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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for University of Illinois Theatre at Krannert Center. Krannert Facebook Event Based on Mark Haddon’s prizewinning 2003 novel, the play presents a young man’s search for answers—to his favorite math problems, about what it means to be different, to the question of who murdered the neighbor’s dog. A play-within-a-play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time explores the bonds between parent and child, and what it means to accept shortcomings in…
Quantum Voyages (Re-Mix)
Last year Latrelle Bright (Theatre) and Smitha Vishveshwara (Physics) devised QUANTUM VOYAGES, a new theatre piece about the quantum world that premiered in March of 2018 for our Nobel Laureate Sir Tony Leggett's 80th birthday celebration at the University of Illinois followed by a performance at The Beckman Institute. This year we are headed to the American Physical Society conference in Boston in March of 2019! We learned a lot during our first round with the text and performance and…
Men on Boats
Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus Directed by Latrelle Bright The Station Theatre - Urbana, IL October 4 - October 20 Ten Explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. There is a feminist spin in that the 10 male volunteers are played by ethnically diverse women, female-identifying, trans-identifying,…
Potluck & Play
Potluck & Play success! Thank you to all who came out to read and listen to "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World," by Suzan-Lori Parks. I'd been wanting to experience this play in some way for a long time. Insights into meaning (other than my own) deepened my appreciation for this play. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Works-in-Progress
Works-In-Progress Sunday, December 2 2:00pm – 4:00pm FREE Working on a new piece and want some feedback? Interested in seeing new work? Join us for WIP. Up to 5 artists can show 7-10 minutes of a performance piece they are working on. A facilitator (Rachel Storm) will guide responses to the artist’s work from the audience using the Liz Lerman Critical Response Process. On the Schedule: Three Brothers of a Mother (Kvn Tajzea), Stories in the Water (Latrelle Bright), Untitled…