Cock and Bull’s Sessions/Isolation is Now Live Online

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Remote, Theatre Andy Fleischer, Casey Morris, Cock and Bull, Eddy Karch, Isabell Coelho, Laura Harrison, Matt Reich, Meg Elliott, Megan Breen, Nathan Streifel, Rahcel Bykowski, Sarah Hecht, Tiff Abreu

Sessions/Isolation, a virtual festival by Cock and Bull, is now online. TIFF ABREU (BFA, Acting, ’20), MEGAN BREEN (Dramaturgy/Crit), RACHEL BYKOWSKI (BFA, Playwrighting, ’10), ISABELL COELHO (BFA, Theatre Arts, ’13), MEG ELLIOTT (MFA, Acting, ’10), ANDY FLEISCHER (BFA, Acting, ’14), LAURA HARRISON (MFA, Acting, ’15), SARAH HECHT (MFA, Acting, ’10/Faculty), EDDY KARCH (MFA, Acting, ’09), CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15), MATT REICH (BFA, Sound Design, ’15), and NATHAN STREIFEL (MFA, Acting, ’14) are all involved in the project.

Mother of the Maid at Northlight Theatre

September 12, 2019November 8, 2023 mmetoxen Theatre Casey Morris, Christine Binder, Mother of the Maid, Northlight Theatre

Mother of the Maid, at Northlight Theatre, closes 10/20/2019. CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) is in the cast. CHRISTINE A. BINDER (Faculty) is the lighting designer.

Victory Gardens’ Ignition Festival of New Plays

August 2, 2019July 26, 2019 Theatre Casey Morris, Colin Sphar, Demetrios Troy, Edgar Miguel Sanchez, Eleni Pappageorge, Ignition Festival of New Plays, Jalen Gilbert, Kroydell Galima, Krystal Ortiz, McKenzie Chinn, Mikael Burke, New Plays, Victory Gardens Theater

#NEWSLAVES, at Victory Gardens Theater’s Ignition Festival, one night only 8/2/2019 at 7:30PM. MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) directs. McKENZIE CHINN (MFA, Acting, ’11), JALEN GILBERT (BFA, Acting, ’16), CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15), and EDGAR SANCHEZ (BFA, Acting, ’07) is in the cast.

They Could Give No Name, at Victory Gardens Theater’s Ignition Festival, one reading only 8/3/2019 at 11:00AM. KRYSTAL ORTIZ (BFA, Acting, ’16) and COLIN SPHAR (BFA, Acting, ’11) are in the cast.

The Gradient, at Victory Gardens Theater’s Ignition Festival, one reading only 8/4/2019 at 3:00PM. KROYDELL GALIMA (BFA, Acting, ’09), ELENI PAPPAGEORGE (Acting, ’04-’05), and DEMETRIOS TROY (BA, Acting, ’04) are in the cast.

Ignition 2019; Headshots of Meghan Brown, Steph Del Rosso, Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Keelay Gipson, Geraldine Inoa, and Exal Iraheta

The Undeniable Sound of Right Now at Raven Theatre

May 2, 2019March 4, 2019 Theatre Casey Morris, Heather Gilbert, Jeff Mills, Raven Theatre

The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, Raven Theatre, closes 6/16/2019. JEFF MILLS (Faculty) and CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) are in the cast. HEATHER GILBERT (MFA, Lighting Design, ’97) is the lighting designer.

Source: The Undeniable Sound of Right Now | Raven Theatre Chicago

Hooded or Being Black for Dummies at First Floor Theater

October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 Theatre Caroline Hendricks, Casey Morris, Catherine Miller, First Floor Theatre, Gracie Meier, Jalen Gilbert, Jayson Lee, Jennifer Wernau, Lauren Pizzi, Matthew Lolar-Johnson, Mikael Burke, Owé Engobor

Hooded or Being Black for Dummies, First Floor Theatre, closes 11/17/2018. MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) directs. JALEN GILBERT (BFA, Acting, ’16), CAROLINE HENDRICKS (BFA, acting, ’18), JAYSON LEE (BFA, Acting, ’19), LAUREN PIZZI MONTGOMERY (MFA, Acting, ’11), CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) are in the cast. MATTHEW LOLAR-JOHNSON (BFA, Acting, ’18) and GRACIE MEIER (BFA, Theatre Management, ’17) are understudies. OWÉ PREYE ENGOBOR (BFA, Costume Design, ’18) is the costume designer, CATHERINE MILLER (BFA, Dramaturgy/Criticism, ’14) is the casting director, and JENNIFER WERNAU (BFA, Scene Design, ’18) is the properties designer.

First Floor Theater is a Chicago storefront theater in residence at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park.

Source: Season Seven — First Floor Theater

Hamlet by The Gift Theatre

June 7, 2018April 16, 2018 Theatre Casey Morris, Shanesia Davis, The Gift Theatre

Hamlet, The Gift Theatre, closes 7/29/2018. SHANESIA DAVIS (BFA, Acting, ’89) and CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) are in the cast.

HAMLET | Shows and Events | The Gift Theatre

The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Northlight

March 15, 2018March 26, 2018 Theatre Brigid Gerace, Casey Morris, David Woolley, Northlight Theatre

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Northlight Theatre, closes 4/22/2018. CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) is in the cast. BRIGID GERACE (MFA, Acting, ’65) is the dialect coach and DAVID WOOLLEY (BFA, Acting, ’81) is the fight choreographer.

Source: Northlight Theatre | The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Welcome to Jesus at American Theater Company

October 26, 2017October 23, 2017 Theatre Casey Morris, Mikael Burke, Rashaad Hall, Taylor Blim, Will Davis

Welcome to Jesus, American Theater Co., closes 12/3/2017. WILL DAVIS (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’05) directs. TAYLOR BLIM (BFA, Acting, ’15), RASHAAD HALL (BFA, Acting, ’10) and CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’16) are in the cast. MIKAEL BURKE (MFA, Directing, ’18) is the assistant director.

Source: American Theater Company | Welcome to Jesus

What of the Night? by Stage Left Theatre and Cor Theatre

January 8, 2017January 2, 2017 Theatre Carlos Murillo, Casey Morris, Cor Theatre, Nick Sandys, Stage Left Theatre, Stephen Loch, Tosha Fowler

What of the Night?, Stage Left Theatre in collaboration with Cor Theatre at Theater Wit, closes 2/12/2017. CARLOS MURILLO (Faculty) directs. TOSHA FOWLER (MFA, Acting, ’09), STEPHEN LOCH (MFA, Acting, ’06), and CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) are in the cast. NICK SANDYS (Faculty) is the violence designer.

Source: What of the Night? | Stage Left Theatre

Hand to God at Victory Gardens Theater

September 16, 2016November 30, 2016 TSN Theatre Casey Morris, Christine Binder, Eric Slater, Victory Gardens Theater

Hand to God, Victory Gardens Theatre, closes 10/23/2016. ERIC SLATER (BFA, Acting, ’97) is in the cast. CASEY MORRIS (MFA, Acting, ’15) is an understudy. CHRISTINE BINDER (Faculty) is the lighting designer.

Source: HAND TO GOD | Victory Gardens Theater

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