Coalescence Theatre Project

After last summer's production of "Crowns," director Elaine McCoy Hill and Deonte' Mosely couldn't wait to work together again. The result is on view through Aug. 20 with a musical loosely based on "The Little Mermaid."

This is the last weekend to see "Crowns" at the Normal Activity Center. It's a production of the Bloomington-based Coalescence Theatre Project. You can find tickets on the theatre's website.

Illinois arts organizations lost, on average, 31% of their revenue to the pandemic in 2021, according to recent data from Arts Alliance Illinois, and they are on pace to match those losses over the first six months of 2022. WGLT surveyed area arts leaders with one main question: Are the arts doing OK?

The Central Illinois Black Lives Black Words Showcase will feature Black playwrights, directors and talent from all over the country touching on the question, “Do Black lives really matter?”

Playing the lead in Coalescence Theatre Project’s upcoming virtual production of Anna Ziegler’s “Boy” is Terrence Mayfield’s most challenging role yet.

Bloomington’s Coalescence Theatre Project has a curtain call on the national stage in June.“Walking With My Ancestors” was selected to compete at the…