newcomers to the Illinois State University Quad.

I Heart Juliet sells out before opening

I Heart Juliet features Jesse Bhamrah as Romeo and Susie Parr as Juliet.

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival announces that all performances of I Heart Juliet have sold out. An online waiting list has been started for cancellations or in the event that an additional performance is added.

Future Stuff to kick off 2017 Concerts on the Quad series

Future Stuff to perform July 3 as part of the Concerts on the Quad series. Photo used with permission of the artists.

Illinois State University’s Concerts on the Quad series begins Monday, July 3, with the breathtaking two-some Future Stuff. Future Stuff consists of Gabe Burdulis and Althea (Thea) Grace, who met each other at a band competition in Chicago five years ago. Individually, both Burdulis and Grace started making music at very young ages, playing and singing since grammar school.