GROUND FLOOR PRODUCTIONS
Ground Floor Productions is the theatrical producing arm of the UIS Performing Arts Center. Theatrical events (plays, and perhaps someday musicals) fully-produced by the UIS Performing Arts Center are recognized as Ground Floor Productions. Production history is as follows:
And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank – February 2023
The Niceties – September 2023
The Lifespan of a Fact – September 2024
Audition information about upcoming productions can be found here.
Check our events page for upcoming performances by Ground Floor Productions.
Performances by Local Arts Organizations
Our local arts programming includes performances by and learning opportunities for local artists in the UIS Studio Theatre and other spaces.
The UIS Performing Arts Center is pleased to host performances by university academic departments and community arts organizations. Check our events page to learn about upcoming events by these groups, or visit their pages for more information.
Enjoy a beverage from our concession stand while experiencing skilled local artists sharing their work in the intimate UIS Studio Theatre. These short events will leave you with time for dinner afterwards to make for a great date night!
Adult Learning Opportunities
The UIS Performing Arts Center occasionally offers adult learning opportunities in the performing arts.
In October 2024, the UIS Performing Arts Center is pleased to offer Writing for the Stage, a FREE four-session workshop course on writing short plays. This workshop course will focus on getting to know the basics of playwriting. We’ll cover what you need to know to get started, how to develop an idea into a play, and how to avoid pitfalls as you complete your own short play. We will also explore how to get your work performed and how to get around some of the barriers that keep us from getting our unique voices up on stage.
At the end of the workshop series, participants who have completed the writing of a ten-minute play will have the opportunity to submit their play to be considered for inclusion in a staged reading evening of ten-minute plays to take place in the UIS Studio Theatre in January 2025.
Workshop participants must be 18 years of age or older. The course is free to participants, but space is limited and registration is required. Register here.
The workshops will be held at UIS Performing Arts Center, 1 University Plaza, Springfield IL on Level 1 in PAC 155 near the UIS Studio Theatre, on the following dates and times:
Tuesday, October 8, 5:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 15, 5:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 22, 5:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 29, 5:30-7:30 pm
We understand that not all participants will be able to attend all workshop sessions. That’s okay. But we hope you can make it to as many of these dates as your schedule will allow.
The course was developed and will be led by the 2023-2024 Our Stage / Our Voices Artist-in-Residence Tim Crawford.
The registration link can be found here. Do not hesitate to reach out to Carly Shank, Local Arts and Arts Education Program Director, at 217-206-8286, carmi1@uis.edu if you have any questions or have any difficulty filling out the form.
