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

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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

 

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Notes from the Field at TimeLine Theatre

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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, SAMMI GRANT (Faculty) is the dialect coach, PALOMA LOCSIN (BFA, Scene Design, ’19) is the assistant properties designer, PARKER MOLACEK (BFA, Projection Design, ’23) is the projections supervisor, AVERI PAULSON (BFA, Sound Design, ’21) is the audio supervisor, CAMILLE ROSE PUGLIESE (BFA, Dramaturgy/Criticism, ’24) is the assistant dramaturg, DESTIN LORDE TEAMER (BFA, Acting, ’21) is the assistant dialect coach, and JESSICA KUEHNAU WARDELL (Faculty) is the scenic charge artist.

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The Lifespan of a Fact at TimeLine Theatre

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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.

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POTUS, or behind every great show are Seven TTS Alumni Trynna’ make it Happen!

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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.

Get Schooled At MPACCT’s “BLACKADEMICS”!

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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.

Night Watch at Raven Theatre Chicago

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Night Watch, Raven Theatre Chicago, closes 11/12/2023. KROYDELL GALIMA (BFA, Acting, ’09) and MATTHEW MARTINEZ HANNON (MFA, Acting, ’19) are in the cast.  PALOMA LOCSIN (BFA, Scene Design, ’19) is the props designer, CATHERINE MILLER (BFA, Dramaturgy/Criticism, ’14) is the casting director, and MARA ISHIHARA ZINKY (BFA, Scene Design, ’17) is the scenic designer.

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Source: Night Watch | Raven Theatre Chicago