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Art, Music, and Theatre
The Department of Art, Music, and Theatre fosters study in the practical application of various arts disciplines, as well as study in the historical, cultural, and philosophical underpinnings of each discipline.
Theatre Productions
2025-2026 UIS Theatre Season
THE LARAMIE PROJECT听in Fall 2025
The Laramie Project听is a play by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project.
November 7-9 and 13-15, 2025 in the UIS Theatre Acting Studio (VPA 170)
7:30pm Performance Time for all Performance Dates, except for Sunday, Nov. 9th at 2:00pm
Auditions
The 2025-2026 UIS Theatre Season Continues
Up Next:
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION in Spring 2026听
Circle Mirror Transformation is a play by Annie Baker.
Scenic Designer: Dathan Powell
Director: Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson
April 10-12 and April 16-18, 2026 in VPA 170
Audition Schedule
There will be backstage and on-stage opportunities for听UIS Students, alumni, faculty, staff and听community members.
Theatre
Offering UIS students the opportunity to further develop their talents as theatre artists, by working with great dramatic literature in the classroom and on the stage.
We foster the idea that theatre is a听vital artistic event, which brings people together to respond to one another鈥檚 experiences/stories and to the world in which we live. We expose students to the work of the world鈥檚 great theatre artists.
Graduate Education
Welcome to Graduate Education at UIS
We are pleased that you have chosen to explore our听.听 More than 40% of UIS students are engaged in graduate study, and most were attracted to UIS by an impressive combination of factors that include educational quality, value and campus location and setting.