Dune, Nationwide release and streaming on HBO Max. DAVID DASTMALCHIAN (BFA, Acting, ’99) plays Piter De Vries.
As You Like It at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
As You Like It, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, closes 11/21/2021. ADAM WESLEY BROWN (BFA, Acting program, ’08-’12) is in the cast. KATRINA HERRMANN (BFA, Stage Management, ’05) is the assistant stage manager and LARRY YANDO (MFA, Acting, ’88) is the verse coach.
KiKi Layne in The Old Guard now streaming on Netflix
The Old Guard, Netflix. KIKI LAYNE (BFA, Acting, ’14) stars as Nile.
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.
Medusa Undone by Otherworld Theatre Available for Free Streaming
The Greeks: Medusa Undone, Otherworld Theatre, streamable here. LAUREN N. FIELDS (BFA, Theatre Arts, ’14) is the assistant director and dramaturg.
Underbelly, A Re-imagined Radio Play Now Online
Underbelly, re-imagined radio play, now online through 7/12/2020. MATTHEW D. CARPENTER is the playwright. MALLORY METOXEN (MFA Directing, ’21) directs. AGATA PACIA (BFA Sound Design, ’20) is the sound designer. JORDAN SCOTT HARDESTY (BFA Dramaturgy, ’20) is the dramaturg.
SYDNEY JANE SILVER (BFA Acting, ’20), JOEY WALSH (BFA Acting ’21), BRIDGET HARRIS (BFA Acting ’21), TJ HARRIS (MFA Acting ’21), and MATTHEW SCHWARTZ (BFA Acting ’21) are in the cast.
War of the Well(e)s, A New Audiodrama by A Red Orchid Theatre, Now Available
War of the Well(e)s, A Red Orchid Theatre, available through 7/31/2020. MICHAEL WEBER (BFA, Acting, ’90) is the playwright and artistic director of A Red Orchid Theatre. LANCE BAKER (BFA, Acting, ’93), MIERKA GIRTEN (MFA, Acting, ’93), and CAMERON ROBERTS (BFA, Acting, ’19) are in the cast.
Free Guy Features Theatre School Alum, Coming to Theatres Soon
Free Guy, in nationwide release. JOE KEERY (BFA, Acting, ’14) is in the cast. NIC JONES (BFA, Lighting Design, ’08) is the lighting programmer for the film.
Top Gun: Maverick Coming to Movie Theaters this June
Top Gun: Maverick, in nationwide release. NIC JONES (BFA, Lighting Design, ’08) is the set lighting technician.
