ANNIE SHAPERO (BFA, Playwriting, ’01) will launch a 21-day wine class called 21 Days to Wine on YouTube on November 14, 2019. The series is written, produced and directed by Annie, certified sommelier and founder of DiVino, and editor of the DiVino Blog.
Check out the trailer below!
Pakalolo Sweet, Nothing Without a Company in association with Aloha Center Chicago at The Coach House at Berger Park Cultural Center, closes 10/5/2019. RACHEL SLAVICK (MFA, Acting, ’93/Faculty) directs.
MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) is announced a new artistic associate of About Face Theatre after his work as a director on This Bitter Earth.
Source: The Hawk Chicago
Freestyle Love Supreme, The Kennedy Center, closes 7/21/2019. Will run for six weeks on Broadway at The Booth Theatre in New York City. CONNOR WANG (BFA, Sound Design, ’17) is the assistant sound designer.
Herland, Redtwist, closes 4/14/2019. TARA HUFFMAN (BFA, Scenic Design, ’20) is the scenic charge, ALYSSA MOHN (BFA, Scenic Design, ’19) is the scenic designer. GRACIE MEIER (BFA, Theatre Management, ’17) is the photographer.
Source: Redtwist Theatre
Captive State, nationwide release from Focus Features, 3/29/19. KIKI LAYNE (BFA, Acting, ’14) is in the cast playing Carrie.
Gross Indecency: the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Promethean Theatre Ensemble, closes 3/24/2019. JARED DENNIS (MFA, Acting, ’08) and CAMERON FEAGIN (MFA, Acting, ’94) are in the cast.
Yippee Ki-Yay Merry Christmas! A Die Hard Musical Parody, Yippee Productions LLC, closes 1/12/2019. JIM JENSEN (Faculty) is the producer and DANIELLA MAZZIO (BFA, Theatre Arts, ’17) is the stage manager and lighting engineer.
Source: Yippee The Musical
Empty Threats, The Neo-Futurists, closes 7/14/2018. KRISSY VANDERWARKER (Faculty and MFA, Directing, ’12) directs. RACHEL FLESHER (Faculty) is the violence designer, and KENDALL KARG (MFA, Art Leadership, ’13) is managing director.
LAURA BIAGI, current Multicultural Faculty of The Theatre School, will be starring as one of nine TEDxDePaul Speakers on May 1st. Dr. Biagi will be talking about failure and the power of storytelling to re-imagine a narrative of empowerment.
Source: TEDxDePaulUniversity