About Us
SCHOOL
TheatresCool is the only professional training ground in Central Illinois that teaches the technique of method acting to beginning and professional actors. This same technique is used by the world’s favorite actors like Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche many of whom worked with or taught Kymberly during her training at the Actors Studio MFA Program and beyond in New York City.
Our children and teen workshops create and write their own plays every ten weeks based on the TACT system developed by founder Kymberly Harris. Our adult students perform modern and contemporary plays like those seen in New York City and Chicago theatre, right here in Bloomington-Normal.
COMMUNITY
TheatresCool is an artistic home that celebrates diversity, self-expression, professionalism and where creativity leads individual talents to their realization. TheatresCool is a loved local business that supports the arts within the community and provides a place for local artists to share their talent!
Each month, TheatresCool hosts Re:Verse, an evening for poetry and creative writing. Local published authors begin the night by sharing past and current works before opening the floor to other artists and poets to share their work. It’s a night not only about creative expression, but where artists can mingle, ask questions and share experiences. Our guests have included Kathleen Kirk, Duriel E. Harris, Holms Troelstrup, Ben Slotky, Jamison Lee, Susan Baller-Shepard, Judith Valente, Steve Halle, and Joanne Diaz.
Musicians can also be found on the TheatresCool stage. Bands from Bloomington-Normal, Chicago, Peoria and beyond have taken advantage of our cozy space where their music can be shared and appreciated by their fans, friends and artists alike!