Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts

10/24/2023

10/23/2023

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10/14/2023

Two chances left to celebrate the spooky season with Carrie the musical on the Jerome Mirza Stage! Tonight at 7:30 and a 2:00PM Matinee Tomorrow!

10/14/2023

Only three more chances to see Carrie the Musical on the Jerome Mirza Stage!

10/12/2023

Here they are…our AMAZING 2023 CAP United Auditions schools! Will you be joining us and audition for these 55 programs? We have opened a few more spots for this year’s auditions…contact us today to find out how you can participate!

10/12/2023

Do me a favor? Hop on over to our instagram story today! You’ll get to follow along with Nikkita Parsons (24’) who plays Sue Snell and Sasha Rosenbaum (24’) who plays Chris Hargensen as they get ready for the show! Ask some questions, hang out, and get ready for a little spooky fun!

🎟️ Tickets Here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946

10/11/2023

Happy Opening to the company of Carrie the Musical on the Jerome Mirza Stage!

We promise that when you come see this show it’ll be a night you’ll never forget. 🔪🪣🩸🎶🎭 Our Jerome Mirza Stage opener runs up until this Sunday!

Tickets 🎟️: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946


Photography: Kayla Sanders
Graphic Design: Cailin Hall
Costume Design: Beau Hamilton
Scenic Design: Mars Mulvin & Curtis Trout
Lighting Design: Michael Rathbun
Sound Design: Sarah Calvert

10/11/2023

Thank you Curtis Trout 🙏🏼🪣🩸🔪🎶🎭! Get you Tickets 🎟️ at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946 and support live musical theatre in central Illinois 👏🏼

In transferring the scary movie 'Carrie' to the stage, as a musical, there are some challenges. Like that one scene near the end when, in a horribly cruel prank, Carrie White gets splattered with pig blood at a high school homecoming.

10/09/2023

10/07/2023

Today our current students got the opportunity to connect with alums from the Class of 2019 for our annual Homecoming event, The First Five Years. A huge thank you to our wonderful alums who shared their insight and wisdom with our student body!

10/04/2023

Catch a sneak peek into the rehearsal process from this sizzle reel. Happy Tech Week to the company of Carrie🪣🩸🎶🎭! Get your 🎟️ here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946 (https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946)
🎥📷👨🏾‍💻: Daniel Porea Jr.

10/03/2023

Congratulations Scott Moreau, BFA Music Theatre!

Join us in celebrating our amazing Johnny Cash, Scott Moreau, as he performs the role of Johnny Cash for the 1,200th time in MILLON DOLLAR QUARTET! We are so happy to be apart of such a milestone.

See Scott and the full company of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET now until October 8 at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center! Purchase your tickets at StagesStLouis.org or call 314.821.2407.

10/03/2023

This week marks the beginning of tech rehearsals for Carrie the musical on the Jerome Mirza Stage!! Take a sneak peek into stunning moments from rehearsals and sitzprobe this past weekend!

Get your tix here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946 (https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946)

📸: Daniel Porea

10/02/2023

Spend Friday the 13th in Stephen King’s world. Our first MainStage production of 2023-24 is CARRIE the musical 🪣🩸🎶🎭! For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946
Content Disclosures: This musical is intended for mature audiences and contains antiquated social mores, suggestive dialogue, adolescent sexual situations, underage substance use, profanity, violence, bullying, slurs, blood and death.


👩🏻‍💻: Cailin Hall 📷: Daniel Porea Jr.

09/30/2023

Spooky season is just around the corner and we have just the thing for you! Announcing the the cast and creative team of our fall main stage musical, Carrie. The show opens on October 11th and runs through the 15th. Come reign in Friday the 13th with this cult classic! Tickets are now on sale https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76946

👩🏼‍💻: Nikkita Parsons

09/29/2023

Introducing our 2023-24 social media team! Our team this year is lead by Mena Williams, supported by three current sota students (hey!) with our faculty consultant Scott Susong. Our team is working as hard as we can to cover all of the amazing things we’re doing here in SoTA this year! Since we are only 5 people we appreciate your patience as we roll out all of our content. With one show down and 5 more to go, we can’t wait to show you what’s in store.

09/24/2023

Happy Closing to the company of Mauritius! What a way to open our 2023-24 Season! Stay tuned for what’s coming up next in our Mainstage Season!

📸: Daniel Porea Jr.

09/22/2023

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Mauritius on their opening night!! For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76317



📷: Kayla Sanders

09/21/2023

⚠️It’s time to BeReal⚠️ Mauritius opens this Friday!! Do YOU have your tickets yet?? Don’t miss your chance to catch this cast and crew in action. For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76317



📷: Kameron Rojas-Schueneman & company

09/19/2023

Tech rehearsals for Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius in the E. Melba Johnson Kirkpatrick Laboratory Theatre are officially underway! Performances are this weekend, September 22nd-24th. Here’s some pics from last night!

For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76317

📸: Daniel Porea Jr.

09/17/2023

We are only a few days away from premiering our 2023-24 season! This year we are opening with Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius in the E. Melba Johnson Kirkpatrick Laboratory Theatre playing this next weekend September 22nd-24th. With this cast and design team, our season opening is in good hands!

For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76317

👩🏼‍💻: Nikkita Parsons

09/14/2023

Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts begins their 2023-24 season next weekend with Theresa Rebeck’s Mauritius in the E. Melba Johnson Kirkpatrick Laboratory Theatre! For tickets 🎟️ https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/76317

09/14/2023

09/08/2023

🎭 Mark your calendars, theatre enthusiasts! 🎭
We're thrilled to announce the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts 2023-2024 season schedule.

You won’t want to miss these incredible performances! 🌟

💰 Mauritius - Sept 22-24, 2023
🔪 Carrie: The Musical - Oct 11-15, 2023
💔 The Duchess of Malfi - Nov 15-19, 2023
🐺 The Wolves - Feb 21-25, 2024
🎭 Student Directed Show - Mar 22-24, 2024
🌹 The Scarlet Pimpernel - Apr 10-14, 2024

Learn more at iwu.edu/theatre/season/

08/31/2023

First two shows of the 2023-24 season are in rehearsal - Mauritius & Carrie!
(👩🏼‍💻: Nikkita Parsons)

08/14/2023

Denis Jones directs and choreographs the production at the St. Louis venue.

08/09/2023

Congratulations to Megan Erin Lai (‘19) who is booked and busy this summer! Megan is playing the lead role in the upcoming short film “Silkscreen Arcadia,” which is preparing for a film festival run. Megan also made her professional theatre debut in Northlight Theatres production of “The Porch on Windy Hill,” where she understudied and performed the role of Mira. Congrats

08/09/2023

Congratulations to Kaity Jones (‘26) who recently concluded her run playing Isabel in Pirates of Penzance with the MI Opera! Congrats !

08/09/2023

Congratulations to Jordan Vasquez (BFA Music Theatre ‘15) who recently participated in Broadway Bares, a fundraising event sponsored by Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS! “As a whole, we were able to raise 1.8 million dollars. I surpassed my fundraising goal three times this year and hope to do this show for years to come.” Congrats

08/04/2023

Congratulations to Brittany Ambler (BFA Music Theatre’15) who recently played Sherrie in Rock of Ages at TheatreZone in Naples, FL! She has traveled around the country since graduating and worked at other theatre including: Little Theatre on the Square, Bigfork Summer Playhouse & Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Congrats .zone

08/04/2023

Congratulations to Sasha Rosenbaum (BFA Music Theatre’24) who just completed her run in Dogfight at the Streetlight Collective. Sasha played Peggy/Suzette, and was the Marcy understudy! Congrats !!

08/04/2023

Congratulations to Megan Sperger (BFA Music Theatre ‘18) who is the supervising music copyist for Shucked the musical on Broadway! Megan worked extensively with the band, orchestrator/music director Janson Howland, and music team generally during the tech and preview process! Congrats

08/03/2023

Congratulations Bryonha Marie (BFA Music Theatre ‘07) who is currently in rehearsals for Sister Act at the Muny where she will be starring at Deloris Van Cartier!
A Divine Musical Comedy
Sister Act runs August 14-20.
For Tickets, muny.org
Learn more about Sister Act at muny.org/shows. The 2023 season is June 12 – August 20 and includes Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Chess, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent and Sister Act.

Congrats !! 🎉

08/03/2023

Congratulations to Josh Levinson (BFA Music Theatre ‘13) who is currently playing Bobby in A Chorus Line at Flat Rock Playhouse! Congrats !

06/02/2023

Tori Newman, BFA Music Theatre ‘06 👏🏼

Now the author of two thrillers set on airplanes, T.J. Newman starting writing her debut on cocktail napkins.

05/25/2023

Congratulations Tony Lopez, BFA Acting ‘08 👏🏼 on Netflix.

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05/24/2023

Congratulations Bryonha Marie, BFA Music Theatre ‘07 👏🏼
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The Sondheim favorite continues at the D.C.-area theatre through July 9.