Unit: Theatre and Dance

ISU’s theatre program prepared Steppenwolf founders

Jeff Perry and Terry Kinney

What is now lauded as the nation’s premier ensemble theater had humble beginnings with two Illinois State alums. Terry Kinney ’76 and Jeff Perry ’78 partnered with Gary Sinise to create Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the mid-1970s. They did so out of a resolve to continue developing as actors, never anticipating they would ultimately

Two Gentlemen of Verona March 30, 31, April 1, 2, 3

Photo of theatre masks

Illinois State University’s School of Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona on March 30, 31, April 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 2, 3 at 2 p.m. in Westhoff Theatre.