The Connecting Routes Project PARTNERS WITH
ILLINOIS ART STATion for our
First Amtrak Tour:
June 3 - 4, 2024
We’ve partnered with Illinois Art Station to tour The Conductors to the Bloomington-Normal region of Illinois for two performances and a creative drama workshop on June 4, 2024!
As always with The Connecting Routes Project, all events will be offered for FREE to the public! (However, if you’d like to support us with a donation, you can do so at Donorbox!)
Co-produced with Kerfuffle, a theatre and dance company that brings high quality, playful, and emotionally interesting plays to very young audiences, The Conductors features original music and celebrates themes of community, friendship and new experiences - while exploring everywhere a train may take you and everyone it may connect you with. A perfect first theater experience for the very young, our whimsical show encourages audiences to “find their treasure” in everyday adventures, whether it be in blanket forts with grandma or meeting new friends in outer space.
(left to right) Samie Jo Johnson, Madison Hill, Shea Lee
We’re on the right track! Amtrak that is!
The Connecting Routes Project makes theater accessible by touring productions from Chicago by train directly to communities across America's railway network.
We’re thrilled to announce, that for the very first time, we’ll be traveling on Amtrak!
We will travel on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle train route, stay in town for two days, and present our programs in public spaces throughout Bloomington-Normal.
Learn more about our performance schedule and venues below!
Illinois Art Station, Normal, IL
performances
The Conductors will perform on June 4, 2024 at the following venues:
10:00am at the Connie Link Amphitheatre
621 S Linden St, Normal, IL (Outdoor performance)In the case of inclement weather, the 10:00am performance will instead be held indoors at Illinois Art Station (101 E Vernon Ave, Normal, IL).
2:00pm at the Bloomington Public Library
205 E Olive St, Bloomington, IL (Indoor performance)
Tickets are FREE, no registration required, all are welcome!
creative drama workshop with kerfuffle
Between performances on June 4, 2024, there will be a FREE one-hour creative drama workshop for children ages 2-6 and their adults.
The workshop will be held from 11:30am - 12:30pm in the Itsy Studio space of Illinois Art Station (101 E Vernon Ave, Normal, IL), and taught by the director of Kerfuffle’s The Conductors’, Ashley Laverty! Illinois Art Station will offer art activities beforehand, starting at 11:15am.
This workshop has limited capacity. Register at bit.ly/ConductorsDramaWorkshop
ABOUT OUR PRESENTING PARTNER, ILLINOIS ART STATION
Illinois Art Station provides young artists and families from all neighborhoods and backgrounds with transformative experiences in the visual arts.
IAS especially strives to make these transformative experiences possible for young artists who have the least access otherwise. IAS regularly partners with aligned organizations, groups, and community resources in order to achieve this mission and best serve and inspire our Central Illinois young artists.
Through their programming, IAS provides opportunities for our children and youth to learn, expand, and create – to go out into the world more confident, brighter, and more engaged.
Learn more about Illinois Art Station at www.illinoisartstation.org!
This program is supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, an agency of the State of Illinois, the McLean County Arts Center, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Please consider supporting our journey! Your generous (and tax-deductible!) donation will help us connect with communities across the nation and support our artists.