Save Bradley Theatre

The Provost and other Bradley administrators have recently proposed the elimination of the Theater Department. Help us stop this! #savebradleytheatre

They are recommending that the department be dissolved within four years.

Stephanie Begalke #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/17/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Stephanie Begalke embodies as a current Theatre Arts Major. Stephanie is a dedicated, passionate, and hardworking live arts enthusiast. She continues to show her support by stage-managing our upcoming production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!



https://youtu.be/nuX36NmLtz4

Stephanie Begalke #SaveBradleyTheatre Sign our petition at http://chng.it/MrjMCRbqDv Visit us at http://SaveBradleyTheatre.com We're on Facebook

02/11/2020

The Bradley Theatre Department is our HOME! It is our escape, our sanctuary, our education! Please help us save this not only for the Theatre Arts majors but for the student body as a whole!



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02/11/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Eric Petersen embodies as a Theatre Arts Alumni. Eric has worked on Broadway as Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Dewey in The School of Rock, and Brick in Escape to Margaritaville. Eric is a prime example of what the Theatre Department at Bradley sculpts their to students to do!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb078EcLSu8

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02/10/2020

Home.

The Bradley University Theatre Department isn't just a building to those who work inside. It is our sanctuary. Testimonials from current students and alumni have spoken about its power of influence and the growth it has given to Theatre Arts students to make them bold, creative, and solution-based people.

The theatre department is our HOME!



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02/10/2020

The Bradley University Theatre Department isn't just a building to those who work inside. It is our sanctuary. Testimonials from current students and alumni have spoken about its power of influence and the growth it has given to Theatre Arts students to make them bold, creative, and solution-based people.

The theatre department is our HOME!



Photo Credit: Brandon Towns

Cassy Lillwitz #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/08/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Cassy Lillwitz embodies as a Theatre Arts Alumni. Cassy is curently working in health administration. Cassy truly embodies what a liberal arts education is at Bradley University!



https://youtu.be/zM4qzpmrs74

Cassy Lillwitz #SaveBradleyTheatre Sign our petition at http://chng.it/MrjMCRbqDv Visit us at http://SaveBradleyTheatre.com We're on Facebook

02/07/2020

The arts can help students become tenacious, team-oriented problem-solvers who are confident and able to think creatively -- Arne Duncan



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Justin Verstraete #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/06/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Justin Verstraete embodies as a Theatre Arts Alumni. Justin is a working theatre professional in Chicago, and has returned to Bradley as a guest lecturer and fight choreographer!



https://youtu.be/gIb0R9W9dVs

Justin Verstraete #SaveBradleyTheatre Sign our petition at http://chng.it/MrjMCRbqDv Visit us at http://SaveBradleyTheatre.com We're on Facebook

02/06/2020

The theatre department isn't just one idea or thing. The students and the department itself are passionate, inspiring, healing, and human. Theatre arts on Bradley's campus are essential not only to the theatre arts students but also to a well-rounded liberal-arts education!



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Susan V1 02/05/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Susan Falk embodies as a current Theatre Performance Major. Susan is a spunky, outgoing, and live art enthusiast!



https://youtu.be/PQIY7jOERyg

Susan V1

02/05/2020

Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society - Yasmina Reza



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Andrea Littlefield #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/05/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Andrea Littlefield embodies as a Bradley University Alumni. Though Andrea was not a theatre major, she is a working actor, and live arts enthusiast.



https://youtu.be/Qc4ml62R1vY

Andrea Littlefield #SaveBradleyTheatre Sign our petition at http://chng.it/MrjMCRbqDv Visit us at SaveBradleyTheatre.com We're on Facebook

02/05/2020

Love art in yourself, and not yourself in art. - Constantin Stanislavski



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02/05/2020

We believe that art can help the healing process, encourage self-reflection, imagination, and appreciation of beauty. - Fred Slunecka



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02/05/2020

Art is a little bit larger than life - its an exhalation of life. - Laurence Olivier



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02/05/2020

Art is a little bit larger than life - its an exhalation of life. - Laurence Olivier



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Laurel Burrington 02/04/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Laurel Burrington embodies as a Theatre Performance Major. Laurel is a talented, passionate, and devoted theatre arts student and supporter of the dramatic arts.



https://youtu.be/NMhdvmZRiLg

Laurel Burrington Sign our petition at http://chng.it/MrjMCRbqDv We're on Facebook

02/04/2020

Bradley is my dream college. Without a theatre department, what is Bradley? - Avery Arnold



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02/04/2020

“Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.” – Willem Dafoe



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02/04/2020

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being - Oscar Wilde



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02/04/2020

“The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.” – Stella Adler



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02/04/2020

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being - Oscar Wilde



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02/04/2020

Theatre is made with two planks of wood and passion. And if we are going to be concerned with the cost of the planks of wood we have missed the point! - Nicholas Thurkettle

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02/04/2020

Students are gathered outside of the Hartmann Center to protest the university’s proposed plan to cut the theater department. Read more about the program prioritization plan at https://www.bradleyscout.com/news/bradley-propose-to-cut-programs-and-reallocate-resources/

Photos from Save Bradley Theatre's post 02/04/2020

We would like to thank everyone who came out to support the Bradley Theatre Department! Today was great! Look out for more from us!



It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

Bradley Students fighting for their major - WEEK 02/04/2020

Bradley Students fighting for their major - WEEK Bradley students want answers. They stood outside the Hartmann Center Monday to ask the university a question, 'How could they be a liberal arts college without the arts?' Last week, Bradley announced they're thinking of discontinuing the theatre major, physics major, along with a few others. Starti...

Bradley students protest to keep college majors for future students 02/04/2020

Bradley students protest to keep college majors for future students PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Bradley University students are loud and proud about keeping their majors around for future students. University leaders are considering eliminating some majors and merg…

Nick in the AM: Bradley theater majors rally to save program from elimination 02/04/2020

Check out this great article from the PJ Star! We had an awesome day informing the student body!

Nick in the AM: Bradley theater majors rally to save program from elimination This spring, the Bradley University Theatre Arts Department is to stage “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. For some

Nick in the AM: Bradley theater majors rally to save program from elimination 02/04/2020

Check out this article from the PJ Star! We had a great day informing the student body!

Nick in the AM: Bradley theater majors rally to save program from elimination This spring, the Bradley University Theatre Arts Department is to stage “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. For some

Gabrielle McMillan #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/03/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Gabby McMillan embodies as a supporter of the live arts. Gabby as an engineering major participates in department shows and student department organizations!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Tk7RWA150

Gabrielle McMillan #SaveBradleyTheatre Sign our petition at SaveBradleyTheatre.com We're on Facebook

Nicholas Thurkettle #SaveBradleyTheatre 02/03/2020

It's Showtime! It's time to show up, show our support, and save Bradley Theatre!

This is exactly what Nicholas Thurkettle, embodies as a Bradley Alumni working professional. Take a look at his testimonial to his time in the Bradley University Theatre Department!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxNmzmIUNzQ

Nicholas Thurkettle #SaveBradleyTheatre

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