The 21st was joined by a Champaign-Urbana playwright to discuss her new show about radicalization and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

For people with disabilities like autism, watching a play -- with surprises, bright lights and loud noises -- can be overwhelming.  This week, an Indianapolis theater staged a special performance of Dickens' Christmas Carol that was designed for people with autism.

The interdisciplinary theater piece "Quantum Voyages" takes audience members on a journey to strange atomic landscapes. The performance debuts today as part of the 80th birthday celebration of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Anthony Leggett.

On the 21st: If Democrats in Springfield follow through, the school funding bill will hit the governor’s desk today. Plus, we discuss solitary confinement in Illinois and learn about a play about a teen therapy camp.

The University of Illinois says it has hired the first female leader for its theater department at its Urbana campus.