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Campus Box 5700
Normal,Illinois 61790
(309) 438-8088
theatre@IllinoisState.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Acting

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Dance

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Dance Teacher Education

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Film and Digital Media

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Production Design and Technology

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Theatre Studies

Bachelor of Art in Theatre - Theatre Teacher Education

Minor in Dance

Minor in Film Studies

Minor in Stage Combat

Minor in Theatre


The School of Theatre and Dance provides pre-professional training to dedicated young actors, dancers, designers and educators. Students are invited to Play Boldly in their creative theatre and dance endeavors! The college believes in advancement of the arts within a diverse intellectual and social environment through collaboration in learning and artistic practice. Underlying all our work is the commitment to the arts as a vital and fundamental cultural force necessary to the functioning of a democratic society and to the education of its citizens.

Notable Alumni Include:

Cecilia Suarez




Faculty Info:

Lori Adams, Molly Briggs-Yonke, Laina Carney, Connie DeVeer, Kelsey Fisher, Dave George, Lexi Howe, Mary Jungels-Goodyear, Maggie Marlin-Hess, Cristen Monson, Kee-Yoon Nahm, Dan Ozminkowski, Kevin Paxton, David Prete, Robert Quinlan, Kari Beth Rust, John Tovar, Wendy Wallace, Janet Wilson, Li Zeng, Michelle Woody, Darby Wilde, Michael Vetere, John Stark, Tony Reimer, Kaley Pruitt, Kim Pereira, Aaron Paolucci, Leslie Orr, Derek Munson, Gregory Merriman, Lauren Lowell, Jeremy Jenkins, Ann Haugo, Josh Foxhoven, Shannon Epplett, Jimmy Chrismon, Kristin Carlson, Connie Blick.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Addams Family
(10/27/23 - 11/5/23)
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Disney's Beauty And The Beast Jr
(10/13/21 - 10/13/22)
Thomas Metcalf School - Illinois State University
The Mai
(4/21/22 - 4/24/22)
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Waiting for Lefty
(9/23/21 - 9/26/21)
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One Man, Two Guvnors
(7/2/20 - 8/7/20)
Illinois State University
The House of Bernarda Alba
(10/4/19 - 10/12/19)
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Harvey
(4/12/19 - 4/20/19)
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The Light in the Piazza
(3/1/19 - 3/8/19)
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Oklahoma!
(2/22/13 - 3/2/13)
Illinois State University

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