The Armory Free Theatre

Have an acting talent? Do you consider yourself an undiscovered playwright? Do you like to see new and improved “outside of the box” performances? If you’ve answered yes to any of the above, The Armory Free Theatre may be the place for you. The Armory Free theatre began with the purpose of presenting experimental and originally written theatrical performances. The Theatre is associated with the UI Department of theater and it provides opportunities for students to act as well as direct, playwright and design the performances. There have been a series of performances this semester. In March, there was The Skriker, which was a tale of love and revenge. In April, there were two performances called Reefer Madness: The musical, which was inspired by anti-marijuana propaganda films of 1930s, and The Pillowman, which was a humorous and disturbing tale of a writer. The show titled Whisper of Bedlam, written by Alison Whitney Cook and directed by Annah Feinberg, is TONIGHT at 7:30PM and it’s about a perplexed man in search of his identity in the Bethlam Asylum of 1684. This play will be at the ARMORY RM 160, which is located on the corner of 5th and Armory. All performances are FREE to the public, wheel chair accessible and seats are first come first served. Auditions this year were held in February and were open to all University of Illinois students. For more information about upcoming auditions or to learn more about The Armory Free Theatre, their website is http://www.armoryfreetheatre.org.
Info and picture courtesy of armoryfreetheatre.org.