UIS presents work by local playwright

Rising Up of the Springdale Ladies Aid Society, a play by Springfield playwright Carole Kennerly, will be presented in two performances – 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 1 – in the PAC Studio Theatre.

The story follows a group of women friends in the fictional town of Springdale, Illinois. As the women gain insight through social activism, their understanding of their own rights grows, empowering themselves as well as later generations of women. Cast members are all UIS students. Read more>>