Here are the Top 5 new things about the 2016 Illinois Shakespeare Festival, which runs from July 8 through August 13 at Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington.
Unit: Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Gudding, Harris, Rich to be honored for creativity at Founders Day
Gabriel Gudding, Duriel Harris, and Kevin Rich will be honored for creativity at Illinois State University’s Founders Day on February 18.
Video: New scholarship helps interns at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is excited to announce a new endowed scholarship for incoming freshmen, the Sutter Family Shakespeare Scholarship, which will support student internships.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival gears up for blockbuster season
Casting is nearly complete for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s exciting 39th season. The next step for ISF’s casting process is to select of company of seven student interns.
Additional performances of Q Gents in August
The Q Brothers, the hit at this summer’s Illinois Shakespeare Festival, will present additional shows at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. August 14, 15, 20, 21, and 22 at the Center for the Performing Arts.
Photos: President Dietz’s Illinois Shakespeare Festival cameo
President Larry Dietz had the privilege of a walk-on role in “Love’s Labour’s Lost” during the Illinois Shakespeare Festival on Sunday, July 25.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival runs through August 8
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 season offers remarkable variety, including a Shakespearean comedy and history, a hip-hop adaptation, and a contemporary sequel written in verse.
Photos: College of Fine Arts celebrates the life of Cal Pritner
Cal Pritner (1935-2014) was an educator, writer, administrator, and actor.
Photos: Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2015 opens
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival runs through August 8, 2015, at Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington and Westhoff Theatre in Normal.
Hip-hop Shakespeare hits The Festival
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.