Millikin University - School of Theatre and Dance

09/09/2026

We are beyond excited to welcome Adam Gwon back to our campus! ✍️🎼

Adam Gwon is a musical theater writer
named one of “50 to Watch” by The
Dramatist magazine and hailed “a promising
newcomer to our talent-hungry musical
theater” whose songs are “funny, urbane,
with a sweetness that doesn’t cloy” by The
New York Times. His musicals have been
produced on six continents, in ten languages.
OL-Broadway: All the World’s a Stage (Keen
Company, Drama Desk nomination, OLBroadway Alliance Award winner, Best
Musical), Scotland, PA (Roundabout Theatre,
Drama Desk Award nomination, NYT Critic’s
Pick), Ordinary Days (Roundabout Theatre;
Keen Company, Drama League Award
nomination, Best Revival), Old Jews Telling
Jokes (Westside Theatre, NYT Critic’s Pick);
Regional: Witnesses (California Center for the
Arts, Craig Noel Award winner, Outstanding
New Musical), String (Village Theatre), Cake
O= (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award
nomination; Bucks County Playhouse),
Cloudlands (South Coast Repertory, LA Times
Critic’s Pick), The Boy Detective Fails
(Signature Theatre), Bernice Bobs Her Hair
(Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); West End:
Ordinary Days (Trafalgar Studios).

Read more about Adam in our playbill for the show!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the dates above, as well as our show dates:

September 11th at 7:30pm
September 12th at 7:30pm

Tickets are $15.00 for general admission, but free for Millikin Students at the mobile box office in Perkinson Music Center two hours prior to the performance. Donations will be collected for the 9/11 Memorial in Decatur.

Get your tickets now at kirklandfinearts.com or by calling 217.424.6318

09/07/2026

Meet our class of 2030 and our new transfer students! 🌟

They have been a great addition to our sotad family! 💙

09/07/2026

Ordinary Days opens in less than a week!🚕📓🏛️

Be sure to mark your calendars for the dates below at Kaeuper Hall in Perkinson Music Center:

September 11th at 7:30pm
September 12th at 7:30pm

Tickets are $15.00 for general admission, but free for Millikin Students at the mobile box office in Perkinson Music Center two hours prior to the performance. Donations will be collected for the 9/11 Memorial in Decatur.

Get your tickets now at kirklandfinearts.com or by calling 217.424.6318

There will also be a workshop with the show’s writer Adam Gwon on Saturday (9/12). More information to come!

09/02/2026

“This could be your really big picture right here.”🖼️🫟

Take a look into some New York City life stories in Kaeuper Hall at Perkinson Music Center. Be sure to mark your calendars for the dates below:

September 11th at 7:30pm
September 12th at 7:30pm

Tickets are $15.00, and free for Millikin students at will call two hours prior to each performance. Additional donations will be collected for the 9/11 Memorial in Decatur.

There will also be a workshop with the show’s writer Adam Gwon on Saturday (9/12). More details to come!

09/01/2026

Congratulations to SOTAD Alums, Alanna Lovely and Maurice Rex Randle who will be appearing in the Chicago Shakes production of PLAY ON. Based on Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, this TONY nominated musical features the music of Duke Ellington and runs September 11-October 13. Break a Leg y'all! ,

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Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Twelfth Night is joyfully retold through the timeless jazz tunes of Duke Ellington in this major new revival of the Tony‑nominated musical.

08/21/2026

We have a catch-up round of summer bookings to share! Keep up the good work y'all!

Andrew Tufano appeared in GREASE at Theatre by The Sea in Rhode Island. He also served as assistant choreographer and dance captain for this production!

Nadia Ra'Shaun appeared in a workshop production of a new musical, MIRROR IMAGE at the O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut

Hannah Marie Smith just wrapped up a production of HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Theatre Raleigh in North Carolina.

Cole Hintz appeared in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Tent Theatre in Missouri.

Congratulations to all. .

Stay tuned for future postings!

08/19/2026

Meet the Ordinary Days Company! 🏙️🥯

This brilliant show opens in less than a month in Kaeuper Hall at Perkinson Music Center. Be sure to mark your calendars for the dates below:

September 11th at 7:30pm
September 12th at 7:30pm

🎟️ Ticketing information will be announced soon. Donations will be collected for the 9/11 Memorial in Decatur.

🗣️ There will also be a talkback with the show’s writer Adam Gwon. More details to come!

08/19/2026

Congratulations to SOTAD Alums Geoffrey Eggleston and Nathan Bonsall, who will be appearing in the Crane River Theatre production of Come from Away. Both of these alums have appeared in other Crane River productions including ELF:THE MUSICAL, THE OUTSIDERS, and JOSEPH...DREAMCOAT. This production has a short run but it's such an important piece of theatre. If you've never seen a production of COME FROM AWAY, do! It's a brilliantly crafted piece of storytelling stuffed to the brim with heart, humanity, and funny bits. Break a leg gentlemen!

Meet the cast of "Come From Away"!
We are so excited to welcome back some familiar faces, along with some new ones for this fantastic show!
Check out their bios at CraneRiverTheater.org, and while you're there, get your tickets!
Performances run Sept. 10-13 - one weekend only! Don't miss it!