Productions and Events

 Spring Semester First Bite: New Play Series

A spring showcase for emerging U of I Master of Fine Arts playwrights, featuring free staged readings of new works on Zoom. Each performance is followed by a question-and-answer session with the playwright.

"Diamond in the Rough" by Lane Richins, MFA candidate

"Diamond in the Rough" is a comedy about a comedy, based on a comedy, flush with 70's TV nostalgia and meta-takes on TV in the 90's. Through four characters - a comic and former child star, his sister (also his manager), a famous actor past his prime, and a faded director of old Hollywood glamour - we discover the power of television, and the people who make it. A surreal comedy of nostalgia.

• Free
• 6 p.m. March 2
• Register for Zoom link here for March 2 performance
• 2 p.m. March 3
• Register for Zoom link here for March 3 performance
  

"Orlando" by Virginia Woolf. Adapted by Sarah Ruhl

An inventive, creative journey through centuries and genders. Directed by Blake Watson.

• 7:30 p.m., April 25, 26, 27, May 3, 4
• 2 p.m., April 28, May 5
• Forge Theater, 404 Sweet Avenue, Moscow
• Free for U of I students
• $5 to $25 general admission
• Tickets available here.