American Theatre and the Chicago Tribune Feature Current Theatre School Students and Faculty for Zoom and Remote Learning Discussion

American Theatre features MADIE DOPPELT (BFA, Playwrighting, ’20), LISA PORTES (Faculty) and REBECCA WILLINGHAM (MFA, Directing, ’22) in discussion of how Zoom will revolutionize today’s college theatre programs.

“Portes remains confident that the theatre community will pull through. “The good news is that we’re creative,” she says. “We’re a creative field that is built on people collaborating together to figure out how to make things—and that’s what we’re doing.””

The Chicago Tribune features ADAM CRAWFORD (BFA, Acting, ’20) KYLE CUNNINGHAM (BFA, Lighting Design, ’20), VICTORIA DEIORIO (FACULTY), COYA PAZ (Faculty), JUSTEN ROSS (BFA, Acting, ’21), KEIMON SHOOK (BFA, Acting, ’21),

“It goes back to this question of, either we think our work matters or it doesn’t. And if we think it matters, it matters now as much as it did last week,” Paz said.

“As artists, it’s our job to mirror the world,” Ross said. “And if we’re not tapped in, we can’t mirror it successfully. So I think this is, if anything, good, because it shows everybody that we’ve got more work to do.”

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Rightlynd at Victory Gardens Theater

Rightlynd, Victory Gardens Theater, closes 12/23/2018. IKE HOLTER (BFA, Playwriting, ’07) is the playwright. LISA PORTES (Faculty) directs. JEROME BECK (MFA, Acting, ’17) is in the cast.  JARED GOODING (BFA, Lighting Designer, ’12) is the lighting designer and COLLETTE POLLARD (BFA, Scene Design, ’00) is the scenic designer. DANNY FENDER (BFA, Stage Management, ’19) is the floor manager.

Source: Rightlynd | Victory Gardens Theater

Breach at Victory Gardens Theater

Breach: A Manifesto on Race in America Through the Eyes of a Black Girl Recovering from Self-Hate, Victory Gardens Theater, closes 3/11/2018. LISA PORTES (Faculty) directs.  KEITH GALLAGHER (BFA, Acting, ’13) is in the cast. LINDA BUCHANAN (Faculty) is the set designer, HEATHER GILBERT (MFA, Lighting Design, ’97) is the lighting designer, and ALEC LONG (BFA, Scenic design, ’12) is the prop master.

Source: BREACH: A MANIFESTO ON RACE IN AMERICA THROUGH THE EYES OF A BLACK GIRL RECOVERING FROM SELF-HATE | Victory Gardens Theater