🎭 The UIS Performing Arts Center is where campus & community come together! ✨ UIS Music & Theatre 🎓 Commencement 🎶 Illinois Symphony Orchestra 🩰 Copper Coin Ballet 🏛️ Gov’t & community events …and more! See the full Community Impact Report ➡️ UISpac.com/community-impa…

🎭 First Look: Backstage 101 Sessions! 👉 Start with orientation: 📅 2 dates to choose from Then explore: ✨ Set Design (Oct 23) ✨ Lighting Basics (Oct 25) ✨ Sound Board (Oct 27) …plus 16+ more sessions Jan–Apr 2026! 💡 Learn. Create. Collaborate. 📌 UISpac.com/backstage-101/

🎭 Big news — the 2nd Act Campaign has already reached $608,000! Thank you to every donor! But we’re not there yet. Our full goal is $1.25 million — and we need you to help so we can fully revitalize Sangamon Auditorium. 👉 Donate & show your support: ➡️ UISpac.com/2nd-act-campai…

🎭 Backstage 101 – First Sessions Announced! 🎭 Go behind the curtain & learn stage magic: ✨ Set Design: Oct 23 @ 6 PM ✨ Lighting: Oct 25 @ 10 AM ✨ Sound: Oct 27 @ 6 PM ⚡ Register by Oct 6! 👉 UISpac.com/backstage-101/

🎭 Backstage 101: Fall Sessions Continue! 🎭 Step behind the curtain & learn from theatre pros this fall: ✨ Set Construction — Nov 1 @ 10 AM ✨ Costumes — Nov 9 @ 1 PM ✨ Sound — Nov 17 @ 6 PM ⚡ Registration closes Oct 6! 👉 UISpac.com/backstage-101/

⏰ Don’t miss out! Registration for Backstage 101 closes Monday, October 6th. Learn the magic of sound, lighting, sets, props, and stage management in this hands-on program for ages 15+. Runs Oct–Apr. 👉 Sign up now: uispac.com/backstage-101

💛 Our volunteers are the heart of UIS Performing Arts Center! Their dedication makes everything we do possible—from welcoming audiences to supporting artists. 👏 We’re proud to honor them in our 2024-25 Community Impact Report. 👉 Check it out here: uispac.com/community-impa…

🎭 Missing live theatre? We miss it too! 🎭 While we count down to our next production, you can still experience amazing shows right here in Springfield: ✨ Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield Theatre Center, Spencer Theatre Company and The Legacy Theatre.

🌟 Everyone deserves the magic of live performance! 🌟 UIS Performing Arts Center is proud to offer Sensory Friendly programming, creating welcoming experiences for all. Learn more here: UISpac.com/sensory-friend…

We’re making the most of our shutdown with some fun and inspiring outings! We took our volunteers on a trip to Champaign for tours of the Krannert Center and UIF’s Philanthropy Center on the University of Illinois campus. Big thanks to Executive Transportation.

🎭 Big news! The 2nd Act Campaign has reached $620,000! Special thanks to a recent generous commitment from Dr. Sharron LaFollette! 💙 Catch up on this and more in our latest email — including Backstage 101 and behind-the-scenes updates. 👉 Read it here: conta.cc/474ZTei

🌟 Step inside the Smile Factory with All Smiles! 🌟 When the Smile Machine breaks, Sense & Mo explore emotions through movement, music & silliness! 🎶🤹‍♂️ Interactive theatre for ages 0–5—kids laugh, move & play along! 🎭 Rehearsals happening now. Public shows coming soon!

🚧 Exciting news! 🚧 Parking Lot D is getting a renovation! While this project isn’t part of the Second Act Campaign, it’s another way the university is making improvements for UIS Performing Arts Center patrons. We’ve heard your feedback—parking is important!

🌟 All Smiles is coming your way! Our first-ever Theatre for the Very Young show invites ages 0–5 to laugh, move, and play! 🎭 📍 Lincoln Library – Nov. 8 📍 Kidzeum – Nov. 15 📍 Chatham Library – Nov. 22 Produced by UIS Performing Arts Center’s Local Arts & Education team. ✨

🎃 Our amazing UIS Performing Arts Center volunteers had another wonderful day visiting and having fun at Pumpkin Creek Farms! We’re so thankful for the chance to spend time together during our temporary shutdown — what a great way to enjoy the season with the best team around.

🎭 Our Sangamon Auditorium refresh is moving along! We’re checking out carpet samples and dreaming big for the reopening in Fall 2026. What will it be? 👀✨

🎭 Public shows are coming soon — and they’re All Smiles! 😄 You’ve got 3 dates and 6 shows to choose from! If you have littles (babies through age 5), this Theatre for the Very Young experience—is made just for them. ✨ Add All Smiles to your calendar today!

✨ You spoke, we listened! ✨ Big changes are hopefully coming to Sangamon Auditorium — more comfortable seats, drink holders, and aisles! We can’t wait to welcome you back when we reopen in Fall 2026. Thank-you to our generous patrons 💛➡️ uispac.com/2nd-act-campai…

🫧 Who doesn’t love bubbles? 🫧 Bring your little one to one of our public productions of All Smiles — a Theatre for the Very Young experience designed especially for babies through age 5! We have 3 upcoming dates you won’t want to miss. 👉 UISpac.com/theatre-for-th…

🎬 Exciting morning for the UIS Performing Arts Center team! 🎭 Our staff stopped by NewsChannel 20 today to promote our upcoming Theatre for the Very Young production, All Smiles — coming soon with three public performances! 🫧✨ UISpac.com/theatre-for-th…