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Indiana University’s Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

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Lets celebrate our own TTS Alumni Betsy Smith (BFA-2012 Lighting Design) for getting a new job! They are now the Lighting Supervisor at Indiana University’s Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance!

Elizabeth holds a B.F.A in Lighting Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

She joins IU off a successful season at American Players Theatre where she is the Master Electrician for the Touchstone Theatre.  Prior to IU she was the Assistant Master Electrician at Indiana Repertory Theatre for five seasons and held multiple lighting positions at Utah Shakespeare Festival across two seasons. Elizabeth also spent several years as a freelance electrician in Chicago before moving to Indiana, working at theatres across the city including Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, and Steppenwolf.

Lets Celebrate!

Elizabeth G. Smith

We All Need to Learn ‘How to Defend Yourself’

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With sharp humor and brutal honesty, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself explores what we want, how to ask for it, and the violator and violated inside us all.

How To Defend Yourself Closes At New York Theatre Workshop April 2nd 2023 & Two of our own are involved in the production!

JAYSON LEE (BFA ACTING 19′) Is In The Cast & Izumi Inaba (Faculty) is the Costume Designer!

You Can Find More Information Above at the “HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF” Link.

How to Defend Yourself Tickets | The Official NY Theatre Guide

 

Enter ‘The Secret Garden’ Shhhhhhhh….

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Follow young, orphaned Mary Lennox as she’s sent from her home in India to live with her reclusive uncle on his haunted English country estate. Guided by an exceptionally beautiful score, Mary’s unapologetic curiosity and the help of unlikely companions send her on a thrilling quest to untangle the pieces of her family’s past and, most importantly—discover herself.

The Secret Garden Closes March 26th 2023 at Center Theatre Group.

TTS Alumni Include: Luke Ricca (BFA-Stage Management 11′) is The Production Manager.

You Can Find More Information Here!

 

 

 

Anna In The Tropics

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In a Cuban American cigar factory just outside Ybor City in 1929, a charismatic lector reads Anna Karenina aloud to pass the hours. As Anna’s passions are enunciated, the workers’ hidden desires bubble to the surface, becoming a powderkeg that must eventually explode in the Florida heat. Anna In The Tropics Closes March 19th 2023 at Remy Bumppo!
Nilo Cruz’s passionate classic shines an unrelenting light on the search for identity in the American landscape.
TTS Alumni/Faculty Included: Lauren Nichols (Faculty) Is the Set Designer, Emily Altman (Faculty) Scenic Artist, & Rowan Doe is the Props Designer!
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Passage by Christopher Chen

Hit A Homerun At ‘Toni Stone’!

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‘Toni Stone‘ At Goodman Closes Feb 26th 2023. As Goodman Puts it, “The sensational true story of the first woman to play professional baseball knocks it out of the park as a can’t-miss theatrical event.”

TTS Alumni/ Faculty/Students Include: Tracey N. Bonner (In The Cast) BFA ACTING 2005, Edgar Sanchez (In The Cast) BFA ACTING 2007, Keith Parham (Lighting Designer) BFA LIGHTING DESIGN 1998, Martine Key Green-Rogers (DEAN) Dramaturg, Camille Pugliese (Assistant Dramaturg) BFA DRAMATURGY/ CRITICISM 2024.

Tickets Available Here!

Maybe You Should Take A ‘Piano Lesson’ … Or Two

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A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the center lies the family’s prized heirloom piano. On one side, a brother plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister will go to any length to keep it and preserve the family history. Only their uncle stands in between. But even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.

The Piano Lesson closes on Jan. 29th 2023 at The Barrymore Theatre.

TTS Alumni Include: Charles Browning (TTS BFA ACTING 2000) is in the cast as Avery.

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Please, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

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While her husband leaves home everyday to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.

Don’t Worry Darling Premiered September 5th 2022 at the Venice Film Festival!

Two Of Our Own Are Involved in the Film Production: Nic Jones (BFA-Lighting 08′) Lighting Programmer & KiKi Lane (BFA-Acting 14′) In The Cast!

You Can Find More Information HERE!

Don't Worry Darling (2022) - IMDb

The Hat Box

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Two sisters discover a hat box hidden in the back of their recently deceased father’s closet. What sits inside sends them off to visit eccentric Aunt Esther and on an increasingly wild ride down memory lane. With surprising twists and hilarious turns, Cleveland playwright Eric Coble’s brand-new comedy of family lore revels in the bizarre and beautiful mysteries that make up a life. Mature content and language. Please click here for a note about trigger warnings & Here for more information!

The Hat Box closes August 14th 2022.

Karen Sheridan (MFA 1986 Acting) is in the cast & is playing “Esther” in the premiere production of Eric Coble’s The Hat Box. Karen’s been an actor, director and teacher for many years in Michigan, Chicago and beyond. She’s worked with the exceptional Williamston Theatre playing Betty in Chapatti, Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir, Williamina Fleming in Silent Sky, Hannah in The Safe House and various radicals in 900 Miles to International Falls. Karen performed outdoors as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing with the new Fenton Shakespeare Festival in 2021. Here’s to all the storytellers—professional and otherwise—makin’ it back. Ain’t it grand?

Seniors, 65 and older: $2 off each ticket Students (with valid high school or college ID): $10

They offer discounts to members of AEA and SSDC. Please inquire at the box office.

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Unpack Racialized Injustice At TEDx

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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event.

TEDxDePaulUniversity is an independently run, self-organized event.

One of our current students Isaiah Z. Boozer (BFA Playwriting) speaks at the event on May 4th 2022. His talk comments on intergenerational homophobia & how the black community has gotten to the point that it has.

FULL TEDx Talk Here: