Theatre

Circle Mirror Transformation

khobb2 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:09:57 +0000

Circle Mirror Transformation khobb2 Wed, 08/20/2025 - 13:09

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker

Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson
Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Dathan Powell

Friday, April 10; Saturday, April 11; Sunday, April 12 & Thursday, April 16; Friday, April 17; Saturday, April 18. (All performances at 7:30pm, except for the Sunday, April 12 Matinee at 2:00pm)

"When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet."--Dramatist Play Service, Inc.

"Annie Baker's play is an absolute feast. CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSORMATION is the kind of unheralded gem that sends people into the streets babbling and bright-eyed with the desire to spread the word. The play traces the lives of a handful of small-town Vermont residents who gather each week for an acting class taught at the local community center. By the play's end we seem to see to the very bottom of these souls, and feel how the artificial intimacy of the acting class has shaped their lives in substantial ways."
The New York Times

"...orchestrated with a subtlety and unfailing naturalness that make the play's small revelations disarming and unexpected. The characterizations display a miniaturist attention to detail that goes down to the bone... Baker is never blind to their weaknesses and faults, yet regards them all with a warm, empathetic eye."
Variety

"Smartly, sneakily, Baker gives us the rare theater centric play that's not self-obsessed. [CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION] is about real people exploring their lives through tiny leaps of faith and creativity."
Backstage

"Baker develops her characters slowly through their interactions each week in class, which is the only place we see them. Naturally, their real, offstage lives gradually infiltrate the classroom, revealing insights and transformations both humorous and heartbreaking."
Associated Press

"Reverberates with seduction and sorrow...the play's final scene is devastatingly gentle."
The Village Voice

Performances will take place in the UIS Theatre Acting/Directing Studio, in the Visual & Performing Arts Building (VPA 170) on the UIS Campus.

Park in Lot B and walk to VPA 170.

When

Fri, Apr 10 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sat, Apr 11 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sun, Apr 12 2026, 2 - 4pm Google Outlook iCal

Thu, Apr 16 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Fri, Apr 17 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sat, Apr 18 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Location

VPA 170

Event Type

Theatre

Department

Theatre

The Laramie Project

khobb2 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:02:33 +0000

The Laramie Project khobb2 Wed, 08/20/2025 - 13:02

THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project

Directed by Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson
Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Dathan Powell

Friday, November 7; Saturday, November 8; Sunday, November 9 & Thursday, November 13; Friday, November 14; Saturday, November 15. (All performances at 7:30pm, except for the Sunday, Nov 9 Matinee at 2:00pm)

“In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. He died several days later in an area hospital. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie in the aftermath of the beating and during the trial of the two young men accused of killing Shepard. The breadth of the reactions to the crime is fascinating. Kaufman and Tectonic Theater members have constructed a deeply moving theatrical experience from these interviews and their own experiences in Laramie. THE LARAMIE PROJECT is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.” --Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

"The award-winning 2000 script by Moisés Kaufman and his Tectonic Theatre Project chronicles the shocking, reverberant murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard...

But “Laramie Project” is a biography of a community, not one individual. The town, mirrored in interviews with citizens conducted soon after Shepard’s 1998 slaying, is the main character...

The play tells a gripping crime story, while giving a diverse circle of Americans their say — even flaming bigots, like the railing anti-gay minister who disrupted Shepard’s funeral...

A portrait of Laramie coalesces as a place where Americans of different classes, cultures, religions and sexual orientations coexist under a deceptive ethos of social tolerance — until a horrific episode of violence reveals how little genuine acceptance and understanding of difference really exists. And how, when people face such truths, and bear witness, real change may be possible."--From Misha Berson's July 16, 2010 Review of the Play for The Seattle Times

Performances will take place in the UIS Theatre Acting/Directing Studio, in the Visual & Performing Arts Building (VPA 170) on the UIS Campus.

Park in Lot B and walk to VPA 170.

When

Fri, Nov 7 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sat, Nov 8 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sun, Nov 9 2025, 2 - 4pm Google Outlook iCal

Thu, Nov 13 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Fri, Nov 14 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Sat, Nov 15 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Location

VPA 170

Event Type

Theatre

Department

Theatre

A Reading of COVID Stories

khobb2 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:57:22 +0000

A Reading of COVID Stories khobb2 Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:57

UIS Theatre and SIU School of Medicine Present A Reading of COVID Stories

A Reading of COVID Stories is a collaborative project between UIS Theatre and the SIU School of Medicine. Performances will be held September 26 at SIU School of Medicine, and October 9 at UIS Theatre's Acting/Directing Studio (VPA 170)

When

Fri, Sep 26 2025, 7 - 8:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Thu, Oct 9 2025, 5:30 - 7pm Google Outlook iCal

Location

SIU School of Medicine on 9/26 and VPA 170 on 10/09

Event Type

Theatre

Department

Theatre

UIS Theatre's '25-'26 Season

khobb2 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:57:30 +0000

UIS Theatre's '25-'26 Season khobb2 Wed, 08/20/2025 - 08:57

UIS Theatre's Spring '25 Production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike By Christopher Durang

ETHIB1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:40:41 +0000

UIS Theatre's Spring '25 Production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike By Christopher Durang ETHIB1 Tue, 03/04/2025 - 16:40

UIS Theatre Spring 2025

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
by Christopher Durang

Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson
Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Dathan Powell
Costume Design by Guest Artist Caitlin O'Donoghue

Performances in the Studio Theatre, Level 1, Performing Arts Center, UIS Campus

Friday, April 4; Saturday, April 5; Sunday, April 6 & Thursday, April 10; Friday, April 11; Saturday, April 12. (All performances at 7:30pm, except for the Sunday, April 6 Matinee at 2:00pm)

Click on Our Tickets Page for more information.

When

Fri, Apr 4 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Sat, Apr 5 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Sun, Apr 6 2025, 2 - 4pm

Thu, Apr 10 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Fri, Apr 11 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Sat, Apr 12 2025, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Location

Studio Theatre - Level 1, PAC

Event Type

Theatre

Department

Theatre

UIS Theatre's Auditions and Crew Interviews for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

ETHIB1 — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:38:19 +0000

UIS Theatre's Auditions and Crew Interviews for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ETHIB1 Wed, 12/11/2024 - 17:38

UIS Theatre's OPEN Auditions and Crew Interviews

for Christopher Durang's play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Studio Theatre, Level 1, Performing Arts Center on the UIS Campus

6:00pm - Crew Interviews each day

7:00pm - Auditions each day

Prepared Contemporary One Minute Monologues are appreciated, but not required.
Cold Readings from the Script will take place.
Headshots/Resumes are appreciated but also not required.

Read more about the play on our Auditions page.

A limited number of Scripts are available at the UIS Brookens Library front desk for 24 hour checkout.

When

Tue, Jan 21 2025, 6 - 8pm

Wed, Jan 22 2025, 6 - 8pm

Location

Studio Theatre, Level 1, Performing Arts Center

Event Type

Theatre

Department

Theatre

Theatre Minor

Migration — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:04:55 +0000

Theatre Minor Migration Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:04

Upon declaring a minor in Theatre, the student will be assigned a Theatre faculty advisor. Theatre minors are encouraged to consult with their advisor as they plan their course of study.

Tuition & Aid

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UIS is No. 5 for students graduating with the least amount of debt, Midwest Region (2021).

Top 25 best value school, Midwest Region, and the only public university in Illinois on the list (2022, 2023, 2024).

98% of students receive aid

The average graduate from UIS will see an increase in earnings of $31,700 - $69,000 each year compared to someone with a high school diploma working in Illinois.

< High School

$26,800

High School

$36,600

Bachelor's

$68,300

Master's

$87,200

Doctorate

$105,600

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Mission

The mission of the UIS Theatre program is to offer UIS students the opportunity to further develop their talents as theatre artists, by working with great dramatic literature in the classroom and on the stage. The program fosters the idea that theatre is a vital artistic event, which brings people together to respond to one another’s experiences/stories and to the world in which we live. Students who graduate from UIS with work accomplished in our theatre program not only become more sophisticated theatre patrons, but for some, may also begin a career in the theatre.

Tuition & Aid

UIS is the most affordable option to earning your University of Illinois 69��app. Earn a world-class education for less than you’d expect.

Tuition Calculator

Applying for Aid

Value of a UIS Degree

UIS is No. 5 for students graduating with the least amount of debt, Midwest Region (2021).

Top 25 best value school, Midwest Region, and the only public university in Illinois on the list (2022, 2023, 2024).

98% of students receive aid

The average graduate from UIS will see an increase in earnings of $31,700 - $69,000 each year compared to someone with a high school diploma working in Illinois.

< High School

$26,800

High School

$36,600

Bachelor's

$68,300

Master's

$87,200

Doctorate

$105,600

Learning Outcomes

By graduation, students will be able to:
Identify the work responsibilities of the various theatre artists.
Identify important practices, playwrights and plays through the evolution of theatre as an art form.
Articulate the reciprocal relationship between theatre as an art form and the world to which it responds.
Utilize an effective collaborative approach within a production process, whether as an actor, a stage management member, a crew member, or other production team member.

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"Hurricane Diane" Presented by UIS Theatre

alazz2 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:29:02 +0000

"Hurricane Diane" Presented by UIS Theatre alazz2 Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:29

Please visit our Theatre Productions page for more information about the play, performance schedule, ticket information and more!

When

Fri, Nov 1 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm

Sat, Nov 2 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm

Fri, Nov 8 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm

Sat, Nov 9 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm

Sun, Nov 3 2024, 2 - 5pm

Location

UIS Studio Theatre, Public Affairs Center, Level 1

Event Type

Department

Art, Music, and Theatre

Theatre

Open Auditions and Crew Interviews for Hurricane Diane

khobb2 — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:48:55 +0000

Open Auditions and Crew Interviews for Hurricane Diane khobb2 Tue, 08/13/2024 - 08:48

Open Auditions and Crew Interviews for Madeleine George's HURRICANE DIANE on Tuesday, September 3rd and Wednesday, September 4th at the Studio Theatre, Level One, Public Affairs Center, here on the UIS Campus.

6:00pm Crew Interviews and 7:00pm Auditions on both these days.

Please see our Auditions page for more details on the play, roles, and for more information.

When

Tue, Sep 3 2024, 6 - 8pm

Wed, Sep 4 2024, 6 - 8pm

Location

Studio Theatre, Public Affairs Center, Level 1

Event Type

Student

Theatre

Department

Art, Music, and Theatre

Theatre

Theatre

Circle Mirror Transformation

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker

The Laramie Project

THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project

A Reading of COVID Stories

UIS Theatre and SIU School of Medicine Present A Reading of COVID Stories

UIS Theatre's '25-'26 Season

UIS Theatre's Spring '25 Production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike By Christopher Durang

UIS Theatre Spring 2025

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spikeby Christopher Durang

UIS Theatre's Auditions and Crew Interviews for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

UIS Theatre's OPEN Auditions and Crew Interviews

Theatre Minor

Tuition & Aid

Value of a UIS Degree

Careers Block

Calendar

Don't miss an important date or deadline

Now Enrolling

Theatre, BA

Mission

Tuition & Aid

Value of a UIS Degree

Learning Outcomes

Careers Block

Calendar

Don't miss an important date or deadline

Now Enrolling

"Hurricane Diane" Presented by UIS Theatre

Open Auditions and Crew Interviews for Hurricane Diane

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
by Christopher Durang