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Next to Normal

Directed by Ian Guthrie

Auditions:
August 18 and 19 at 4 p.m.

Callbacks:
August 20 at 4 p.m.

Performances:
October 24 at 7 p.m.
October 25 at 7 p.m.
October 26th at 2 p.m.

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Sense & Sensibility

Directed by Ashleigh Rae-Lynn

Auditions:
November 10 and 11 at 4:30 p.m.

Callbacks:
November 12 at 4:30 p.m.

Performances:
February 6 at 7 p.m.
February 7 at 7 p.m.
February 8 at 2 p.m.

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Catch Me If You Can

Directed by Ashleigh Rae-Lynn

Auditions:
January 20 and 21 at 4:30 p.m.

Callbacks:
January 22 at 4:30 p.m.

Performances:
April 17 at 7 p.m.
April 18 at 7 p.m.
April 19 at 2 p.m.

Our Recent Shows

Person in a suit with a bandana, holding papers on stage.
Four actors in a wooden streetcar-like framework on stage in period costumes.
A person stands inside a large, red flower prop with arms raised, wearing a cap and glasses, against a green wall backdrop.
Performers on stage wearing vintage costumes, lit by colorful stage lights.
Performers in retro costumes dance on a stage with dramatic blue lighting.
A group of five people in costumes stand on stage, looking at a person in a striped shirt seated in front of them.
  • Noises Off (2025)
  • Taming of The Shrew (2025)
  • Anastasia (2025)
  • Mean Girls (2024)
  • Midsummer Night's Dream (2023)
  • Our Town (2023)
  • Little Shop of Horrors (2023)
  • Richard III (2023)
  • Mirthfully Macabre (2022)

"Act well your part. There are honor lies."

Thespian & Theatre Executive Board

President – Aidan Richardson

Vice President – Maeve Mitchell

Secretary – Brecken Meiners

Historian – Ellis Zimmerman

Publicity – Gaby Naasz

Directors

General Email: uhightheatre@ilstu.edu

Technical Director – Benjamin Webb
Email: bawebb@ilstu.edu

Artistic Director – Ashleigh Rae-Lynn
Email: arfeger@ilstu.edu

Artistic Director – Ian Guthrie
Email: iguthri@ilstu.edu