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 and sound designer, and ALYSSA MOHN (BFA, Scene Design, ’19) is the scenic designer.
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The Folks at Home at Indiana Repertory Theatre
The Folks at Home, Indiana Repertory Theatre, closes 3/16/2024. KEITH ILLIDGE (MFA, Acting, ’18) and GARRETT YOUNG (BFA, Acting, ’19) are in the cast. LINDA BUCHANAN (Faculty Emeritus) is the scenic designer and JARED GOODING (BFA, Lighting Design, ’12) is the lighting designer.
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) – Director, Play, Tambo & Bones at Refracted Theatre Company
ELLIE FEY (BFA, Lighting Design, ’23) – Lighting Design, Witch at The Artistic Home
SHAWNA FRANKS (BFA, Acting, ’90) – Performer in a Supporting Role, Play, Right Now at Facility Theatre
SHAWNA FRANKS (BFA, Acting, ’90) – Ensemble, Play, Right Now at Facility Theatre
MAGGIE FULLILOVE-NUGENT (Faculty) – Lighting Design, The Threepenny Opera at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
JESSIE GOWENS (Staff) – Costume Design, The Crucible at Invictus Theatre Company
KEVIN HAGAN (MFA, Scene Design, ’96) – Scenic Design, Dying For It at The Artistic Home
JULIAN HESTER (BFA, Acting, ’12) – Performer in a Principal Role, Play, Witch at The Artistic Home
EVAN M. JACKSON (MFA, Directing, ’03) – New Work, The Last Queen of Camelot at Idle Muse Theatre Company
ETHAN KORVNE (BFA, Sound Design, ’24) – Sound Design, Tambo & Bones at Refracted Theatre Company
ETHAN KORVNE (BFA, Sound Design, ’24) – Original Music in a Play, Tambo & Bones at Refracted Theatre Company
JOCELYN MAHER (MFA, Acting, ’23) – Ensemble, Play, Cat’s Cradle at Lifeline Theatre.
TYRONE PHILLIPS (Faculty) – Director, Play, Fairview at Definition Theatre
SEBBY WOLDT (BFA, Sound Design, ’16) – Sound Design, Indoor Cats at Red Theater
The Lifespan of a Fact at TimeLine Theatre
The Lifespan of a Fact, TimeLine Theatre Company, closes 12/23/2013. MECHELLE MOE (Staff) directs. JULIET HART (MFA, Acting, ’95) and PJ POWERS (BFA, acting, ’95) are in the cast. ANTHONY CHURCHILL (Faculty) is the co-projections designer, ROWAN DOE (BFA, Theatre Technology, ’21) is the properties designer, LUCY ELKIN (BFA, Costume Design, ’21) is the costume supervisor, MICAH FIGUEROA (Creative Root Teaching Artists) is the fight choreographer and physical comedy consultant, VIJA LAPP (BFA, Sound Design, ’24) is the co-projections designer, PARKER MOLACEK (BFA, Projection Design, ’23) is the projections supervisor, CAMELIA PATRON (BFA, Theatre Arts, ’25) is the assistant director intern, AVERI PAULSON (BFA, Sound Design, ’21) is the audio supervisor, MAREN ROBINSON (Faculty) is the co-dramaturg, and JESSICA WARDELL (Faculty) is the scenic charge artist.
POTUS, or behind every great show are Seven TTS Alumni Trynna’ make it Happen!
POTUS OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE, as Steppenwolf puts it “a bawdy and irreverent look at sex, politics and the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world“, By: Selina Fillinger, closes December 10th 2023 At Steppenwolf Theatre!
Acting Alumni included in the cast are: Chloe Baldwin (BFA ACTING 2017), Karen Aldridge (MFA ACTING 2001) & Celeste Cooper (MFA Acting 2012).
Other Featured Artists/ Alumni Include: Regina Garcia As The Scenic Designer (TTS Faculty), & Heather Gilbert As The Lighting Designer (MFA Lighting Design 1997).
You Can Find Discounted Student Tickets Here, or by Using the “STUDENT15” Code In Whilst Acquiring Online Tickets.
Come On & Vouge At Madonna’s “The Celebration Tour”!
Madonna’s The Celebration Tour ends April 24th of 2024–LET’S CELEBRATE–One of our own Alumni Anne Stebbins (BFA Costume Design 2014) Is the Costume Coordinator for this Tour!
Madonna’s Tour will be in Chicago February 1st and February 2nd, 2024 at the United Center!
Tickets Here!
Seagulls at Oak Park Festival Theatre
Seagulls, an Indie-Rock Musical, Oak Park Festival Theatre, closes 11/19/2023. RYAN KIRBY (BFA, Acting, ’20) and VERONIQUE LE (BFA, Acting, ’23) are in the cast. FINNEGAN CHU (BFA, Costume Design, ’22) is the costume designer and EMILY HAYMAN (BFA, Sound Design, ’22) is the sound designer.
Right Now at Facility Theatre
Right Now, Facility Theatre, closes 11/18/2023. SHAWNA FRANKS (BFA, Acting, ’90) is in the cast.
Source: Right Now (2023) — Facility
Get Schooled At MPACCT’s “BLACKADEMICS”!
BLACKADEMICS, as MPACCT ( Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre) puts it “A sharp, surreal satire about who gets a place at the table” By: Idris Goodwill, closes Nov. 19th 2023. The show takes place at the The Greenhouse Theater Center. TTS Alumni/Faculty/Current Students Include:
Jessica F. Morison: Lead Actor (MFA ACTING 2019) , Aidan Smith: Lighting Designer (BFA COMEDY ARTS 2026), Lauren Lundy: Costume Designer (BFA THEATRE ARTS 2013).
You Can Find Tickets Here.
Ann Dowd stars in The Exorcist: Believer
The Exorcist: Believer, In theaters nationwide. ANN DOWD (MFA, Acting, ’82) stars.
Source: The Exorcist: Believer | Movie Site | October 6, 2023