The Graduate Playwright Gallery Series serves plays written by 2nd year MFA playwrights that are ready for a workshop production with a limited budget. For the play to be considered, a complete script must be submitted by April 1. Script changes throughout the process are encouraged, and the play may be presented memorized or book-in-hand, depending on the number of revisions required. Gallery productions are normally performed in MacVey Theatre, receive 3 weeks of rehearsal including the performance week, and have access to the costume, scenic, and props shops. They may use the rep light plot and media projection. These projects are directed by advanced undergraduates, graduate directors, or faculty.

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West Illinois Glass House

Friday, February 16, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
While the economy burns around her, an attorney in need of good publicity volunteers to pick up the pieces of a manslaughter suspect and her underreacting children. Set in Dallas over March 2008
West Illinois Glass House promotional image

West Illinois Glass House

Saturday, February 17, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
While the economy burns around her, an attorney in need of good publicity volunteers to pick up the pieces of a manslaughter suspect and her underreacting children. Set in Dallas over March 2008
West Illinois Glass House promotional image

West Illinois Glass House

Sunday, February 18, 2024 2:00pm
Theatre Building
While the economy burns around her, an attorney in need of good publicity volunteers to pick up the pieces of a manslaughter suspect and her underreacting children. Set in Dallas over March 2008

The Obituary

Friday, February 23, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
While volunteering at a hospice ward, a high school senior in Singapore was asked to write an obituary. The obituary unraveled the untold story of a diasporic family and led the 18-year-old to reimagine her “American Dream.” This is a memory play, or, an obituary itself.

The Obituary

Saturday, February 24, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
While volunteering at a hospice ward, a high school senior in Singapore was asked to write an obituary. The obituary unraveled the untold story of a diasporic family and led the 18-year-old to reimagine her “American Dream.” This is a memory play, or, an obituary itself.

The Obituary

Sunday, February 25, 2024 2:00pm
Theatre Building
While volunteering at a hospice ward, a high school senior in Singapore was asked to write an obituary. The obituary unraveled the untold story of a diasporic family and led the 18-year-old to reimagine her “American Dream.” This is a memory play, or, an obituary itself.