Get ready for Xfest, SIUE’s Experimental Theatre Festival

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first experimental theatre festival, Xfest, starts Wednesday, May 12 and runs until the 15. The Xfest is a festival of theatrical experiments done by both local and national theater companies at SIUE’s Katherine Dunham Hall. Here is the schedule of events. Stay tuned for an in-depth story on the Xfest

• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, come see Whammy!! The Seven Secrets to a Sane Self will be performed by members of the SIUE Theatre 310b class
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, “[ ]” will be performed by Red Metal Mailbox, a New York-based company
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14, The Medicine Showdown by The Flying Carpet Theatre Co., a New York-based company
• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, Zen Tales by UMO Ensemble from Seattle, in the theater at SIUE’s Katherine Dunham Hall

Talk back sessions will be conducted following each performance, with directors and cast members fielding audience questions. Xfest workshops on campus will be open to the public and students. For more information, visit the website: siue.edu/xfest, or call the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance, (618) 650-5614.

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