UIS’ Twelfth Night Goes Live This Friday

A production originally slated for last year will premiere in just a few days.

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night has a plot so familiar, you probably don’t realize how much it has been adapted into other works, contemporary and classic.

University of Illinois Springfield Department of Theatre’s Production will blend both live and prerecorded elements. The show will be performed live (virtually) and that performance will be recorded and played back for the subsequent nights.

Director Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson discussed that and more on Let’s Talk Arts and Entertainment.

This story aired on WMAY on April 14, 2021.

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Flag display raising sexual assault awareness at UIS

The University of Illinois Springfield is observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action.

The UIS Women's Center and Civic Engagement Center created a display of 1,000 flags.

The flags represent the 433,000 Americans who are sexually assaulted each year. Each flag represents 433 Americans.

This story appeared on WICS on April 6, 2021.

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University of Illinois system will not require ACT, SAT for admission for 2 years

The University of Illinois System announced Thursday that three state universities will not require students to submit standardized test scores for admission applications.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Chicago and University of Illinois Springfield will allow high school students to apply for admission for the two upcoming academic years without taking the ACT or SAT.

The request to the University of Illinois System Board of Trustees was made in response to restrictions on large gatherings that limited students' ability to take standardized tests.

This story aired on WAND TV on April 2, 2021.

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