ISF Touring Company

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The Illinois Shakespeare Festival has teamed up with Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance to bring you an exciting, interactive, and theatrical approach to Shakespeare! Nine actors from the department’s acting program play nearly all the roles in 45-minute abridgments of ROMEO & JULIET and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM that adapts to any space and every audience. The creation of the t

roupe was the brain-child of Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director Kevin rich back in 2013 in tandem with the M.F.A acting program to include a focus on civic engagement. Now, the talented undergraduate actors of ISU have taken it under their wing, travelling across Illinois, Indiana and wherever else the winds may blow them in the future. Performing an abridgement of Shakespeare’s classics, visiting school, prisons, and community centers, they have reached over 5,000 audience members and counting! For more information please visit http://illinoisshakes.com/education/touring/

03/15/2021

Bard in a Box returns all digital like!

Director Britannia Howe has assembled the following cast for our spring 2021 non-touring touring production of "Romeo and Juliet"! They are in rehearsal now preparing for a recording session so that their work can be shared with area high school students.

Cast:
Romeo - Alejandro Cuellar-Mayoral
Juliet/Sampson - Nora McKirdie
Benvolio/Apothecary - Eve Doyle
Mercutio/Paris - Nolan Rice
Capulet/Prince - Leela Wolgemuth
Nurse - Katie Freimann
Tybalt/Friar - Bri Golden

We've taken our time to pause but its time for some Shakespeare!

03/10/2020

Beware the Ides of March! Order your Early Bard Season Tickets by Sunday, March 15 at 11:59 p.m. to get this amazing deal!

Why choose Early Bard Season Tickets? 🎭
- Lock in the best available seats before single tickets go on sale on Monday!
- Enjoy a major 33% discount over single tickets - It's like seeing the third production for free!
- Purchase additional mainstage single tickets at a 25% discount.
- Purchase tickets to "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" at a discount.
- Have the ability to exchange your tickets to another performance of the same production at no extra cost! Please note: Exchanges must be made at least 24 hours before the performance.

Call the Box Office at (309)438-2535, Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
OR
Online at www.IllinoisShakes.com --> BUY TICKETS

05/31/2019

A word from our season sponsor - Epiphany Farms Hospitality!

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Epiphany Farms... a great combo! Book your dinner and a show now!
05/28/2019

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival and Epiphany Farms... a great combo! Book your dinner and a show now!

Illinois Shakespeare Festival has announced Epiphany Farms Hospitality Group as the 2019 Festival Season Sponsor.

Here is the infamous Box of "Bard in a Box". The group is winding down their touring season with performances in Leroy, ...
04/04/2019

Here is the infamous Box of "Bard in a Box". The group is winding down their touring season with performances in Leroy, Hoffman Estates, Heyworth, and Normal. These students are the BEST!

Bard in the Box had their last tour of the season at Larkin High School, with a performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM...
04/28/2018

Bard in the Box had their last tour of the season at Larkin High School, with a performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and a workshop with the students!

So long for now. We start touring again in the fall!

Last Friday Bard in a Box visited over 300 students at James B. Conant High School! “For never was a story of more woe t...
04/24/2018

Last Friday Bard in a Box visited over 300 students at James B. Conant High School!
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”

Happy Birthday Billy Shakes! Thanks everyone for coming out!!
04/24/2018

Happy Birthday Billy Shakes!
Thanks everyone for coming out!!

Bard in a Box had a blast visiting the Women's Logan Correctional Facility last week with A Midsummer Night's Dream, and...
04/17/2018

Bard in a Box had a blast visiting the Women's Logan Correctional Facility last week with A Midsummer Night's Dream, and workshopping some of the scenes with the women!

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The Illinois Shakespeare Festival has teamed up with Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance to bring you an exciting, interactive, and theatrical approach to Shakespeare! Nine actors from the department’s acting program play nearly all the roles in 45-minute abridgments of ROMEO & JULIET and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM that adapts to any space and every audience. The creation of the troupe was the brain-child of Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director Kevin rich back in 2013 in tandem with the M.F.A acting program to include a focus on civic engagement. Now, the talented undergraduate actors of ISU have taken it under their wing, travelling across Illinois, Indiana and wherever else the winds may blow them in the future. Performing an abridgement of Shakespeare’s classics, visiting school, prisons, and community centers, they have reached over 5,000 audience members and counting! For more information please visit http://illinoisshakes.com/education/touring/