Unit: Theatre and Dance

School of Theatre and Dance to present Oedipus

Image dipicting Grecian sculptured faces depicting Oedipus' destruction.

The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present Oedipus, opening October 13 at 7:30 p.m. Performances will be held in Westhoff Theatre and will run through October 28 in rotating repertory with All’s Well That Ends Well.

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