Fall 2016 Photo Gallery (f)=UIS Faculty; (s)=UIS Staff; *=UIS Student; (g)=Guest Artist; (c)=Community Member CREW Director: Bill Kincaid (g) Scenic Designer/Technical Director: Dathan Powell (f) Fight Choreographer: D.C. Wright (g) Costume Designer: Katie Eickhoff (g) Costume Assistant: Threas Divyapeppinraj * Lighting Designer: David Hecht * Stage Manager: Melissa Betty (c) Assistant Stage Manager/Wardrobe Crew Lead: …

Spring 2016 Production DISTRACTED  by Lisa Loomer Directed by Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson Scenic Design by Dathan Powell Performances:  April 22nd, 23rd, 24th (Fri., Sat., Sun.) & April 28th, 29th, 30th (Thurs., Fri., Sat.), 2016 The curtain time for Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shows is 7:30 p.m. with the Sunday performance starting at 2 p.m. 9-year-old Jesse can’t focus at school, can’t sit still, can’t follow directions. Is Jesse simply a …

by Oscar Wilde Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson Oct 30-Nov 1 and Nov 5-7, 2015Photo Gallery Play Description Algernon Moncrieff (Algy) and Jack Worthing are young Englishmen who are both looking for a little excitement in their aristocratic lives. To this end, they have each invented alter egos, in order to call themselves away from high society doldrums.  Enter Algy’s aunt, Lady Bracknell, and her daughter, Gwendolyn Fairfax—with whom Jack falls in love. As Jack…

By Tennessee Williams Directed by Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson April 2015Photo Gallery Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play is an American classic that also won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for best play in 1948, with numerous revivals over the years. Very few plays continue to have such power and impact as Williams’ 1948 drama continues to do so 66 years after the original production, but A Streetcar Named Desire is one such play. “The play reveals…

by Neal Simon Directed by Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson November 2014Photo Gallery Play Description 3 M, 4 W Neil Simon’s first play in the “Eugene” trilogy won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1983, and was a nominee for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play. The original Broadway production earned Tony awards and nominations for actors and direction. “Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other…

by Paula Vogel Directed by Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson April , 2014Photo Gallery Play Description 4 W, 3 M Paula Vogel’s 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, takes an un-flinching look at “the gifts we receive from people who hurt us,” according to Vogel. The play’s protagonist, Li’l Bit, “received the gift of how to survive,” from a surprising source. Through a non-linear series of emotional, and often times funny flashbacks and recollections, Li’l Bit takes…