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NPR Illinois - 05/07/26

UIS Performing Arts Center Director announces retirement

Springfield Herald News - 05/07/26

UIS Performing Arts Center Director Bryan Rives to retire; Sarah Brew named Interim Director

Springfield Business Journal - 05/07/26

Director of UIS Performing Arts Center to retire

SJR - 04/30/26

Sangamon Auditorium geting a second act with fall re-opening

Illinois Times - 04/20/26

Sangamon Auditorium to reopen in October with major upgrades

NPR Illinois - 02/10/26

The UIS Performing Arts Center’s Sangamon Auditorium to reopen this fall with a new look

Illinois Times - 07/28/25

An intermission for change: Temporary closure brings much-needed refresh to UIS Performing Arts Center

WTAX - 06/02/25

Jen Tibbs talks about the temporary closure and the 2nd Act Campaign

NPR IL - 03/05/25

Steve Sykes champions theater accessibility as Our Stage / Our Voices Artist-in-Residence

Springfield Scene Magazine - 03/01/25

10 Questions with Our Stage / Our Voices Arist in Residence Steve Sykes

Illinois Times - 11/21/24

A playwright’s prediction
Doctor Vonyich and Her Children Nov. 21-24 at UIS PAC

WTAX - 11/14/24

“All Access: A Show for Everybody” is a showcase of talented artists with disabilities, both visible and invisible

Illinois Times - 09/26/24

The Lifespan of a Fact examines what it is to be human THEATER

NPR IL - 09/24/24

100 Strings brings Indian classical music to Springfield

NPR IL - 09/04/24

Waxwell Weckman and a bass quintet eminate from Springfield’s Max Beckman

NPR IL - 09/05/24

What’s fact and what’s fiction? ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ to be performed at UIS

Illinois Times - 08/01/24

Breaking boundaries through laughter

Illinois Times - 02/08/24

Local History on stage – Outraged: Terror in Springfield 1908 at UIS Studio Theatre Feb. 9-11

SJR - 02/06/24

Playwright hopes original work about 1908 race riot can jumpstart conversations

NPR IL - 01/18/24

Local playwright Tim Crawford brings his new play ‘Outraged: Terror in Springfield 1908’ to the stage

NPR IL - 10/31/23

Local activists come together to participate in ‘Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence’

Broadway World - 10/23/23

University of Illinois Springfield’s Performing Arts Center is KultureCity Certified Sensory Inclusive TM Venue

Illinois Times - 10/12/23

UIS Performing Arts Center expands programming in UIS Studio Theatre

Illinois Times - 9/28/23

The Niceties, a campus clash of ideas onstage

NPR IL - 9/26/23

Vanessa Ferguson talks with Jazz Guitarist David Becker about his upcoming show PLANETS

NPR IL - 9/22/23

Logan Bricker talks with cast of The Niceties

NewsChannel 20 - 9/20/23

LaMyiah Harvel talks with Wheel of Fortune LIVE! host Bob Goen about what to expect with the live game show

WTAX - 7/17/23

Joey McLaughlin talks with University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) Performing Arts Center (PAC) Director Bryan Rives about the upcoming Broadway Series at the PAC

WTAX - 6/28/23

Our Stage / Our Voices Artist-in-Residence Tim Crawford talks about teaching writing for the stage workshop

NPR IL – 10/21/22

Carly Shank discusses sensory-friendly events, Our Stage / Our Voices preview event, and And Then They Came For Me

NPR Illinois - 6/10/22

UIS Performing Arts Center program Our Stage / Our Voices gives voice to under represented communities | Community Voices

SJR - 4/10/22

UIS Perspectives: Our Stage / Our Voices program begins at Performing Arts Center