Trilingual improvisor visits Manchester to perform story of self-exploration, self-discovery
Manchester University will host trilingual improvisational actor Kate Billingsley in “CommuniKate: ArtAlive,” an interactive one-woman show that brings to life artists and their work, as part of the University’s
Values, Ideas and the Arts (VIA) series.
“CommuniKate: ArtAlive” is 11 a.m. Monday, April 11 in Cordier Auditorium and is open to the public. Admission is free. Members of the Manchester community can also watch via Zoom
The 50-minute performance will be followed by a Q&A.
Having spent seven years living in Europe, Billingsley incorporates characters based on people she has met into her portrait of a young American moving to Spain. The show has been performed at The Second City in Chicago and The People’s Improv Theater in New York City.
Billingsley will also lead an improv-based activism workshop for students on campus.
For the media
Organizer of this event is Virginia Rendler, peace studies coordinator.
VBRendler@manchester.eduCommuniKate: ArtAliveManchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., provides vibrant and transformative student experiences. Learn more at
www.manchester.edu/about-manchester.
Chloe Leckrone, communications and media relations intern at MU, wrote this press release.
Our mission and valuesManchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.
March 2022