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.
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
The Comedy of Errors, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, closing 4/16/23. MARTINE GREEN-ROGERS (Dean of The Theatre School) is the Dramaturg. ETHAN KORVNE (BFA, Sound Design, ’24) is the Associate Sound Designer.
