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LOVE SONG @ Remy Bumppo

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As Remy Bumppo puts it: Beane has always been different. Joan, his sister, is his only real bridge to the outside world, but she is consumed with her own life, climbing the corporate ladder and sparring with her husband, Harry. When Beane falls madly in love with Molly, Beane’s world suddenly expands, and the seismic shift forces all of them to reexamine their own relationships and discover new facets of human connection. An off-kilter romantic comedy, Love Song by John Kolvenbach is a quick-witted exploration of the countless complexities of love and the endless capacity of the heart.

TTS Alumni Include: Sarah Price (BFA ACTING 12′)

Love Song Closes April 21st

You Can Find Tickets Here.

Romeo & Juliet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

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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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Intimate Apparel W/ Tracey N. Bonner

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lynn Nottage’s play “Intimate Apparel” tells the story of a 1905 successful African American seamstress who makes revolutionary undergarments for an array of women – from high-society socialites to enterprising ladies of the night.

Her business, innovative skills, and utter discretion are much in demand, but at 35, her personal life has taken a backseat. “Intimate Apparel” explores her forbidden relationships with an Orthodox Jewish fabric vendor, her privileged and struggling clientele, and a long-distance suitor who will profoundly change her life.

TTS Alumni/ Current Students Included in the Arizona Theatre Companies Production Include: Tracey N. Bonner (MFA 04′ Alumni) Portraying the role of Esther.

The Production runs from: 2/16/24 – 3/3/2024.

THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE

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In her acclaimed signature style, Mary Zimmerman conceives a brand new theatrical adaptation of Mozart’s beloved opera. Playful and imaginative, it’s big music in a small space. This “matchbox” presentation of The Matchbox Magic Flute features a cast of 10 and orchestra of five—following the fantastic adventures of Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina. With dragons, a man who is a bird, trials by fire and water and underground corridors, Day and Night do battle.

TTS Current Students/ Alumni Included in the production: REESE PARISH (BFA 2024 ACTING) portraying the role of “The Spirit”!

You Can Find Discounted Tickets Here: https://www.goodmantheatre.org/tickets/special-discounts/10tix/

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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We Need To Revisit ‘The Movement’

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Eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, bandleader and host of NPR’s “Jazz Night in America,” Christian McBride brings his monumental musical tribute inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali and President Barack Obama. “When the suite soars, it follows the bandleader’s strengths, known for his ebullient precision — his joy in the details — and for savoring the nectar inside swing rhythm” (DownBeat). The Movement: Revisited is a one night performance on Feb. 2nd at The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Center.

Current TTS Faculty/ Students Involved In This Production Include: Cris Anthony (Faculty), Tyshaun Meekie (BFA ACTING 25) Portraying Martin Luther King Jr, DeVaughn Loman (BFA ACTING 24) Portraying Cassius Clay/ Muhammad Ali, Alexis Primus (MFA ACTING 24) Portraying Rosa Parks & Isaiah Z. Boozer (BFA Playwright 25) Portraying Malcolm X.

More Information & Tickets Can Be Found HERE!

Amazon.com: The Movement Revisited: CDs & Vinyl

 

I “Can’t Pay?” And “Won’t Pay!”

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Can’t Pay Won’t Pay by Dario Fo, follows Antonia and Margherita, two working-class Italian women who decide to take matters into their own hands, and participate in a female-led riot where they steal from the supermarket as a response to a raise in prices. This two-act political farse follows the two women as they try to hide their crime before being caught by their husbands or the police. Gwydion’s version of this classic is a world-premiere translation.

Can’t Pay, Wont Pay closes Dec 17, 2023.

Ember Sappington (Current BFA 4 Dramaturgy & Criticism) is the Adapter!

Find Information Here!