Washington, D.C., is more than just a place for politics. Just ask Illinois State University’s latest group of D.C. summer interns, who are now wrapping up their pre-professional experiences all over Washington.
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.
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.
Cal Pritner (1935-2014) was an educator, writer, administrator, and actor.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival runs through August 8, 2015, at Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington and Westhoff Theatre in Normal.
The Q Brothers, two Chicago boys who have taken their hip-hop versions of the Bard’s works across the globe (and to the Globe), will perform their latest work at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival in July with an adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona called Q Gents.
A grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will fund three major exhibitions at University Galleries at Illinois State University through the fall of 2016.
The Midwest Institute of Opera (MIO) will present its 2015 season performances July 18-30, in Illinois State University’s Center for the Performing Arts.
The annual Concerts on the Quad series returns to Illinois State University on Mondays this summer with performances ranging from ballads to Broadway and klezmer to calypso.
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.
