Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)

In addition to mainstage productions, ISF produces a yearly Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) show that is perfect for the whole family! Bring your children, grandchildren, or youth group - everyone is welcome and the price is FREE! Our TYA performances are fun and usually last under an hour.

The 2022 Production

The 2022 production is Much Ado About Quite A Lot by Nancy Steele Brokaw and directed by Lori Adams. Much Ado About Quite A Lot is presented in part through a grant from the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation. 

Synopsis

In Much Ado About Quite a Lot, friends stick together, people fall in love, and all is going well until a dirty trick threatens to undo everything. That’s when we learn the power of the word ‘nevertheless.’ What happens when things go terribly wrong, but someone decides nevertheless to forgive and move on? Join us as we romp through this 40-minute adapted play , based on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, written 400 years ago. Since then, some things have changed a lot and others, well, not so much.

This production features five actors from the Illinois Shakespeare Festival acting company and it is directed by Illinois State University Professor of Acting, Lori Adams.

Tickets

TYA performances are free of charge and do not require tickets or registration. If you plan on bringing a group of 20 or more, please email us so our front-of-house staff can best anticipate your arrival. A reminder that separate parties will be socially distanced from both one another and the performers.