Knox College - Department of Theatre

New audience seating coming to Harbach Theatre in time for Fall Term 2023! 🎉

Anne Then Some (written by Allison Fradkin, directed by Rowan Collins) opens this weekend, Oct. 14 and 15 at 7:30pm in Studio Theatre! Don’t miss out!

Very pleased to introduce the next group of TAB members… our technical directors Dana Cooper and Gwen Heidank! As TDs, Dana and Gwen provide student directors and designers with technical guidance and assistance, as well as run the studio theatre load-in process! We’re so happy to have them on our team!

The Language Archive (written by Julia Cho, directed by Deana Nichols) is in rehearsal and up on its feet! We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on.

The Language Archive opens November 2 @ 7:30pm on the Harbach stage and runs until November 5. We’ll see you there!

Introducing our Theatre Advisory Board members… starting with Co-Production Managers Ro Ivaniszek and Kamana’okekai Lattig! We’re so lucky to have them!

Bright Half Life opens this weekend! Come see the show tonight or tomorrow, doors open at 7pm! This is the chance to see theatre this year, so don’t miss out!!

Auditions are so soon!! If you’d like to audition for the Studio show or New Plays Festival just sign up using this link https://forms.gle/fQwZSu5ZQAkodnfc9 and we’ll see you there!!

Are you coming to see the Rep Term shows? If so, here's some important information:

1. All visitors to campus must provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19, including any appropriate boosters (paper vaccination card or photo copy). No Exceptions!

2. Seating for "Dear Elizabeth" is very limited - Arrive early, or reservations can be made in advanced by calling the theatre office (and leaving a clear message) at 309-341-7472

We look forward to seeing you!

Rep Term XIX opens this week.....
WE ARE P***Y RIOT, OR EVERYTHING IS P.R.
by Barabara Hammond
..and...

DEAR ELIZABETH
by Sarah Ruhl

We hope to see you at the theatre...
*Masks and proof of vaccination required

A little Rep Term Throwback Thursday! Comment below!! We love hearing from our Rep Term Alum :D

Snowy day at CFA but Rep Term XIX is well on its way!

The Rep Term XIX Season is here! Performances will be February 24-26 and March 1-5. We hope to see you there!

Rep term XIX is here!! Kicking off week three with our company meeting. We are so excited for what’s to come!

Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Playbill The play made its world premiere at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre in February 2020.

This past March, at the tail end of Winter Term, four students attended the United States Institute
of Theatre Technology (USITT) annual conference, held virtually this year! Here's what they thought of the experience...

It's the day of the show, y'all! Yes, it's true: Live, in-person theatre returns to Harbach tonight! We wish all of our off-campus friends could be here to see it, but you can learn more about the production (Alternating casts! Evolutionary biology! Menstruation!) at https://knoxtheatre.org/project/the-how-and-the-why/.

The How and the Why | Knox College Theatre The How and the Why Written by Sarah Treem Directed by Deana Nichols Evolution and emotion collide in Sarah Treem’s thought-provoking and sharp play about science, family, and survival of the fittest. On the eve of a prestigious conference, an up-and-coming evolutionary biologist wrestles for the ...

Thanks The Knox Student for this coverage of Mrs. Harrison!

Mrs. Harrison brings indirect discussion of race to the Theatre Department — The Knox Student Mrs. Harrison was performed virtually through Zoom on February 25th, 26th and 27th with the direction of Jeff Grace.

Have you missed live theatre as much as we have? Join us for New Plays Workshop this Friday and Saturday in the Art Bowl on the north side of CFA! Masks required!

Are you looking for more Black playwrights to read? Are you a fan of lists? Well, here you go: This is the list of plays we're reading in the department's summer play discussion group. It's a good mix of canonical and contemporary plays, so there's something for everyone! Comment with your personal favorites, whether they're on this list or not!
Amiri Baraka, SLAVE SHIP
Aziza Barnes, BLKS
Alice Childress, WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
Lydia Diamond, STICK FLY
Jackie Sibblies Drury, FAIRVIEW
debbie tucker green, ear for eye
Lorraine Hansberry, A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Aleshea Harris, WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN
Langston Hughes, MULATTO
Zora Neale Hurston, COLOR STRUCK
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, AN OCTOROON
Adrienne Kennedy, FUNNYHOUSE OF A NEGRO
Tarell Alvin McCraney, CHOIR BOY
Dominique Morisseau, PIPELINE
Lynn Nottage, SWEAT
Antoinette Nwandu, PASS OVER
Robert O’Hara, INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY
Dael Orlandersmith, YELLOWMAN
Suzan-Lori Parks, IN THE BLOOD
Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered su***de when the rainbow is enuf
Anna Deavere Smith, TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
Douglas Turner Ward, DAY OF ABSENCE
August Wilson, THE PIANO LESSON
George C. Wolfe, THE COLORED MUSEUM

is on Thursday! Sign up for the Rep Term and Theatre get-together on the Knox Website. Let’s reminisce on the good ol’ days of a few months ago when Theatre was in person. Curious about the future of Theatre? We are too! Let’s talk about it and how we can help shape our communities for a more equal future.

Visit proud.knox.edu to see a list of the different events, sign up, or donate!

The Rep Term/Theatre event will be on Thursday, June 11th at 6 PM CDT and will be hosted by Erin Yu and Joel Willison

Congratulations to all our award winners for the 2019-2020 Knox Theatre Season! We’re so proud of everyone that was a part of theatre at Knox this year and can’t wait to see what you all accomplish. For more information on each award, please visit the Knox College Theatre website or click on the following link: http://knoxtheatre.org/awards

Colton Prize For Excellence in Public Performance
- Emma Bohman for the role of Nora in a Doll’s House Part Two

Jean Bloomquist McBath Memorial Production Award in Studio Theatre
- Marion Frank for Direction and Lighting Design in The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You
- Zachary Farmer for Set Design in The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You

Linda Elizabeth Karger Award in the Theatre Arts
- Joel Willison

Van Clute Prize
- Gilberto Martinez
- Erin Yu

Photo Credits: Peter Bailey, Craig Choma, Steve Davis, Erin Yu

Our final ReConnect is with Kathleen Dickinson ‘09!

Kathleen Dickinson is an Equity Stage Manager working for A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago. She graduated from Knox in 2009 with a major in theater and minor in creative writing. After graduation, she moved to Chicago where she worked as an SM/ASM for several storefront theatres. In 2012 Kathleen applied for the Stage Management Apprenticeship at Steppenwolf and was accepted for the 2013-2014 season. After her apprenticeship, she stayed on to ASM for Steppenwolf Garage Rep and SM for First Look, then transitioned to ASMing at Equity theatres in Chicago. Eventually, Kathleen found her way to A Red Orchid in 2017 and has been there ever since. To date, she has worked as an SM/ASM on 31 shows.

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Our alumni today will be Jennie Ward ‘94, who double-majored in Theater and English. After graduating from Knox, she got her MFA in directing from the Moscow Art Theater School/Harvard/American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training. She was a freelance director and teacher for 25 years, in Chicago, NYC, Boston, and is now the Managing Director of Center for Performing Arts in Minneapolis. Join us today at 3 PM CT on Facebook Live.

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Today’s guest for ReConnect will be Ren Barkey ‘18!

Ren Barkey (they/them) is a q***r artist, photographer, and theatre dilettante living in Chicago. They graduated Knox in 2018 with majors in Environmental Studies and Theatre and a minor in Studio Art. Pre-quarantine, Ren was working box office at Apollo Theater while Assistant Stage Managing the show Hundred Days (Kokandy Productions). Before that, Ren had the privilege of being the Stage Management Intern on Steadfast Tin Soldier (Lookingglass Theatre). They also previously worked summer stock at Bagaduce Theatre, where they Assistant Stage Managed Bird of Passage, The Glass Menagerie, Hay Fever, and Shakespeare Remembers while also acting as the General Assistant for the theatre.

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Our next guest is Theresa Murphy! Join us 7pm CT on Facebook Live to hear from Theresa.

Theresa received her BFA in Theatre with a minor in Studio Art (Photography and Design Focus) from Knox in 2017 and has been putting that to good use ever since. She has worked with dozens of theatres and companies in the Chicagoland area over the past few years (including Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodman Theatre, Logan Center for the Performing Arts and more) in electrics, carpentry, publicity, front of house, board operation and scenic art. Besides theatre, T also enjoys visiting museums, traveling, amusement parks, reading Harry Potter, commenting on bad design, painting murals, sending mail and eating candy.

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