Past Productions

A new translation by Diane J. Rayor Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson Power, revenge, gender, and passion swirl and drive this famous story toward its legendary ending. First performed in 431BC, the characters in MEDEA are as universal as they are unforgettable. Euripides' masterpiece lands on audience members with a new degree of clarity and unending momentum in this exciting new translation by Diane J. Rayor. Tickets: https://www.uis.edu/theatre/theatre-productions/tickets

A new translation by Diane J. Rayor Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson Power, revenge, gender, and passion swirl and drive this famous story toward its legendary ending. First performed in 431BC, the characters in MEDEA are as universal as they are unforgettable. Euripides' masterpiece lands on audience members with a new degree of clarity and unending momentum in this exciting new translation by Diane J. Rayor. Tickets: https://www.uis.edu/theatre/theatre-productions/tickets

Get Tickets Director: Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson Scenic Designer: Dathan Powell (Callbacks for Actors on January 25th) Performances: April 1, 2, 3 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) & April 7, 8, 9 (Thurs., Fri., Sat.), 2022 The curtain time for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shows is 7:30 p.m. with the Sunday performance starting at 2 p.m.  CAST:  3 women, 1 man. THE STORY: In the final scene of Ibsen’s 1879 groundbreaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the…

Director: Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson Scenic Designer: Dathan Powell Auditions and Crew Interviews: August 29th and 30th, 2021 (Callbacks for Actors on August 31st) Performances: October 22, 23, 24 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) & October 28, 29, 30 (Thurs., Fri., Sat.), 2021 The curtain time for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shows is 7:30 p.m. with the Sunday performance starting at 2 p.m. THE STORY: “A poignant and funny play about the ways, both sudden and slow, that…

Director: Eric Thibodeaux-ThompsonScenic Designer: Dathan PowellPerformances: October 25, 26, 27 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) & October 31, November 1, 2 (Thurs., Fri., Sat.), 2019 Winner of best play at the 2009 Tony Awards. The Story: (from Dramatist’s Publishing Company) A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and…

Spring 2019 Photo Gallery Director: Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson Scenic Designer: Bobbie Bonebrake Performances:  April 12, 13, 14 (Fri., Sat., Sun.) & April 18, 19, 20 (Thurs., Fri., Sat.), 2019 Synopsis from Samuel French: “An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet cafe. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man–with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative new comedy by MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient and…