Illinois Valley Community College presents ‘Terror in the Aisles’ on October 26th at the Weeg Cultural Centre, starting at 7:30 PM, with doors open at 7 PM. This year’s show features three original stories and a one-act thriller, crafted by a mix of students, faculty, and alumni. Tickets are available for ten dollars, free for IVCC students and staff.
The production of tales “theatrically told and performed” features: “Vines of Time” by faculty member Dr. David Allan Kuester (who also directs); “Lunar Cycle” by alum Jake Jakielski of Marseilles (also directing), and “Recognition” by student Tyler Bienemann of Hennepin. Jakielski also directs Fountain’s “Hecate Hill.”
Joining Jakielski and Bienemann in the cast are students Alex Stafford, Marseilles; Damion Oberlin, Marseilles; Hannah Rich, Mendota; Katie Monaghan, Peru; Nicholas Graham, Ottawa; Ava Laury, Ottawa; Lucas Fraga, Streator; McKenzie Bruce, Streator; Azlyn Bachman, Ottawa; Ava Horwath, Peru; Gennaro Piccolo, Spring Valley; William Bates, Spring Valley and Michael Shaw of Peru.
“The haunting 2024 rendition features three original tales written by a student, a theater department faculty member and an alumnus. Capping the creepy quartet is one-act thriller set in a remote cabin in the woods, written by Texas-based writer and filmmaker Bill Fountain.”
Tickets are $10 each, and admission is free for IVCC students and employees. To buy tickets, visit https://www.ivcc.edu/theatre.
