The students of our new vocal performance workshop, led by legendary Peoria music director, Susan Somerville Brown, round out the season with this enchanting revue of theatre songs spanning the American musical canon.
by Agatha Christie
Performances April 12 – 16, 2023
The mother of all murder mysteries and the longest running play of all time- still going strong in the UK after 70 years! As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of strangers find themselves snowed in at a stately countryside guest house. A police sergeant arrives and informs the guests, to their horror, that a killer is in their midst. Who is the murderer? And who will be the next victim? The original stage mystery that started an entire genre.
As always – a great challenge to present the tone of voice that captures both the play and the directors rendition, while avoiding the cliches for this timeless murder mystery.
Tyanna Buie. 38th Bradley International Juror. Printmaker, College of Creative Studies
For many years the beautiful Bradley University Dingledine building has hosted a vast array of incredible musical events. However everyone passing through its lobby has had more of a sense of a funeral home than a place of music and joy.
I was tasked with creating a visual element around the walls of the lobby that connected with the branding already in place in and around the Department of Music. One major ‘obstacle’ was the existing framing already in place on the walls – however this challenge turned out to be the perfect space to locate the new visual elements.
Designing, printing, mounting and installing resulted in a LOT of creative/alternative thinking to work with the space, but I think the outcome, along with a new paint job, and proposed floor tiles, has given the once dour lobby a fresh new look to welcome our audiences to Dingledine for many years to come.
Final Information Design project of the semester. Creating a gate fold editorial spread for the life cycle of a household object. First comes the research, then the mind map.
The senior graphic design students were challenged with a team project to create the wayfinding system for Dream Center Peoria. The brief involved designing a system that could communicate to all ages, direct foot traffic throughout this multi-floor building, while retaining the organizations brand and core values of Dignity, Compassion, and Purpose.
All eight teams did a wonderful job of answering the brief and presenting to the client. And thank you Andy for working with us non such a great project.
