The Station Theatre is making all stops as it brings early Tennessee Williams works to Urbana, courtesy of local director Tom Mitchell.
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They grow up so fast
Rebecca chats with director Steve Fiol about John & Jen, the two-person chamber musical being staged for local actor Kyle Klein II’s final high school production.
An evening of earworms at the opera
Kyle A. Thomas discusses the operatic “scenes show” Viva Verdi! being performed at Krannert this weekend.
Gun Play returns to the Station Theatre tomorrow
This season, the Station Theatre has been hosting a series of dramatic play readings on certain Monday evenings, all centered around the timely and relevant topic of guns in America. Seasoned director and Celebration Company …
Fighting for our rivers and waterways
This community has proven that it is ready to stand up and fight for clean water, after that insane aquifer battle we thought we’d settled back in 2015. So now that the Stream Protection Rule …
Fences, neighbors, drama
Canadian company Red Sky brings Mistatim, a story about all kinds of divides for all kinds of audiences, to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts this Friday.
Boneyard Festival is in pre-season
Although nearly two months away, Boneyard Arts Festival is embracing the spirit of Spring Training by making a series of prepartory announcements. The first is the unveiling of the signature image, which will adorn all …
Local authors hit #1 on New York Times bestseller list
Local authors Damian Duffy and John Jennings have adaptated Kindred, Octavia Butler’s classic time-traveling slave narrative, into a gorgeous graphic novel which was released two weeks ago. It has hit the New York Times bestselling graphic books …
Urbana Free Library to circulate guitars & amps
The “Library of Things” is a concept that has been around for a few years, and is gaining and losing ground all over the country. The idea is that as a community resource, libraries could …
Theatre as usual despite changes at Parkland
Parkland Theatre announces its 2017-18 season, as well as the retirement of Artistic Director Joi Hoffsommer – who will not be replaced due to budget cuts. Rebecca chats with two folks in the know and details what’s in store.