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  • Best Director Ang Lee

    The Department of Theatre wishes to congratulate our alumnus Ang Lee (B.F.A. Theatre Studies, 1980) on his recent Academy Award. All told Mr. Lee’s Life of Pi film took home four Academy Awards including Best Director for Mr. Lee. This marks Mr. Lee’s second Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing! Read More
  • Theater 101 Summer Session

    SPECIAL SUMMER SESSION of THEATRE 101: This course will meet completely online and may be taken wherever you happen to be this summer. This condensed 8 week online class will serve as an introduction to the art of theater for non-majors... Read More
  • 44 Plays for 44 Presidents

    44 Plays for 44 Presidents by Andrew Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo, Chloe Johnston, and Karen Weinberg, produced in the KCPA Studio Theatre, Fall 2012 Read More
  • Dracula

    By Liz Lochhead, produced in the KCPA Playhouse Theatre, Fall 2012 Read More
  • A Dream Play

    A Dream Play by August Strindberg, Produced in the KCPA Studio Theatre, Fall 2012 Read More

Theatre Department News

  • Makers
  • Course Offerings
Illinois Theatre students offer an inside opinion on why they decided to become Theatre Majors at the University of Illinois.
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Michelle Grube
Senior BFA, Acting

 
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Thom Miller
1st year MFA, Acting

 
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Neal Moeller
1st Year MFA, Acting

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Austin Lin
Senior BFA, Stage Management

 
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Ryan Jenkins
Junior BFA, Acting

 
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Qianzhu Luo
Senior BFA, Theatre Studies

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Introduction to Theatre Arts

Introduction to the art of theatre for non-majors, including acting, design, directing, dramaturgy, and playwriting, together with a survey of theatrical history from the "mainstream" to the "margins." This course is approved for General Education credit!

 
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Survey of Theatrical Design

Survey of design elements in theatrical production including the function of scenery, costuming, lighting, and sound in conveying directorial concepts, style, and dramatic meaning. Intended for students not concentrating on theatrical design, this course requires both theoretical and practical projects.

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Fundamentals of Acting

Study of the methods of acting, with emphasis on basic acting techniques; role of character in relation to the play as a whole, the play's internal and emotional values, and their interpretation through voice and action.

 

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Preset Styles

The Style Settings panel in the Gantry based theme administration interface provides several options for configuring the main built in stylistic aspects of the template.

Style

Gantry also provides the ability for you to create your own custom presets based on any parameter in the theme administrator. You should determine which parameters you wish to configure to be a part of the presets.


Assigning a Style

With Gantry, the ability to assign a certain style to an individual page has never been easier and/or more efficient. Just follow these simple steps:

  • Go to Extensions → Template Manager → rt_kirigami → Assignments → *Menu Item*
  • Select your preset from Show Presets, configure and save.

After setting your defaults to the desired values, select the Menu Items button and choose the menu item you wish to modify the parameters for. You will then see a series of checkboxes on the left of all the supported parameters. Select the checkbox next to the parameter you wish to modify, it will then become active, and you can modify as you wish. Clicking “Save” or “Apply” in the toolbar will then save this configuration.

Gantry Framework: Per Menu Item Controls