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Video Series: "Take Time to Pause"

"Take time to pause..." with the Illinois Shakespeare Festival as we bring you this 2020 video series with performances and interviews with some of our ISF artists.

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An interview with 2021 Sutter Family Shakespeare Scholarship recipient Abigail AndersonAbigail Anderson was recently announced as the 2021 recipient of the Sutter Family Shakespeare Scholarship for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. The Sutter Scholarship is awarded to a first-year student with a high level of acting talent. The scholarship recipient receives an acting internship for [...]

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