In January, pageant masters and Medieval Studies professors Rob Barrett and Carol Symes will hold auditions for UIUC's medieval acting troupe: a group of students, faculty, and staff who will rehearse and perform two of the fifty pageants that make up the Corpus Christi Cycle performed annually in the medieval city of York from the 13th to the 16th centuries. We're charged with two of the most elaborate of these short Middle English plays, "The Entry into Jerusalem" and "The Road to Calvary." Audition and dates and more information will be available in the Fall. For now, if you are interested, contact symes@illinois.edu.  

Those chosen to perform will rehearse over the course of the Spring semester and will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Toronto from June 5-9, 2025!