Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie talks about IU alumnus Conrad Prebys, who passed away a year ago this July, but whose generous gift to IU created the new outdoor amphitheater for musical and theatrical productions that was dedicated June 14. The Conrad Prebys Amphitheater Dedicatory Performance Showcase featured a variety of performers who took the IU Bloomington stage for the first time.The audience listens as IU President Michael A. McRobbie talks during the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater Dedicatory Performance Showcase.The IU Jacobs School of Music Summer Brass Ensemble performs Fanfare pour précéder “La Péri” by Paul Dukas, under the direction of conductor Stephen W. Pratt.The IU Jacobs School of Music Summer Brass Ensemble's trombone section is highlighted during the performance of Fanfare pour précéder “La Péri” by Paul Dukas.IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie and IU President Michael A. McRobbie listen to the IU Jacobs School of Music Summer Brass Ensemble perform.Ashley Dillard, MFA in acting ’17, performs the part of Antigone from the play “Antigone” by Jean Anouilh, which is a tragedy inspired by Greek mythology.Nicholas Jenkins, a third-year MFA student studying acting, performs the part of Ajax from “Ajax,” a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles.Meaghan Deiter, a third-year MFA student studying acting, performs the part of Hecuba from “The Trojan Women,” a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides, translated by Richmond Lattimore.Justino Brokaw, a third-year MFA student studying acting, performs the part of Heracles from “Alcestis,” a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides, translated by Richmond Lattimore.The Jacob Richter Quartet performs Herbie Hancock’s “One Finger Snap.” The group consists of, from left, Evan Main on keyboard, Timothy Fogarty on trumpet, Philip Wailes on bass and Jacob Richter on drums.A vision of legendary IU President and Chancellor Herman B Wells and other
leaders in the university’s history, the Prebys Amphitheater is constructed
of locally sourced and carefully crafted Bloomington limestone. The audience watches the first performances to occur at the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater. The Conrad Prebys was built into the sloping west lawn of Bryan House on the IU Bloomington campus. The amphitheater will host a variety of musical and theatrical performances during the warm-weather months. There are six rows of seating, which can accommodate 275 audience members.Following the event, IU President Michael A. McRobbie talks to the IU students to congratulate them on their performances.The new Conrad Prebys Amphitheater is illuminated at dusk. The amphitheater features paved paths that lead to the gardens of Bryan House.
