Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Goodman Theatre, closes 5/12/2024. NAMBI E. KELLEY (BFA, Playwriting, ’95) and DEXTER ZOLLICOFFER (MFA, Acting, ’90) are in the cast. KRISTIN E. ELLIS (BFA, Acting, ’11) is an understudy. LINDA BUCHANAN (Faculty Emeritus) is the set designer, JARED GOODING (BFA, Lighting Design, ’12) is the lighting designer, and MARIO (MARS) WOLFE (BFA, Stage Management, ’16) is the stage manager.
Bertha Van Ation 3.0, presented by The New Colony as part of their inaugural Uncharted Festival at The Den Theatre, two readings only: 7/12/2019 & 7/20/2019 at 7:30PM. MARIO WOLFE (BFA, Stage Management, ’16) is the Playwright. TIFF ABREU (BFA, Acting, ’20), JACK DISSELHORST (BFA, Acting, ’17), MATTHEW ELAM (BFA, Acting, ’18), and JAYSON LEE (BFA, Acting, ’19) are in the cast.
Bertha Van Ation 3.0, Ripley-Grier Studios, 5/20-5/21, “follows three siblings en route to The Promised Land (“land of almond milk, healthcare & honey”). The siblings use recycled myths, parables, and trap beats to navigate their way to freedom. Bertha 3.0 acts as an allegory that explores and exposes American capitalism and migration. The music of Janelle Monáe, Kanye West & Sam Sparro underscore the episodic play series and set the tone for the Afrofuturistic tall tale.” MARIO WOLFE (BFA, Stage Management, ’16) is the playwright. To support, click here: https://www.gofundme.com/the-bertha-van-ation-project.
