Head of Passes by Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum

September 13, 2017July 27, 2017 TSN Television Alana Arenas, Center Theatre Group, Jacqueline Williams, Mark Taper Forum, Tarell Alvin McCraney

Head of Passes, Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY (BFA, Acting, ’03) is the playwright. ALANA ARENAS (BFA, Acting, ’03) and JACQUELINE WILLIAMS (BFA, Acting, ’87) are in the cast.

An astonishing, deeply moving new drama about family, acceptance, and the power of faith from playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, featuring Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad.

Source: Head of Passes | Center Theatre Group

Million Dollar Quartet | Events | The Paramount Theatre – Aurora, IL

September 13, 2017September 28, 2017 TSN Theatre Adam Brown, Paramount Theatre, Sally Dolembo

Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount Theatre, closes 10/29/2017. ADAM BROWN (BFA, Acting, ’12) is in the cast. SALLY DOLEMBO (Faculty) is the costume designer.

There was no plan for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins to record together on December 4, 1956, but as fate would have it, they did and left behind a historic and mind-blowing album.

Source: Million Dollar Quartet | Events | The Paramount Theatre – Aurora, IL

Simpatico by A Red Orchid Theatre at the McCarter Theatre

September 8, 2017August 10, 2017 TSN Theatre A Red Orchid Theatre, Kristin E. Ellis, McCarter Theatre Center, Mierka Girten

Simpatico, A Red Orchid Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, closes 10/8/2017. KRISTIN E. ELLIS (BFA, Acting, ’11) and MIERKA GIRTEN (MFA Acting program ’92-’93) are in the cast.

Source: McCarter Theatre

P.J. Byrne in Home Again

September 8, 2017August 10, 2017 TSN Film PJ Byrne

Home Again, In nationwide release. P.J. BYRNE (MFA, Acting, ’99) is in the cast as Paul.

A story of love, friendship, and the families we create. #HomeAgainMovie starring Reese Witherspoon, in theaters this September.

Source: Home Again – Official Movie Site | In Theaters This September

Gabriel Ruiz wins Time Out Chicago 2017 Theater Award

September 7, 2017 TSN Events, Theatre Gabriel Ruiz, Ike Holter, TimeOut Chicago

Congratulations to GABRIEL RUIZ (BFA, Acting, ’08) who was selected as Leading Performance in a Play for the 2017 Time Out Chicago Theater Awards for his work in Teatro Vista’s The Wolf at the End of the Block, written by fellow alum IKE HOLTER (BFA, Playwriting, ’07). The award winners were selected by a panel of critics and voting by more than 2,300 readers.

Our critics—and you—weigh in on the year’s best.

Source: Time Out Chicago 2017 Theater Awards winners

The Fever by 600 HIGHWAYMEN at the MCA

September 7, 2017August 24, 2017 TSN Theatre 600 Highwaymen, Jax Jackson

The Fever, 600 Highwaymen at the MCA, closes 9/10/2017. JAX JACKSON (BFA, Acting, ’08) is in the cast.

Source: MCA – 600 HIGHWAYMEN The Fever

Desmin Borges returns in tonight’s season 4 premiere of You’re The Worst on FXX Network

September 6, 2017 TSN Television Desmin Borges, FXX

You’re The Worst, FXX. DESMIN BORGES (BFA, Acting, ’05) stars as Edgar Quintero. The fourth season premieres tonight. (WEDNESDAYS at 10pm)

Source: You’re the Worst | Season Premiere Sept 6 | FXX

Gillian Anderson stars in Viceroy’s House

September 1, 2017July 27, 2017 TSN Film Gillian Anderson

Viceroy’s House, In limited release. GILLIAN ANDERSON (BFA, Acting, ’90) stars as Lady Edwina Mountbatten.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha. With Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal. The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.