Romeo & Juliet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Romeo & Juliet, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, closes 3/16/2024.  MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) directs. JACK DeCESARE (BFA, Acting, ’16) is in the cast. DIEGO LONGORIA (BFA, Acting, ’23) and BRADFORD STEVENS (MFA, Acting, ’02) are understudies. DANNY FENDER (BFA, State Management, ’19) is the stage manager, ETHAN KORVNE (BFA, Sound Design, ’24) is the composer […]

Theatre School Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students Receive 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominations

Congratulations to The Theatre School community members who received 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nominations. All in all, TTS alumni, faculty, staff, and students received 14 nominations! The 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Awards will be presented Monday, March 25, 2024 at Park West in Chicago. The full list of TTS-affiliated nominees are: MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) […]

Notes from the Field at TimeLine Theatre

Notes from the Field, TimeLine Theatre, closes 3/24/2024. MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) directs. ASHLI RENE FUNCHES (BFA, Acting, ’22) is an understudy. LUCY ELKIN (BFA, Costume Design, ’21) is the costume supervisor, ANDRES FIZ (BFA, Projection Design, ’23) is the associate projection designer, DELANEY GOSSE (BFA, Costume Technology, ’23) is on wardrobe run crew, […]

The Lehman Trilogy at TimeLine Theatre

The Lehman Trilogy, TimeLine Theatre at the Broadway Playhouse, closes 11/26/2023. NICK BOWLING (MFA, Directing, ’96) c0-directs. FINNEGAN CHU (BFA, Costume Design, ’22) is the associate costume designer, ANTHONY CHURCHILL (Faculty) is the projections designer, JOHN CULBERT (Dean Emeritus) is the lighting designer, LUCY ELKIN (BFA, Costume Design, ’21) is the costume supervisor, SAMMI GRANT […]

Blues for an Alabama Sky at Remy Bumppo Theatre

Blues for an Alabama Sky, Remy Bumppo Theatre at Theater Wit, closes 10/15/2023. MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) directs. EDGAR SANCHEZ (BFA, Acting, ’07) is in the cast and TAE SANTOS (MFA, Acting, ’23) is an understudy.  EMILY ALTMAN (Staff) is the scenic charge artist, JEAN E. COMPTON (BFA, Stage Management, ’14) is the stage […]

A View From the Bridge at Shattered Globe Theatre

A View from the Bridge, Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit, closes 10/21/2023. LOUIS CONTEY (MFA, Directing, ’89) directs. ISABELLE MUTHIAH (BFA, Acting, ’20) and HARRISON WEGER (BFA, Acting, ’16) are in the cast. JAMIE AUER (BFA, Scene Design, ’23) is the props designer, ELLIE FEY (BFA, Lighting Design, ’23) is the assistant lighting designer […]

The Theatre School Well Represented in 2022-2023 Equity Jeff Award Nominations

Congratulations to The Theatre School alumni and faculty who received 2022-2023 Equity Jeff Award Nominations. All in all, TTS alumni and faculty received 22 nominations! The 2023 Equity Jeff Awards will be presented October 2, 2023 at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, IL. The full list of TTS-affiliated nominees are: KAREN ALDRIDGE (MFA, Acting, ’01) […]