Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

Izel Landa is a Senior at Indiana University Bloomington and is pursuing a degree in Theatre Arts with a minor in Arts Management. They are the current Chair for the Student Advisory Board and President of the Black, Brown, and Beige Theatre Troupe. They also work as a stagehand at the Musical Arts Center. They have been working in theatre since they were 14 as a part of the Technical Theatre program at the Hammond Academy for the Performing Arts.

They have had the honor of working with other organizations such as University Players, through UP they have had the chance to scenic design Triassic Parq and She Kills Monsters. Upcoming they are the costume/ makeup designer for UP’s summer production of Footloose. They have also had the chance to act in various readings for the Black, Brown, and Beige Theatre Troupe.

Past works at IU Theatre: Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin’s Haus of Mirth (ASM), Shifting Landscapes (SM), Hamlet (ASM), Singing Hoosiers (SM), and most recently Christin Eve Cato’s: The Black and Brown Guerrillas (SM).

They are thankful for every opportunity they have been given and would like to personally thank their mother and grandmother for helping them realize that dreams are worth pursuing.