Elmhurst University Theatre & Dance at the Mill

08/31/2026

You’re invited to our annual Chill at the Mill this Thursday, September 3rd! Come on over to The Mill Theatre to meet peers, faculty and the exec board, as well as learn about our year of shows, classes, and practicum!

08/29/2026

Hello everyone! We are excited to announce our fall musical Forever Friendships: Homecoming Cabaret is having auditions this coming Monday. For info please fill out the audition form by using the QR code and we hope to see you there!

07/22/2026

Hi everyone!! My name is Ella Boyden and I’ll be a senior at Elmhurst this school year. This summer I’ve had the opportunity of working at the Oak Park Festival Theater as one of their stage management apprentices! Make sure you watch my takeover to see what goes on behind the scenes during rehearsals and performances at the Oak Park Festival Theater!

07/15/2026

hellooooo!! my name is micaiah and i’m a theatre arts education major student teaching this fall! i’m currently at the golden apple scholar institute and will be taking you along my day :)

06/28/2026

A HUGE congratulations to our very own Maddux Masopust on his American College Theatre Festival National Award! Maddux was awarded 3rd place for Design Excellence in Sound Design!! We are so incredibly proud of you!!

05/16/2026

Our annual One Acts open TOMORROW‼️ You don’t want to miss these awesome student-directed shows! We’ll see you there! 🍷💌🧥

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Maddux Masopust, a 2026 national finalist for sound design, on receiving third place in the 2026 ACFT national competition! Maddux presented his sound design for POTUS, from last spring’s production.

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The American College Theatre Festival proudly announces the 2026 National Individual Event Award recipients. These outstanding artists earned top honors in their disciplines and were selected to represent the eight ACTF regional conferences at the national level. This year’s finalists participated in professional development workshops and feedback sessions and were eligible in each discipline for honors, residencies, and scholarships.

“We are deeply grateful for the hard work of every institution, student, faculty member, staff member, and volunteer across our eight regions, said Katherine LeRoy-Lawson, ACTF National Chair of Building Opportunity through Leadership Development (BOLD). “ Under the American College Theatre Festival umbrella, our community came together under extraordinary circumstances to ensure this festival season flourished.”

ACTF offers significant gratitude to all the guest artists and award sponsors who support our national students every year. In particular we celebrate the League of Resident Theatres for sponsoring the ASPIRE Arts Leadership national fellowship and Jeff Whiting and the Open Jar Institute for hosting the virtual National Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions and National Musical Theatre showcase.

“This season showcased exceptional talent and production work, LeRoy-Lawwson said. “We could not be more proud of this year’s recipients, and we remain committed to our work as theatre makers and, ultimately, change makers—because that is what theatre is all about.”

https://actfltd.org/national.html

05/12/2026

Here are the student directors and casts for our Evening of One Acts! Come support all these wonderful artists on May 16th and 17th at 7:30pm! See you there!

05/11/2026

It’s almost time for the Timprov Showcase! Come see this awesome group play some hilariously entertaining improv games! Don’t miss Timprov on May 19th at 4pm in the Mill Theatre! 💙💛

05/10/2026

Save the date! Our annual student directed One Acts will be in the Mill Theatre on May 16th and 17th at 7:30pm! You don’t want to miss it! 🍷🦸💌