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Reggie Guyton will serve as the first artist in residence of the Our Stage / Our Voices program at the UIS Performing Arts Center.

The UIS Performing Arts Center is announcing the creation of Our Stage / Our Voices, a new on-going program to address the many barriers to full participation faced by members of historically underrepresented groups within the regional performing arts community. These groups include, but are not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ); people who face economic disadvantages, and persons with disabilities (both visible and invisible). Barriers include lack of representation, stereotyping, inequity of...

By WMAY Newsroom (Facebook / Theatre In The Park) Another Summer Theatre is postponing their season. The Springfield Muni Opera cancelled their 2021 season back in January and now Theatre in the Park in New Salem is postponing their 2021 season back to 2022. In a statement, Theatre In The Park president Adam Reisch says the decision was made due to continuing mitigations, health and safety of actors and patrons, as well as the financial risk of producing live productions with limited capacity. Although there will be no summer shows, the theatre will hold some events this coming fall, ...