Our Theatre

The UIS Studio Theatre is both intimate and flexible as a theatre performance space, and is recognized as one of the finest theatre venues in the Springfield area. Seating ranges from 100 to 318 seats, depending on the particular stage configuration used for each production. Audiences and performers alike enjoy a very acting-centered theatre.

Our History

In 1971, under the leadership of Theatre Professor Guy Romans, Sangamon State University Repertory Company began a memorable period of producing plays that lasted until Professor Romans was challenged by some health issues in the early 1980s. From the early 1980s to the mid 1990s, independent theatre productions occasionally took place on our campus. In the mid 1990s, our institution joined the University of Illinois System and changed its name to the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). In the fall of 2002, UIS recommitted to building a University Theatre Program. Today, UIS Theatre continues to train students of all ages, who are interested in learning the professional process of work for Scenic Designers, Lighting Designers, Costume Designers, Sound Designers, Props Designers, Stage Make Up Designers, Technical Directors, Stage Managers, Dramaturgs, Directors, and Actors. With UIS Theatre students at the center of our attention, the Theatre Faculty continue to enjoy bringing in Guest Artists, whenever possible, to expand our teaching and learning. UIS Theatre proudly and regularly joins creative forces with Actors and other Theatre Artists from the surrounding community. Nontraditional students, faculty and staff from across campus, alumni, and prospective students also have helped expand the reach of UIS Theatre over the years. Together, all of these theatre artists continue to raise our production values, entertain and move our audiences, while making everyone in the Theatre feel like they belong.

Enjoy Past UIS Theatre Production Pictures