SPRINGFIELD – Lincoln Land Community College Theatre is offering a behind the scenes look at developing its world premiere piece of theatre, “The Shadows of Edgar Allan Poe,” under the direction of Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre.

The production runs Dec. 5-7at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.

Tickets are now on sale by calling 217-523-2787 or online at www.hcfta.org.

Former LLCC theatre student August Roy, winner of departmental honors in 2013 and now a student in the “Serving Up Art” class at the University of Illinois-Springfield, is documenting the process through photos and interviews.

He is posting this information to the new LLCC Theatre blog, llcctheatre.blogspot.com, as well as on facebook.com/LLCCTheatre.

“We have devised this piece through collaborative methods, framing the staging of the works of Poe through discussion, debate and experimentation of the company,” says Hardiman. “The resultant piece pushes the boundaries of performance and is the kind of theatre seldom seen.

“We felt it was important to share the process with our audience in an effort to introduce them to this fresh kind of theatrical adventure.”

 “This is such a great connection between all these institutions: LLCC, UIS and the Hoogland Center for the Arts,” says Roy. “This kind of synergy is exactly what the ‘Serving Up Art’ class is about.”

The LLCC theatre program’s mission is to embrace and engage its community through curriculum and programs that advance theatre, arts and the community of theatre artists.

Questions may be directed to [email protected] or by calling 217-786-4942.