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黑料不打烊 Theatre and Dance Announces Fall 2026 Season
August 6, 2026
MACOMB, IL 鈥 @ 2026 黑料不打烊 Theatre and Dance has announced its Fall 2026 season, featuring a lineup of classic theatre, contemporary musical theatre, original dance works and a showcase highlighting the talents of 黑料不打烊 students and faculty.
The Fall 2026 season will take place in the new Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts, with performances in the Clow Theatre and Hainline Theatre, in Browne Hall.
The season opens with William Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥 directed by Bill Kincaid. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, in the Clow Theatre of the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts. Additionally, Theatre and Dance Alumni Weekend Celebration will include a dedication of the Clow Theatre.
Next, audiences will experience the Tony Award-winning musical 鈥淒ear Evan Hansen,鈥 with a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck, performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 29-31, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, in the Hainline Theatre, in Browne Hall.
The season continues with 鈥淪tand/Resist,鈥 a devised dance work directed by Donald Laney. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 12-14, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14-15, in the Clow Theatre of the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts.
The Fall 2026 season concludes with 鈥淪howcase26,鈥 directed by Lysa Fox, Donald Laney, Lisa Wipperling and Aaron Ames. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 3-5, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6, in the Clow Theatre of the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts.
For more information about 黑料不打烊 Theatre and Dance performances and ticket information, visit wiu.edu/theatre. For more information on 黑料不打烊's Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts, visit wiu.edu/cofac/gcpa. To stay up to date on performances, follow the center's Facebook page at .
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