Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum

Illumination: Tree Lights, Morton Arboretum, closes 1/1/2017. Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) provides all of the lighting and technical support. ILC’s Founder and CEO is SCOTT FALBE (BFA, Lighting Design, ’96) and President is SAMANTHA FALBE (BFA, Lighting Design, ’98).

See trees in a different light. Our interactive experience filled with dazzling projections, trees that respond to your touch and voice, and vivid, electric colors throughout. Open Friday, November 17, 2017 through Monday, January 1, 2018​. (Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day along with the following Mondays, November 20 & 27 and December 4, 11, & 18.) Tickets on sale now.

Source: Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum | The Morton Arboretum

Congrats to Theatre School Jeff Award Winners

Congratulations to our alumni who received Jeff Awards at the 49th Annual Equity Jeff Awards on 11/6/2017:

NICK BELLEY (BFA, Lighting Design, ’13) received the award for Lighting Design – Large for his work on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Paramount Theatre

E. FAYE BUTLER (GSD) received the award for Actress in a Supporting Role – Musical for her work in Chicago the Musical at Drury Lane Productions

KYMBERLY MELLEN (MFA, Acting, ’01) received the award for Actress in a Supporting Role – Play for her work in The Columnist at American Blues Theater

Source: Jeff Awards

Gabriel Ruiz wins Time Out Chicago 2017 Theater Award

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 Guest Stars: An Evening of Performances to Remember

The Guest Stars: An Evening of Performances to Remember, Greenhouse Theater Center, the last Tuesday and Wednesday of every month. CHARLES ALLEN-ANDERSON (LAS/Theatre, ’77) is the founder and producer. ERIN COLLINS (BFA, Stage Management, ’18) is the stage manager. CASSANDRA KENDALL (BFA, Theatre Arts, ’17) is the lighting designer.

Source: The Guest Stars

The Fly Honey Show at The Den Theatre

The Fly Honey Show, The Inconvenience at The Den Theatre, closes 9/2/2017.  McKENZIE CHINN (MFA, Acting, ’11) is one of the performers. MISSI DAVIS (BFA, Acting, ’07) is the producer. SHANNON MATESKY (BFA, Acting, ’10) is a writer. MARY WILLIAMSON (BFA, Acting, ’08) is a the host and a writer.

The Fly Honey Show – An intimate yet explosive performance experience that re-imagines the classic cabaret, advances gender equality, and promotes self-love

Source: 2017 LINE-UP — The Fly Honey Show

TTS Alumni receive Black Theater Alliance Nominations

Congratulations to five of our alums who received 2017 Black Theater Alliance nominations:

KRISTIN E. ELLIS (BFA, Acting, ’11) received a nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Paradise Blue at TimeLine Theatre Company.

KIKI LAYNE (BFA, Acting, ’14) received a nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Octagon at Jackalope Theatre Company.

SHADANA PATTERSON (MFA, Acting, ’15) received a nomination for Best Actress in an Ensemble for Yellowman at Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre.

KEMATI PORTER (MFA, Directing, ’03) received a nomination for Best Direction of a Play for By The Apricot Trees at eta Creative Arts Foundation.

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS (BFA, Acting, ’87) received a nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Play for A Wonder In My Soul at Victory Gardens Theater.

The 23rd Annual Black Theater Alliance Ira Aldridge Awards Nominations have been announced for 2017

Source: Black Theater Alliance Announces 2017 Ira Aldridge Nominees | PerformInk