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.
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.
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.
The 2023 Fall Dance Concert, Hover, will consist of five unique pieces, featuring choreography from Kyle Ayers, Jessica Deahr, Greg Merriman, Laina Reese, and Darby Wilde.
With the upcoming production of how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma), written by j. chavez and directed by Masters in Fine Arts directing candidate Al Oltmanns, the School of Theatre and Dance is focusing on the topic of mental health.
At the heart of the Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance is an expansive faculty of talented and passionate individuals who continue to hone their craft through work in theatrical projects outside of the University to provide the best education for their students.
A new play by j chavez. how to clean your room (and remember all your trauma) will be performed November 10-16.
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, together with the School of Theatre and Dance, hosted a three-day visit from the Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe to share their unique craft with ISU students, faculty, the Unity Community Center, the Western Avenue Community Center, and the Illinois Art Station.
This fall, the School of Theatre and Dance presents The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy—directed by faculty members Maggie Marlin-Hess, MFA, and Dr. Matthew Vala, Ph.D. With this production comes the much-anticipated return of everyone’s favorite little sociopath, Wednesday Addams.
