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Northern Illinois University's School of Theatre and Dance is raising funds to support a week-long residency in Quebec City, Canada (January 26 - February 2, 2025) for its 3rd Year MFA Acting graduate students with renowned writer, actor, and solo performer Kevin McCoy.
Through daily workshops with McCoy, the students will learn the power and importance of their voices, experiences, and stories as well as how to take the desire to perform into their own hands and craft those stories into solo performances.
The US-born McCoy has appeared on many stages in Quebec City and Montreal performing in French-language productions of "An Enemy of the People," "Twelfth Night," "The Cherry Orchard," and many contemporary plays. McCoy founded Theatre Humain in 2006 with his production "Ailleurs" (Elsewhere), a documentary-theatre piece following the lives of immigrants in Quebec City. In 2015, he created and performed "Norge" inspired by his Norwegian grandmother's immigration story. McCoy is currently developing a new solo show, "Puck's Dressing Room."
In addition to the solo performance workshops, NIU's MFA Acting students will participate in classes on movement/choreography, creating English theatre in Montreal, and Acting in (the) French (language). They will also view professional theatrical productions in English and French and tour historical and cultural sites in Montreal and Quebec City. The residency will culminate in the presentation of the students' solo performances.
Please donate to support this invaluable opportunity for NIU's School of Theatre and Dance students to apply their training to an international solo performance experience. The cultural and practical exchanges during this exciting residency have the potential to enrich the cultural life of NIU's campus, the DeKalb community, and the surrounding Chicagoland area.
$8 for our 8 MFA Actors! || This will cover a morning coffee run ☕️
$25 will cover the cost of one ticket to the theatre! -- For donating at the "Répétition" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec!
$50 will cover the cost of transportation to Montreal! -- For donating at the "Costumes Adjustement" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec! || A handwritten thank you card!
$100 will cover the cost of one student's entire four show ticket bundle! -- For donating at the "Répétition Générale" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec! || A handwritten thank you card! || An exclusive invitation to a performance of our solo pieces for you and one guest at NIU!
$300 will cover the cost of one workshop! -- For donating at the "Aperçus" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec! || A handwritten thank you card! || An exclusive invitation to a performance of our solo pieces for you and one guest at NIU! || Your name in the solo performance program as a "Bronze" donor.
$600 will cover the cost of one round-trip plane ticket! -- For donating at the "Soirée D'ouverture" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec! || A handwritten thank you card! || An exclusive invitation to a performance of our solo pieces for you and one guest at NIU! || Your name in the solo performance program as a "Silver" donor. || A group thank you video from all of us in Québec!
$1,000 covers the cost of our Airbnb! -- For donating at the "Soirée de Clôture" Level, you will receive: One group photo of the Actors in Québec! || A handwritten thank you card! || An exclusive invitation to a performance of our solo pieces for you and one guest at NIU! || Your name in the solo performance program as a "Gold" donor! || A personalized video message straight from Canada!
