Director Michael C. Nelson needs 4 male actors ages 16+ for roles in the upcoming Rantoul Theatre Group production of the mystery-comedy The Real Inspector Hound. The synopsis of the play, from an RTG release, …
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Mr. Turner is at The Art
If, like me, you’ve been catching up on your Oscar-nominated films lately, you’ve probably seen the trailer for a certain art-house film over and over and over again. That film, Mr. Turner, starring Timothy Spall, …
Books to Prisoners one-day sale on April 11th
From a press release: Imagine a life without books. For many Illinois prisoners that was a reality, as prison libraries closed due to a lack of funding for staff and books. In 2004 U-C Books …
Ted Sanders: Stuck in the best possible room
Mathew speaks with Urbana author Ted Sanders, whose new middle-school lit series The Keepers is kind of everywhere right now.
C-U Comedy to host competition on UIUC campus
A stand-up comedy competition for UIUC students will be held Monday, April 20th, at 8 p.m. at Gregory Hall (810 S. Wright St., Urbana). Per a CU Comedy release: The University of Illinois Stand Up …
BASETRACK Live at Krannert Center on March 18th
On Wednesday, March 18th, for one performance only, BASETRACK Live will be presented in Krannert Center’s Colwell Playhouse. BASETRACK Live was created by Edward Bilous. The production, directed by Seth Bockley, was adapted by Jason …
Stand up at the Iron Post tonight
From the fingers of Andrew Voris: STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWCASE at THE IRON POST Friday, March 13 9PM $6 120 S Race Street Urbana Enjoy a variety of hilarious stand-up comedy performed in lovely downtown Urbana. …
First two films announced for Ebertfest
From a press release: Jean-Luc Godard’s GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D and a special screening of the Robert De Niro-directed A BRONX TALE will highlight next month’s 17th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival Hosted by Chaz …
Get caught up in The Keepers
Mathew reviews The Keepers: The Box and the Dragonfly, a major new book for middle-school grades (and everyone else) by local author Ted Sanders.
Nick Offerman to lead A Confederacy of Dunces
As reported in the New York Times, Champaign-area native U of I graduate Nick Offerman will star as Ignatius J. Reilly in a stage adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces. From the Times …