ReggieCon LIVE! 2024: Ruins, Reflections, Creations, and Dreams will be held from Saturday, April 27 to Tuesday, April 30, at Bone Student Center, University Galleries, and other locations across the Illinois State University campus.
Unit: Theatre and Dance
Illinois Shakespeare Festival announces 2024 Sutter Scholarship recipients
Junior Sage Brown and sophomores Devin Creighton and Andrew Conrad Faber were recently named Sutter Scholars.
The ‘fork in the road’ has led the School of Theatre and Dance to their latest show: In Pieces
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.
‘Live at the Bone’: Applied Voice students entertain coffee shop patrons
Freshly brewed coffee, a welcoming environment, and good music are common characteristics of a coffee shop. Students in Dr. Matthew Vala’s applied voice class are creating a melodic ambiance by serving up live performances on the stage next to Starbucks in the Bone Student Center.
The School of Theatre and Dance tells the story of the “outsider looking in” with latest production of Space Girl
“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.
From outer space to a theatre near you: the School of Theatre and Dance presents Space Girl
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.
The School of Theatre and Dance welcomes Joey Contreras for a Weeklong Residency at Illinois State University
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.
The Crossroads Project announces winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative
Novid Parsi’s “The Life You Gave Me” has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.
“Work hard and be a good person”: Acting alum finds success in career, life
Pat Healy ’93 has racked up more than 100 acting credits, including a recent role in the Academy Award-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon.
Kung-fu for Mental Health movement workshop offered for students, faculty, and staff on November 29
Santanu Rahman offers an innovative and holistic approach to student mental health, drawing from his kung-fu teaching practice and the principles of the four elements—earth, water, fire, and air.