The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, appearing through the generous support of special arts grants and artists exchanges has come all the way from the United Kingdom to perform their production of the single most riveting murder/mystery play ever crafted for the stage: The Murder at Haversham Manor. As the murder/mystery play progresses, this unlikely (and unlucky) endeavor begins to quite literally fall apart as technical mishaps, theatrical missteps, and mischief bring down the house in one of the funniest play-within-a-play productions ever to gloriously fail in full view of any audience.

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The Play That Goes Wrong

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

We boil this epic love story down to the core of its conflict and drop the stage into a sporting arena.

The audience witness to two groups in opposition by default, by desire to rise above the other.

Through the provocation and conflict, we catch a glimpse of our star crossed lovers. They are fierce players but still do not seem to care who wins or loses if playing the game can bring them closer together.

Competition can be playful at times, it can also be dangerously serious.

Duel Reality (On tour)

TOHU

Espace Jean Legendre

Quai 9

Center Theatre Group

Le Pin Galant

McCarter Theatre Center

La Lanterne

Set in Russia over the course of 90 years, this thrilling and epic new play traces the stories of seven men and women connected by history, myth and conspiracy theories. Real people and fictional characters hop timelines in this unforgettable tale of humanity.

Describe the Night

The Station Theatre

A circus-style adventure of two siblings journeying through a surreal land of air, Air Play transforms ordinary objects into uncommon beauty. Created by circus performers Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone in collaboration with kinetic sculptor Daniel Wurtzel, Air Play was devised through years of experimentation with simple materials, movement, and technology.

Acrobuffos: Air Play

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

his event will take place at CU Adventures in Time and Space, 302 N. Broadway Ave, Suite 100, Urbana. Ticket purchase information will be provided when it is available.

I Wishescape Room

“Usual Girls” chronicles the wonder, pain, and complexity of growing up as an Asian-American woman in today’s society. This provocative, and unflinching work spans years in the life of a Korean-American girl in a Midwestern suburb. Told with wit and devastating honesty this play was nominated for a 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.

Usual Girls

Don Pedro pines for Doña Leonor who is in love with Don Carlos who is desired by Doña Ana who is pursued by Don Juan. This 17th-century romantic farce is a wild tale of confusion and mistaken identities complete with wily servants and witless nobles.

House of Desires

Convinced the world can’t be trusted to prioritize the well-being of adolescent girls, a group of eighth-grade “doomers” prepares to survive in the post-apocalyptic society they expect to inherit. Today’s complicated world needs this darkly comic coming-of-age story.

WROL (Without Rule of Law)

“All for one and one for all” takes on a whole new meaning. Peek behind the scenes as a small theater company rehearses its original adaptation of “The Three Musketeers.” Complete with puppets and pool noodles, hilarity ensues as this new comedy celebrates the very real high and lows of community theater.

The Inseparables

Please note: As part of an ongoing project to renovate Krannert Center's parking garage elevator lobbies, the elevator lobby in Orange Parking (Illinois Street upper level) is currently closed. The elevator is not accessible from the Orange Parking garage. If you would like stair access from the Orange Parking garage, please use the door to the south (left) of the elevator lobby. If you would like elevator access from Illinois Street and are driving, please instead use the Yellow Parking (Illinois Street lower level) garage. The elevator can be accessed from Yellow Parking or from the two Oregon Street garages (Blue and Green). In addition, an accessible ramp is available from the street to the lobby-level entrance on Oregon Street. Please consider allotting some additional time to reach your destination while this work takes place. We appreciate your patience with the inconvenience you might experience as we work to serve you better!

Birds Of North America By Matthew-lee Erlbach, Sullivan Playwright In Residence

In an adaptation by doctoral candidate Vincent Carlson, the play centers on Roman general Coriolanus, who makes his name defeating an enemy army and defending Rome. The Senate nominates him as consul, but he cannot win the people's vote, so he is banished from Rome and allies with his old enemy. He comes to attack Rome, his mother persuades him not to, and his newfound ally kills him for the betrayal. One of Shakespeare’s most brutal and truthful plays, Coriolanus contains soaring language, exhilarating action, and questions for today.

Coriolanus

A smart and stylish film noir musical, Tony Award-winner City of Angels captures the gritty sights and sounds of Hollywood’s classic detective movies, all set to a brilliant, bluesy jazz score. Written by the composer of Sweet Charity, it is the story of a screenwriter and the film he is writing—it was a triumph at Broadway’s Virginia Theatre, built by the very same architects that built its namesake in Champaign.

Krannert Center At The Virginia: Lyric Theatre @ Illinois Presents City Of Angels

Ten-year-old Belinda is a budding poet and loves to tell stories, but when she’s stuck in the basement preparing for a party upstairs that her stepmother and stepsisters will host, she’ll have to get creative. It’s a story within a story; Belinda lives out her version while also reenacting the classic tale of Cinderella, using whatever objects are at her disposal: napkins, teapots, and doilies, to name just a few. With these everyday items, a healthy dose of imagination, and a love of poetry passed down by her father, Belinda imagines a bigger world for herself.

Cenicienta—a Bilingual Cinderella Story

School Performance: Cenicienta—a Bilingual Cinderella Story (kcys)

To mark its final season, SITI Company revives its first-ever devised piece: a meditation on technology that’s more resonant now than when it premiered in 1993. The Medium explores the effect of media and emerging technologies on our perceptions, our psyches, and our personal lives.

Siti Company: The Medium

Layering, replication, division, mutation—the cellular world is complex, often reassuringly cyclical, and an inspiration for the possibilities of human behavior in this music-theatre piece from Meredith Monk. Cellular Songs is the second in a trilogy of Monk's works that explore our interdependent relationship with nature while seeking to evoke that which cannot be expressed in words. Monk and the women of her acclaimed Vocal Ensemble, with participation from girls in the Central Illinois Youth Chorus, conjure the circle of life in Cellular Songs by incorporating vocal and instrumental music, movement, light, and film to create a contemplative, playful, and hope-filled experience honoring the elegance and purity of one of the most unique and influential artists of our time.

Play events in Urbana, IL

The Play That Goes Wrong

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Duel Reality (On tour)

The 7 Fingers

Describe the Night

The Station Theatre

Acrobuffos: Air Play

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The Artelize Podcast: 'Am...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast and ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast - A ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast: A l...

Artelize

I Wishescape Room

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Usual Girls

The Station Theatre

House of Desires

The Station Theatre

WROL (Without Rule of Law...

The Station Theatre

The Inseparables

The Station Theatre

Birds Of North America By...

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Coriolanus

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Krannert Center At The Vi...

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Cenicienta—a Bilingual Ci...

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

School Performance: Cenic...

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Siti Company: The Medium

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Meredith Monk: Cellular S...

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts