Presents by John Guare Director – Phyllis E
presents
by John Guare
Director – Phyllis E. Griffin Choreographer – Camille Litalien Fight Choreographer – Chuck Coyl Vocal Coach – Phil Timberlake Scenic Designer – Linda Buchanan Costume Designer – Jessica Vodnik Lighting Designer – Andrew Meyer Sound Designer – Jack Hawkins Dramaturg – Stephanie Swiatek Stage Manager – Caroline D’Angelo
January 31, 2014 – February 9, 2014
The Theatre School at DePaul University Fullerton Stage 2350 N. Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
Email: [email protected] theatreschool.depaul.edu (773) 325-7900
A Free Man Of Color 1 CAST [in order of appearance] PRODUCTION STAFF
Jacques Cornet...... Awate Serequeberhan Assistant Directors...... Michael Conroy, Andrew Peters Murmur/Toussaint ...... Rejinal Simon Assistant Dramaturgs...... Jewells Santos, JD Garrastegui Dr. Toubib...... Juwan Lockett Assistant Stage Managers...... Jackson Walsh, Alexa Santiago, Mario E. Wolfe Remy Dorilante/Monroe...... Wesley Toledo Fight Captain...... Andrew Peters Lord Harcourt/Feydeau...... Daniel Mozurkewich Assistant Scenic Designer...... Rachel Summerfield Jonathon Sparks/Livingston...... Hugh Smith Assistant Costume Designers...... Lara Hall, Nikki Foster Pythagore/Le Clerc/Carlos Cuarto...... Casey Morris Assistant Draper/Cutter ...... Anna Slotterback Mandragola/Polissena...... Stephanie Andrea Barron Assistant Lighting Designer...... Daniel Friedman Alcibiade/Orphee...... Denzel Irby Assistant Sound Designer...... David Samba Morales/Napolean...... Daniel Lewis Director of Production...... Chris Hofmann Leda/Melpomene...... Kiandra Layne Production Coordinator...... Jen Smith Mrs. Sparks/Infanta/Terpsichore...... Samantha Watzek Staff Technical Director...... Tim Combs Lady Harcourt/Euterpe...... Ashlyn Lozano Technical Director...... Andrew McCarthy Athene/Calliope...... Pauline Gilfillan Assistant Technical Director ...... Ian Blinstrup Pincepousee/Talleyrand...... Peter Varga Theatre Technical Director...... Jen Leahy Smeralda/Josephine...... Sabrina Harms Master Carpenter...... David Millard Thomas Jefferson...... Tyler Esselman Carpenter...... Sean Conlin Meriwether Lewis...... Sam Haines Scene Shop Foreman ...... Gerry Reynolds Achille Creus/Mercure...... Jack Ball Scenic Artist...... Joanna White Margery...... Asia Martin Property Master...... Wayne W. Smith Citizens...... Julia Atkin, David Shea Peterson, Raquel Villalobos, Andrew Yeni Professional Draper/Cutter...... Dawn G. McKesey Professional Costume Technician...... So Hui Chong Place: New Orleans and other locations in Europe and America Draper/Cutter...... Olivia Ball Time: 1801-1806; or what have you Stitcher...... Alma Acosta Make-up Supervisor...... Nan Zabriskie Gunshots will be fired during the performance. Make-up Assistant Head...... Stephanie Tomey Make-up Assistant ...... Sydney Dufka There will be one 10-minute intermission. Master Electricians...... James Mitchell, Eric Phillips Scenery and Property Crew...... Maggie Armendariz, Jackie Kranenburg, A Free Man of Color is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. David Shea Peterson, Mikey Russo Costume Crew...... Ayanna Bakari, Noelle Daniels, Gracie Meier, TAKE YOUR SEAT Sam Straley, Sarah Serabian and support The Theatre School Make-up Crew...... Julia Atkin, Margot Bardeen, Daniel Gadaj Lighting Crew...... Kaysie Bekkela, Raquel Villalobos, Andrew Yeni DePaul University invites you to support The Theatre School Capital Campaign. Staff Sound Technician...... Adam Smith Your gift of a named seat will give you a permanent place inside The Theatre School’s new home Sound Technician...... Morgan Lake at the corner of Racine and Fullerton. Sound Crew...... Sadie Tremblay, Connor Wang
Be recognized for your support with a plaque bearing your name on one of a limited number Audio Describer...... Robert Hines III of available seats within the 250-seat thrust theatre or the 100-seat flexible theatre in the new Sign Language Interpreter Coordinator...... David Jones performing arts facility at the heart of the Lincoln Park Campus. Sign Language Interpreters...... Colleen Geier, David Jones Director of Marketing and Public Relations...... Anna Ables The Fullerton Stage $3,000 Premiere Section Manager of PR and Special Events...... Andrea Tichy $2,000 Center Section Publicity/Production Photos...... Anna Ables, Michael Brosilow $1,000 Right/Left Section Publicity and House Crew...... Michael Cohen, Dyllan Miller, Carolyn Moore, Leigha Sinnot Sondra and Denis Healy Theatre $250 Moveable Chairs Box Office Manager...... Julia Curns Box Office Assistant...... Maria Maia Don’t miss this window of opportunity. Make your gift today and be a lasting part of this House Manager...... Anna Bosy transformative space that will inspire generations of students and audiences. Theatre Manager...... Leslie Shook
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2 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 3 DRAMATURGY NOTE BIOGRAPHIES In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Stephanie Andrea Barron (Mandragola/ Kiandra Layne (Leda/Melpomene), 4th Year BFA/ Pollissena), 4th Year BFA/Acting. Stephanie Acting. Kiandra is from Cincinnati, Ohio, where Hernando de Soto, the Mississippi River, New Orleans, the Louisiana Territory, Spain, is originally from Orlando, Florida. She is an she graduated from The School for Creative Acting and Psychology double major in the and Performing Arts. Her past Theatre School France, flip-flop, King Louis XIV, Le Code Noir, African slaves, French colonists, College of Science and Health at DePaul credits include Shahiurad in Arabian Nights, Spanish reign, the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the University. Her Theatre School credits include Oya in In the Red and Brown Water, The Provost Constitution, Toussaint Louverture’s sugar revolt, Santo Domingo, and Napoleon’s reign. Ophelia in The Hamlet Project, directed by in Measure for Measure, and Rosie in Holy Says. Michael Osinski, and Mariana in Measure for She just finished working on a musical project Overwhelmed by history? Hold on tight to that new Fullerton seat. Measure, directed by Catherine Weidner. at Congo Square Theatre. Jack Ball (Achille Cruex/Mercure), 4th Year BFA/ Daniel Lewis (Morales/Napoleon), 4th Year BFA/ But A Free Man of Color is much more than a compilation of facts. It’s a journey. Our story Acting. Jack hails from Boise, Idaho. Theatre Acting. Daniel hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. begins in 1801. We meet the characters. We see, hear, smell, and taste sensual, eclectic School credits include Prior in Angels in Previous Theatre School credits include Five New Orleans. We watch Jacques Cornet—the wealthiest colored man in New Orleans— America, Part II: Perestroika; Moritz in Spring Flights, The Chekhov Machine, Careless Love, The Awakening, directed by Damon Kiely; Jeffrey Mexican as Told by Us Mexicans, Lizzie Bright indulge in the splendorous vices of a free man such as wine, prostitutes, and lavish maps. in A Tribute to Thick Leonard, directed Shade and the Buckminster Boy, and A Tribute to Thick Murray; and Samson in Lie in Us, directed by Leonard. Other credits include The Diviners at The return of an oppressive French reign threatens utopian New Orleans, a city of mixed Carlos Murillo. University of Miami Ohio. races and personalities. In other parts of the United States, blacks toil away in cotton Tyler Esselman (Thomas Jefferson), 3rd Year Juwan Lockett (Dr. Toubib), 3rd Year BFA/ fields while whites enjoy tea and luxury. However, in New Orleans under Spanish rule, BFA/Acting. Tyler is a native of St. Louis, Acting. Juwan hails from Kansas City, Kansas. people of all colors and origins work and play together. They play hard. Missouri. His Theatre School credits include He attended Idyllwild Arts Academy. Theatre Pillars of Society, Rumors, The Norman School credits include Our Town, Dog Sees God, But if the King of Spain hands New Orleans over to Napoleon, French regulations and Conquests: Table Manners, and Hansel and Rumors, and The Norman Conquests. Gretel. He is also a founding member of the norms will dramatically change the social landscape. Will Jacques and every other man of Ashlyn Lozano (Lady Harcourt/Eurerpe), 3rd Musical Theatre Collaborative at The Theatre Year BFA/Acting. Ashlyn is originally from color lose their freedom? School. Irvine, California, where she studied and Pauline Gilfillan (Athene/Calliope), 4th performed with Costa Mesa’s South Coast ~ Stephanie Swiatek, 3rd Year BFA/Theatre Arts Year BFA/Acting. Pauline is from Bethany, Repertory. Previous Theatre School credits Connecticut, where she attended the include The Americans and The Hamlet Project. Educational Center for the Arts. Her Theatre Asia Martin (Margery), 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Asia DIRECTOR’S NOTE School credits include The Hamlet Project, is native of Washington, D.C. She has been seen Machinal, The Tempest, and The Serpent. in The Americans, The Norman Conquests, The Welcome to the Midwest Premiere of John Guare’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated Sam Haines (Meriwether Lewis), 3rd Year BFA/ Physicists, and Come Blow Your Horn here at The A Free Man of Color. Acting. Sam comes to Chicago from Warner Theatre School at DePaul. Robins, Georgia. Theatre School credits include Casey Morris (Pythagore/ Le Clerc/Carlos Dog Sees God, 12 Angry Jurors, The Norman John Guare, a white American, was commissioned in 2002 by the past artistic director Cuarto), 2nd Year MFA/Acting. Casey joins The Conquests, and the ensemble-devised piece of the Public Theater. George C. Wolfe, a black American, asked Guare to write a play Theatre School from Asheville, North Carolina, The Hamlet Project. Last year, Sam played the where he studied Theatre at UNC Asheville. about the 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory and its impact on the culture of New role of Matthew Poncelet in the staged reading His Theatre School credits include Stardust Orleans. of Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking, directed by and Jessica Allison’s new play Malpractice. Phyllis E. Griffin and Fred Wellisch. New York Professional credits include The Beauty Queen credits: Spring Awakening (Off-Off-Broadway); With slavery as a backdrop, we learn how the Louisiana Purchase doubles the country’s of Leenane and What the Butler Saw at the Nothing Serious (Off-Broadway). size and ignites the racialization of early Americans. North Carolina Stage Company. Other credits: Sabrina Harms (Smeralda/Josephine), 3rd Year Romeo and Juliet, All’s Well That Ends Well, Despite some heavy themes, Guare invites us to look at our American history through a BFA/Acting. Sabrina is from Greeley, Colorado. Julius Caesar, and Twelfth Night (Montford Park comedic lens that packs a wollop! In the fall, she appeared as Reporter #2 in The Shakespeare Festival). UNC Asheville credits ~Phyllis E. Griffin, Director Bee. She also attended a course at the Roy Hart include The Wrestling Season, Talk to Me Like the Center last summer. Rain, The Merchant of Venice, and James and the Giant Peach. Denzel Irby (Alcibiade/Orphee), 3rd Year BFA/ Acting. Denzel is from Madison, Wisconsin. His Daniel Mozurkewich (Lord Harcourt/Feydeau), credits include Our Town, directed by Damon 4th Year BFA/Acting. Daniel is from Ann Arbor, Kiely; The Norman Conquests; and 12 Angry Michigan. At The Theatre School, Daniel has Jurors. Denzel also does stand-up comedy and appeared in The Chekhov Machine, Careless goes by the name “Denny Love.” Love, A Wrinkle in Time, Tartuffe, Machinal, and Assassins. He is also a member of Wulfden Theatre Company. 4 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 5 BIOGRAPHIES [cont.] BIOGRAPHIES [cont.]
Awate Serequeberhan (Jacques Cornet), 3rd Tony-winning Best Musical, Two Gentlemen of ensemble under Naoko Maeshiba. Directing Phil Timberlake (Voice/Dialect Coach) Phil Year BFA/Acting. Awate originates from the Verona. His screenplay for Louis Malle’s Atlantic credits include The Resistable Rise of Arturo is Chair of Performance and an Associate East Coast, specifically Silver Spring, Maryland. City earned him an Oscar nomination. In 2003, Ui by Bertolt Brecht/Trans. Stephen Sharkey, Professor of Voice and Speech at The Previous credits include Laertes in The Hamlet he won the PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Antarctica by Carolyn Raship, Adapting Theatre School. He is an Associate Teacher Project, Norman in The Norman Conquests, Award; in 2004, the Gold Medal in Drama from Cinderella by Glass Mind Theatre, Bug by Tracy of Fitzmaurice Voicework and a Roy Hart Daniel Edward Reeves in 9 Circles, and Sid in the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in Letts. Assistant Director: At CENTERSTAGE, Theatre Voice Teacher. He previously taught Waiting for Lefty. 2005, the Obie for Sustained Excellence. He is Working It Out with Jason Loewith and Cyrano at Northern Illinois University and Virginia a council member of the Dramatists Guild and with David Schweitzer. Andrew was Producing Commonwealth University. Phil is an ensemble Rejinal Simon (Murmur/Toussaint), 4th Year co-editor of The Lincoln Center Theater Review. Director for three of GMT’s BRAINSTORM member of Lifeline Theatre in Rogers Park, BFA/Acting. Rejinal Simon is from Harlem, New festivals and has directed for the Baltimore where he received three Joseph Jefferson York. He was previously seen in The Theatre Phyllis E. Griffin (Director) Phyllis E. Griffin is One-Minute Play Festival and Baltimore Award Nominations (Non-Equity) for Best School’s production of Angels in America, Part an Associate Professor at The Theatre School Playwrights Festival. He holds a dual degree Supporting Actor. Two: Perestroika as Belize, directed by Jane and a Certified Feldenkrais Practioner® and in Theatre Arts and Marketing from Towson Drake Brody, and as Elbow in Measure for Certified Lessac Teacher. In addition, she Linda Buchanan (Scenic Designer) Linda is University and is a freelance graphic designer Measure, directed by Catherine Weidner. He has studied with Richard Armstrong of the Head of Scene Design and Associate Dean at and videographer. Heyandrewpeters.com. was in The Hamlet Project as King Claudius, Roy Hart Theatre Method, Patsy Rodenburg, The Theatre School at DePaul University. She directed by Michael Oskinski. Rejinal began Catherine Fitzmaurice, Dudley Knight and Camile Litalien (Choreographer) Camille has designed hundreds of stage productions his experience at The Theatre School in The Kristin Linklater. She has served as vocal coach just joined the faculty in Movement at The at regional theatres throughout the country Serpent by Jean-Claude van Itallie, directed by for Goodman Theatre, assisting on Gem Of Theatre School at DePaul University. She and abroad. Recent work includes A Christmas Phyllis E. Griffin. The Ocean, Drowning Crow, King Hedley II, is a freelance choreographer, movement Carol (Syracuse Stage), Miss Saigon (Paramount Blues For An Alabama Sky, and I Am A Man. director, and director. She is currently serving Theatre), The Hollow (Alley Theatre) and Moby Hugh Smith (Jonathan Sparks/Livingston), 3rd She was the vocal coach for Shakespeare on as a choreographer for Electric Dreams, as Dick (Syracuse stage). She received the Merritt Year BFA/Acting. Hugh hails from Cincinnati, the Green’s production of Othello and has a movement coach for Improtheatre in Los Award for Design and Collaboration, Jefferson Ohio. He was seen in Assassins, directed by previously worked for Disney Productions Angeles, CA, and as a director for Collectif and Awards for Scene Design for House (Goodman Lavina Jadhwani. Other Theatre School credits as the vocal coach to prospective actors for Then…, UK. Her primary interest lies in the Theatre), Black Snow (Goodman Theatre), and I include The Norman Conquests: Living Together, The Lion King. She was also a dialect coach study of embodiment through dance, hatha Hate Hamlet (Royal George), and a Helen Hayes Come Blow Your Horn, and The Physicist. for Joan Plowright on the feature film Dennis yoga, and movement-led theatre practices. Award for Dancing at Lughnasa (Arena Stage). Wesley Toledo (Remy Dorilante/ Monroe), 3rd the Menace, has provided vocal instruction She is the creator of a training method: the Notable past projects include the American Year BFA/Acting. Wesley is from Nashville, to several private business leaders, and has Living State of Dance. As a performer, Camille Premiere of House and Garden (Goodman), Tennessee, where he graduated from Christ narrated documentaries for PBS and NPR. In worked extensively throughout Europe and the musical adaptation of Wings (Goodman, Presbyterian Academy. His previous Theatre addition to her work as a voice and speech North America, and is currently a guest dancer NY Public Theatre), and the premiere of School credits include Arabian Nights, Johan in professor, Phyllis directed several plays for The for Noemie Lafrance/Sens Production, NYC. Marvin’s Room, 10 regional productions, and Pillars of Society, and Reg in Living Together. Theatre School including Two Trains Running, As an individual artist, Camille won numerous commercial productions in New York and Insurrection: Holding History, Flyin’ West, awards, including the Discovery Prize at Mimos London. Peter Varga (Pincepousse/Tallyrand), 3rd Year Stamping, Shouting And Singing Home, Sleep International Mime Festival and has had works BFA/Acting. Peter is from Chicago, Illinois, Rachel Summerfield (Assistant Scenic Deprivation Chamber, for colored girls who have commissioned by Les Ballets de Lorraine in where he attended high school at the Chicago Designer), 2nd Year BFA/Scene Design. Rachel’s considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, and Nancy, France; the Art Academy of Culture in Academy for the Arts. His Theatre School previous work includes set/props crew for A Curse Of The Starving Class. Riga, Latvia; and ACT International Dance and credits include 12 Angry Jurors, The Norman Wrinkle In Time, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and Drama festival in Bilbao, and Seville Dance Conquests: Table Manners, and Lie in Us. Michael Conroy (Assistant Director), 3rd Year Measure for Measure. She was the Assistant Set Bienale, Spain. BFA/Theatre Arts. Michael is from Cleveland, Designer for Hansel and Gretel. Samantha Jo Watzek (Mrs.Sparks/Infanta/ Ohio, where he attended Saint Ignatius High Chuck Coyl (Fight Choreographer) Chuck Coyl Terpsichore), 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Samantha Andrew McCarthy (Technical Director), 4th School. His Theatre School credits thus far has been a professional fight director for hails from Louisville, Kentucky. Her previous Year BFA/Theatre Technology. Andrew’s include Assistant Director for The Serpent with over 30 years and is president of the Society Theatre School credits include The Americans previous Theatre School credits include A Phyllis E. Griffin and Private Lives with Ian Frank, of American Fight Directors. Recent credits and Pillars of Society. Tribute to Thick Leonard (Technical Director), as well as being a member of the ensemble include the Broadway production and national Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Assistant John Guare (Playwright) John Guare’s plays for Our Town. He played a part in in the Lab tour of August: Osage County, The Crucible and Technical Director), In the Red and Brown include A Free Man of Color (Pulitzer Prize Series Leave the Balcony Open and is an active Superior Donuts at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Water (Assistant Technical Director), Barrio finalist), Gardenia; Lydie Breeze; Bosoms and member of the Musical Theatre Collective Gas for Less, Magnolia at the Goodman Theatre, Grrrl! (Assistant Technical Director), The Neglect; The House of Blue Leaves, which won (MTC). He has also worked on DePaul’s Dead Porgy and Bess, Damnation of Faust at the Misanthrope (Master Electrician), Intimate an Obie and NY Drama Critics Circle Award Man Walking Project and various student Lyric Opera of Chicago and Private Lives at Apparel (Master Carpenter), and The Ernie Play for the Best American Play of 1970-71 and projects, including Artuad’s Jet of Blood. Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Other notable (Carpenter). Additionally, Andrew has interned four Tonys in its 1986 Lincoln Center revival; productions include the world premieres Andrew Peters (Assistant Director), 1st Year two consecutive summers with PRG Scenic Six Degrees of Separation, which received the of Killer Joe, Bug, and The Point of Honor. He MFA/Directing. Andrew hails from Baltimore, Technologies in New York, most recently as a NY Drama Critics Circle Award in 1991 for its is a founding member of the Single Action Maryland. He is the former founding Artistic Technical Design and Engineering intern. At Lincoln Center Theatre production and the Theatre Company, and is on the faculty of the Director of Glass Mind Theatre (GMT) and PRG Andrew worked on Chelsea Social Club, a Olivier Best Play Award in 1993. He wrote the Actor’s Gymnasium and Roosevelt University has also trained with the KIBISM movement Las Vegas night club, and numerous Broadway lyrics and coauthored the book for the 1972 in Chicago. 6 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 7 BIOGRAPHIES [cont.] BIOGRAPHIES [cont.]
shows and tours that include If/Then, Bullets Nikki Foster (Assistant Costume Designer) 2nd Bradley Manning. Professional design credits Jackson Walsh (Assistant Stage Manager), Over Broadway, Beautiful: The Carole King Story, Year BFA/Costume Design. Nikki joins The include: Little Shop of Horrors (Street Tempo), 2nd Year BFA/ Stage Management. Jackson is three separate Wicked tours, two separate Book Theatre School as a transfer from Muskegon, The Altruists (Two Lights), Crave (Blind Owl), from Keystone, Colorado. This past summer, of Mormon tours, Annie Broadway revival, and Michigan. She has worked for many years as The Train Play (Will Act for Food), Jack’s Precious he interned with the City of Denver where King Kong, the Musical. both assistant Costume Designer and as a Moment (Will Act for Food), and Double Trouble he worked on productions at Red Rocks Designer as well. Some of the plays she has (Porchlight). Jack is currently finishing his audio Amphitheatre including O.A.R, Ellie Goulding, Ian Blinstrup (Assistant Technical Director), 4th worked on include Steel Magnolias, Harvey,The internship at the Goodman Theatre. and Bruno Mars. He also served as a Production Year Secondary Education. Ian Blinstrup is a 39 Steps, Leaving Iowa, A Midsummer Night’s Runner for the first national tour of Peter and 4th year Secondary Education major pursuing David Samba (Assistant Sound Designer), 2nd Dream, The Pillowman and Into the Woods. the Starcatcher. Past Theatre School credits endorsements in Social Studies and Drama/ Year BFA/ Sound Designer. A Baltimore native, include Spring Awakening, Lizzie Bright and the Theatre Arts. He has been a Carpenter in the Alma Acosta (First Hand), 2nd Year BFA/ David’s past productions include Little Shop of Buckminster Boy, A Tribute to Thick Leonard, and Scene Shop for the past four years. Costume Technology. Alma hails from Houston, Horrors, The Crucible, Aristophanes’ The Birds, Assassins. Texas. In Houston she has worked with A.D. Trust, Chicago, and, most recently, Assassins. David Millard (Master Carpenter), 2nd Year BFA/ Players, Theatre Under the Stars, and Stages Mario E. Wolfe (Assistant Stage Manager), Theatre Technology. David grew up in Grand Stephanie Swiatek (Dramaturg), 3rd Year Repertory Theatre. She was a Stitcher for 2nd Year BFA/Stage Management. Mario hails Rapids, Michigan, where he graduated high BFA/Theatre Arts. Stephanie is from Berlin, Hansel and Gretel, and she also works as an from St. Petersburg, Florida. Mario recently school from Forest Hills Central. David’s theatre Connecticut. Before discovering the Theatre assistant in The Theatre School Makeup Shop. worked as Floor Manager for Collaboraction portfolio at The Theatre School includes Master Arts program at The Theatre School, she Alma will be working on The Scavengers as First Theatre Company’s Sketchbook ’13 Series. His Carpenter on Arabian Nights. He will also be the studied acting at the University of Connecticut. Hand in the spring. Theatre School credits include Hansel and Assistant Technical Director on The Scavengers, Her favorite credits include A Servant of Two Gretel (Assistant Stage Manager), The Norman which opens later this year. Andrew Meyer (Lighting Designer), 4th Year Masters (Beatrice) and the title role in Rodgers Conquests: Table Manners (Stage Manager), BFA/Lighting Designer. Andrew is from Lake and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Sean Conlin (Carpenter) 2nd Year BFA/Theatre and Art (Yvan), as a part of the 2012-2013 Lab in the Hills, Illinois, where he served as the Technology. Sean has worked on Tribute to JD Garrastegui (Assistant Dramaturg), 2nd Series. He has also stage managed Manuscript, Lighting Department Manager for two years at Thick Leonard as a Carpenter, Angels in America Year BFA/Dramaturgy. JD’s previous theatre Proof, both at the Studio@620, and The Laramie Huntley High School. Andrew was the Lighting Part II: Peristroika and In the Red and Brown credits include directing a youth production Project. His directing credits include Extremities, Designer for A Tribute to Thick Leonard by Gil Water as a Stagehand, and Our Town as Master of Chicago in 2011 and stage managing Turn of The Perfect Resolution, and Bus 74. Mario is the Tanner. He served as Master Electrician for Carpenter. the Screw at The Theatre School in 2012. 2012 IN10 Play Festival First Place Winner for The Theatre School productions of In the Red his play Bus 74. Bus 74 was also recently read Jessica Vodnik (Costume Designer), 3rd Year BA/ and Brown Water and Our Town. He was the Jewells Santos (Assistant Dramaturg), 2nd Year at Victory Gardens Theater as a part of Teatro Communication & Media. Jessica was born in Assistant Lighting Designer for The Royal Hunt BFA/Playwriting. Jewells is originally from Vista’s Late Night Series. England and raised in Wisconsin. She is earning for the Sun. Andrew is a hired contractor for Dallas, Texas. She recently worked on The her bachelor’s degree at DePaul’s College of LakeShore Audio/Visual where he performs Tempest, directed by Coya Paz, on The Paleta John Culbert (Dean). In Chicago, John has Communication, while minoring in History and lighting related operations. Project at Free Street Theater, and was in the designed scenery and/or lighting for the Theatre Studies, with an emphasis on Costume wedding party and the Dead in Our Town last Buckingham Fountain, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Daniel Friedman (Assistant Lighting Design. Last season at The Theatre School, she fall. Garfield Conservatory, Chicago Park District, Designer), 3rd Year BFA/Lighting Designer. served as the assistant costume designer for Field Museum of Natural History, Goodman From Skokie, Illinois, Daniel has worked on Caroline D’Angelo (Stage Manager), 3rd year In the Red and Brown Water, Lizzie Bright and Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Lookingglass many productions around Chicago, including BFA/Stage Management. Caroline hails from the Buckminster Boy, and The Coral King, as well Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Children’s lighting design for Arabian Nights, The Bee, Long Island, New York. Theatre School credits as Emerald City Theatre’s Llama, Llama this Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre and more Tartuffe (The Theatre School), Drunk and Ready include: Our Town (Assistant Stage Manager), year. She has also done makeup for the Civic than thirty productions at Court Theatre. At (redtwist theatre), Hedwig and the Angry Inch Intimate Apparel (Assistant Stage Manager), Orchestra of Chicago’s Hallowed Haunt and the Court Theatre, he received several Joseph (Haven Theatre), and Assistant Lighting Design The Misanthrope (Stage Manager), Barrio Grrrl! works as a tutor at the University Center for Jefferson nominations and a Jeff Award for The for Hedda Gabler (Writers’ Theatre), To Master (Assistant Stage Manager), and A Wrinkle Writing-based Learning. Triumph Of Love. Other Chicago productions the Art (Chicago Commercial Collective), The In Time (Assistant Stage Manager). Other include Regina for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lara Hall (Assistant Costume Designer), 2nd Year Color Purple (Mercury Theater), Oklahoma! favorite credits include: La Boheme (DePaul Hughie for the Goodman Theatre, The Glass BFA/Costume Designer. Lara hails from Ashville, (Lyric Opera of Chicago), The Coral King (The Opera Theatre), The Little Prince (Theater at Menagerie, Man of La Mancha for Court Theatre North Carolina. She has worked for the NC Theatre School), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Monmouth), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theater and A Year With Frog And Toad for Chicago Stage Company’s production of Arsenic and Old Zoo (Lookingglass Theatre), and November at Monmouth), Henry IV Part 1 (Theater at Children’s Theatre. John has designed scenery Lace through her internship at the University (ProudKate Theatre Project). Daniel currently Monmouth), and Cinderella (Theatre Three). and/or lighting for the Boston Lyric Opera, St. of North Carolina at Asheville’s Costume Shop. serves as Production Designer for the Musical (make sure Henry IV Part 1 is together, but that Louis Opera, Baton Rouge Opera, Southern She most recently designed the costumes for Theatre Collective, is a member of The Theatre the line is continuous). Repertory, Cleveland Orchestra, McCarter the Zero Leaps Forward independent film for School Student Government, and is Chair of Theatre and Bristol Riverside Theatre. At The the 48Hour film competition. Lara was the the USITT Student Chapter. Theatre School he has designed productions Assistant Costume Designer for Hansel and Jack Hawkins (Sound Designer) 4th Year BFA/ of The Misanthrope, Streetcar Named Desire, The Gretel and will be Assistant Costume Designer Sound Design. Jack’s Theatre school design Rose Tattoo, The Women, The Snow Queen, Rip for the upcoming Theatre School production of credits include: Synergy, Woyzeck, Spring Van Winkle and Stage Door. The Last Days Judas Iscariot. Awakening, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Kitchen Sink and was a co-design credit for I Am 8 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 9 MISSION STATEMENT THE THEATRE SCHOOL BOARD The Theatre School at DePaul University educates, trains, and inspires students of theatre in Sustaining Members Merle Reskin Criss Henderson a conservatory setting that is rigorous, disciplined, culturally diverse and that strives for the Mary Spalding Burns, Chair Hank Richter Paul Konrad highest level of professional skill and artistry. Sondra Healy, Chair Emeritus Trisha Rooney Alden Amy K Pietz Joseph Antunovich Joseph Santiago Jr. John C. Reilly A commitment to diversity and equality in education is central to our mission. As an integral Kathleen M. Bette Patricia Costello Slovak Charlayne Woodard part of the training, The Theatre School produces public programs and performances from Kyle A. DeSantis Rev. Monsignor Kenneth Velo Denniz Zacek David W. 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In 1980, Chicago Playworks was Listings in the honor roll reflect contributions and pledge payments made to The Theatre School between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. If you are interested in making a gift to support student scholarships, programs, or the new Theatre School building, please contact Elizabeth Soete, awarded the prestigious Sara Spencer Award by the Children’s Theatre Association of America Assistant Vice President of Development, at 312/362-7148 or [email protected]. (now the American Alliance for Theatre and Education). President’s Club Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul’s honor society of donors. Chicago Playworks is a vital aspect of the training at The Theatre School at DePaul University. *$1,000,000+ lifetime giving to DePaul University Students gain pre-professional experience in an extended run before a most demanding and + Donor has made a special philanthropic pledge to DePaul University appreciative audience. Chicago Playworks presents three unique productions to more than ~ Denotes President’s Club membership, which reflects total giving to DePaul
35,000 young people each season and has entertained more than 1 million schoolchildren and Alumni & Friends Scott Ellis, GSD ‘78 Warren Hayford Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, families since 1925. Exelon Corporation Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Inc. $50,000 + Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund * Edgar Jannotta Richard Lightfine Fr. McCabe Circle Focus Lighting, Inc. James Jenness, BUS ‘69; MBA ‘71; Janet C. Messmer Anonymous (1) Paul Gregory, GSD ‘73 DHL ‘06 (Trustee) & Sharon Brian Montgomery, JD ‘89 Sondra Healy, GSD ’64 (Life Stana Katic Jenness * Roberto Romo, LAS ‘82 & Jane HISTORY Trustee) & Denis Healy Malcolm Lambe, JD ‘84 & Linda Bob & Linda Kozoman + Irwin Dr. Bella tItkin-Konrath (dec.), Usher Whitney Lasky & Jerry Lasky Schiff Hardin, LLP GSD ‘43 Magellan Corporation Don McLean Robert Shook, GSD ‘72 & Leslie The Theatre School at DePaul University was founded as the Goodman School of Drama in National Philanthropic Trust Northern Trust Corporation Shook + 1925, made possible by a gift of $250,000 from William and Erna Goodman to the Art Institute $25,000-$49,999 Penny Obenshain & William Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, Inc. Linda Sieracki & Richard Sieracki Fr. Levan Circle Obenshain Charles Rhodes Thomas Tryon, THE ‘88 of Chicago. The gift was in memory of their son, Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, a playwright. Allstate Insurance Co. R4 Services Nancy Rick-Janis, MBA ‘93 & Robert Ted Wass, GSD ‘75 & Nina Wass Kathleen Bette & Gerhard Bette Merle Reskin Charitable Fund Janis, SNL ‘82; MS ‘86 Ted Wolff Kenneth dreamed about opening a theatre that combined a repertory company with a Helen Brach Foundation * + Merle Reskin * Sarah Siddons Society, Inc. dramatic arts school, where classes would be taught by professional artists and actors. Geico Trisha Rooney-Alden Stephen Sever, LAS ‘73 $1,000-$2,499 PNC Bancorp, Inc. * Lady Valerie Solti Steven Simpson Vincentian Circle PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Patricia Slovak Anonymous (1) In 1975 The trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago voted to phase out the Goodman School Segal Family Foundation $5,000-$9,999 Staples, Inc. Teresa Aguilera, THE ‘98 & Michael Carole Segal & Gordon Segal Fr. O’Connell Circle Chris P. Stefanos Associates, Inc. Castillo of Drama over a three-year period. Luckily, DePaul University stepped in and embraced the Rev. Charles Shelby, C.M., MS ‘72 * Anonymous (1) Chris Stefanos Abena Apea Bulley & Andrews, LLC Steppenwolf Theatre Co. Patricia & Robert Ball Goodman School of Drama to keep alive a tradition of dramatic programming. DePaul’s first $10,000-$24,999 Chicago Drama League US Bank Mr. & Mrs. Norman Bobins theatre, The College Theatre, opened on the Lincoln Park Campus in 1907. Fr. Corcoran Circle The Cleveland Foundation W. E. O’Neil Construction Co. The Robert Thomas Bobins Anonymous (1) John Craib-Cox + Foundation Antunovich Associates, Inc. Kitty Culbert, MED ‘04 & John $2,500-$4,999 Lois Brennan * Throughout the years, The Theatre School at DePaul University has grown in reputation and Leslie Antunovich & Joseph Culbert Fr. O’Malley Circle William Brown, MFA ‘89 Antunovich Dennis Dugan, GSD ‘69 Rochelle Abramson, MED ‘89 & Friends of Edward M. Burke stature. Our new home at Fullerton and Racine opened in September 2013 and was designed Bob Arthur The Edgewater Funds Elliott Abramson Justice Anne Burke, SNL ‘76; DHL Mary and Joseph Burns Jennifer Faron, BUS ‘94; MBA ‘05 & Monica Abramson-Lyons, THE ‘87 & ‘05 & Alderman Edward Burke by the internationally renowned architect César Pelli and his firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. ComEd * Michael Faron Daniel Lyons, MUS ‘83; MM ‘91 Sr., LAS ‘65; JD ‘68 + Richard Driehaus, BUS ’65; MBA Andi Gordon & Jim Gordon Carol Bernick Elizabeth Cadwallader ’70; DHL ’02 (Life Trustee) & Grafx Carol Lavin Bernick Family Cannon Design To learn more about our history, please visit theatre.depaul.edu Inese Driehaus* Jack Greenberg, BUS ‘64; JD ‘68; Foundation Jim Cavanaugh, GSD ‘67 Richard H. Driehaus Charitable DHL ‘99 (Trustee) & Donna Lawrence Bundschu Chapman & Cutler, LLP Lead Trust * Greenberg * Jane Doyle & Lawrence Doyle Joyce Chelberg Toni Dunning & David Dunning Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harczak F. E. Moran, Inc. Emily Chew & Robert Murphy 10 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 11 DONORS [cont.] THE THEATRE SCHOOL FACULTY/STAFF
John Jenkins & Nan Cibula-Jenkins Jonathan Meier, GSD ‘85 & Jill Eugene & Antonia Beiriger Jeannette Ertelt, GSD ‘54 John Culbert...... Dean TECHNICAL THEATRE Dean & Judy Corrin Meier William Bennett (Trustee) & Susan Al Fenske, GSD ‘67; GSD ‘67 Dean Corrin...... Associate Dean Shane Kelly...... Head of Theatre Technology Christopher Countryman Joan Meister & Dr. Richard Bennett + Jean Fiala Linda Buchanan...... Associate Dean of Curriculum Janet C. Messmer...... Head of Costume Technology Direct Action Counseling Meister ~ Darren Bochat, THE ‘91 Eric Fielding, GSD ‘76 & Cecelia Shane Kelly...... Chair, Design and Narda E. Alcorn ...... Head of Stage Management Walt Disney Company Foundation Peoples Gas Jeffrey Bruckerhoff, THE ‘94 Fielding Brigid Duffy, GSD ‘65 & Charles Carol Post Barry Brunetti, MFA ‘98 Keith Fort, GSD ‘77; GSD ‘78 Technical Theatre Jason Brown Richard Bynum Gerace, GSD ‘66 Prof. Decorating & Painting, Inc. P. J. Byrne, MFA ‘99 Sheila Frank, GSD ‘61 Barry Brunetti...... Chair, Theatre Studies David Castellanos Kevin Depinet Ernst & Young Foundation Jon & Sarah Rathbone, MS ‘08 ~ Donald Casey Jr. & Christine Lara Goetsch Phil Timberlake...... Chair, Performance Department Joel Hobson Ed Leahy Herbert Felsenfeld, GSD ‘63; GSD Gregory Reger, BUS ‘73 Casey ~ Jerrold Gorrell, GSD ‘65 & Jennie David Naunton Courtney O’Neill ‘65 & Gail Newman Larry Rogers Sr., JD ‘83; DHL ‘09 Rob Chambers, MFA ‘93 Gorrell ADMINISTRATION Russell Poole Michael Rourke Kevin Fortwendel (Trustee) ~ Anida Cohen Matthew Hune, THE ‘08 Chet Grissom, THE ‘87 Mary Sander, GSD ‘60 & Peter Tessa Craib-Cox (dec.) Wendy Irvine Anna Ables...... Director of Marketing Jim Savage Noelle Thomas Lois Hubbard Sander Crouch-Seranko Masonry, LLC Tina Jasso and Public Relations Alden Vasquez Laura Whitlock Valorie Hubbard, GSD ‘84 Donald Schiller, JD ‘66 & Eileen Carole Doris, JD ‘76 & Dr. Peter Jay Kelly & Alicia Gonzalez Jason Beck...... Director of Admissions Maureen Huntley, GSD ‘82 & Paul Schiller + ~ Doris Fred Kloese, MS ‘03 Mitsu Beck...... Executive Assistant THEATRE STUDIES Sheahen SchulerShook, Inc. FRG Enterprises, Inc. Alexa Kolb, THE ‘08 Barry Brunetti...... Head of Theatre Arts William Ibe, LAS ‘80 Laura Shallow Anastasia Gonzalez & Gilbert Michael Kristula, MUS ‘51 John Bridges...... Assistant Dean, Devora Jacobs, THE ‘89 & Seth Gerald Smith Gonzalez Anthony Li Fonti, LAS ‘71 Director of Administration, Marcie McVay...... Head of Theatre Management Jacobs, MFA ‘89 Tylk Gustafson & Associates, Inc. Fred Gumbinner Dina Lindenberg, MS ‘01 Alumni Relations Carlos Murillo...... Head of Playwriting Anthony Johnson, THE ‘95 & Phil Varchetta, BUS ‘49 ~ Karin Gumbinner Gary Martin, MBA ‘93 Anastasia Gonzalez...... Budget Manager Alan Salzenstein...... Head of Arts Leadership Candace Johnson Phil Varchetta & Associates Sara Hays & John Mitchell Charles McCarter Jr., MS ‘67 Wendy Irvine...... Director of Development Rachel Shteir...... Head of Dramaturgy Melanie Johnston & Tyler Johnston Catherine Weidner Todd Hensley Karen McDonnell Larry Kugler Weiss & Company, LLP Alison Jackson Sara McKay & Dr. John McKay Joshua Maniglia...... Technical Operations Manager Suzanne Bizer Aaron Carter James Luebchow Dr. & Mrs. Ray Whittington ~ Jim Jankowski Pat Mikos Elizabeth Soete...... Assistant VP of Development Tosha Fowler Criss Henderson Eileen Massura, CSH ‘63 WMA Consulting Engineers, Ltd. Arnold Kranz, BUS ‘66 Jeffrey Neal, MFA ‘87 Andrea Tichy...... Manager of PR and Special Events Jim Jensen Chris Jones Martha Melman & Richard Melman William Kusack Jr., MBA ‘78 Simone Olsen-Varela, THE ‘10 Melissa Tropp...... Admissions Assistant Jan Kallish Jay Kelly Richard & Martha Melman $250-$499 (Trustee) ~ Marcia Opp & Jon Ekdahl Jeanne Williams...... Coordinator of Academic Services Kristin Leahey Ernie Nolan Foundation Anonymous (3) Charles Letts, GSD ‘73 Rick Paul, GSD Millard Group, Inc. Narda Alcorn, THE ‘92 Denise Mattson, MA ‘96 & Steven James Pecora, THE ‘89 & Deborah Dexter Zollicoffer...... Diversity Advisor Bill O’Connor Tanya Palmer Cathleen Osborn & William Osborn Erica Arvold, THE ‘91 & Ted Levin ~ Dudley Coya Paz-Brownrigg Maren Robinson Dr. Kathleen Owens, MED ‘71 Chapman Marilyn McKenna & William Sarah Pitard, THE ‘07 ACTING & DIRECTING Roche Schulfer Geoffrey Jackson Scott Grant & Margi Palmer E. M. Baisch McKenna Joshua Potts, LAS ‘97; MBA ‘04 Dexter Bullard...... Head of Graduate Acting Sandy Shinner Joseph Ponsetto, EDU ‘78; JD ‘82 & Jennifer Beck, MED ‘07 & Jason Dawn G. McKesey Dorothy Purchase, GSD ‘52 Jean Lenti Ponsetto, EDU ‘78 + Beck, THE ‘98 Irene Michaels Carlos Ramirez, CMN ‘07 Trudie Kessler...... Head of Undergraduate Acting Kimberly Pross, THE ‘98 Dr. Lloyd Blake & Becky Borczon, David Mold, MFA ‘97 Leah Reynolds Lisa Portes...... Head of Directing, LIBERAL STUDIES PSEG GSD ‘78 Martin & Erin Moran ~ Robert Rhinehart, LAS ‘67 Artistic Director Chicago Playworks Bea Bosco David Chack Thomas Reedy Russell Bruzek, GSD ‘64 Julia Neary, THE ‘90 Luke Ricca, THE ‘11 Greg Allen Jane Drake Brody Lou Contey Shanesia Davis Jane Sahlins & Bernard Sahlins Dr. Margaret Burke, EDU ‘83; MA ‘85 Stephanie Oberhausen & Andrew Lisa Riley Andrew Gallant Linda Gillum Jason Fliess Kevin Fox (dec.) & Patrick Burke, MST ‘87 ~ Oberhausen Jessica Saletnik, THE ‘99 Rosemary Schnell + Caileen Crecco Christopher Peak, MFA ‘04 Patrick G. H. Schley Noah Gregoropolous John Jenkins Carolyn Hoerdemann Lin Kahn Amy Shelly Susanne Dumbleton, PhD & Dr. Kathryn Pieper & Vincent Barone Jennifer Schwartz Nick Johne Damon Kiely Ryan Kitley Suzanne Lang Charles Smith William Dumbleton ~ Francesca Rollins, MFA ‘87 Karen Sheridan, MFA ‘86 Susan Messing Matt Miller Reggie Lawrence James McDermott Elizabeth Soete & Raymond Lee Anne Fahey, GSD ‘66; GSD ‘73 David Saltiel Julie Sieracki Rachel Patterson Sigrid Sutter Dan Moser Chris Peak Narducy Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Ferrari & Robin Schneider Marci Sieracki & Jeffrey Sieracki Ann Wakefield Catherine Weidner James Sherman Rachel Slavick Ted Sprague Family Julie Seranko Wayne W. Smith Harrison I. & Lois M. Steans Family; Felicia Filbin, LAS ‘81 Mindy Siebenaler & Alex Bopp Andrea Tichy, THE ‘07 Harrison Steans, DHL ‘05 (Life Goldman Sachs & Co. Linda Sieracki & James Sieracki US Bank Foundation MOVEMENT TECHNICAL STAFF Trustee) * Maria Goodman & Albert Mary Sieracki & Steven Sieracki Deborah White-Dabulskis, CSH Patrice Egleston...... Head of Movement So Hui Chong...... Costume Technician Dana Stonecipher Goodman Kevin Slaughter, GSD ‘79 ‘80; JD ‘84 Pam Chermansky Laura Dixon Tim Combs...... Technical Director Lois Stratemeier, LAS ‘53 Tracy Krauchun, SNL ‘05; MS ‘10 ~ Joseph Slowik, GSD ‘53 & Patricia John Wilke, GSD Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc. Sandra LaPorte, SNL ‘04 Slowik Lisa Woods, CMN ‘11 Kristina Fluty Vanessa Greenway Myron Elliott ...... Costume Shop Manager Abigail Tierney M. J. Larrabee Carri Speicher Johnson Gabriel Halpern Natasha Julius Chris Hofmann...... Director of Production Susan Vargo, THE ‘98 & Matt Alexis Links, THE ‘11 ~ Kenneth Stemke, MS ‘88 Matching Gifts Camille L’Italien Neil Massey Jen Leahy...... Theatre Technical Director Holliday Julie Maier Cynthia Summers & Bruce The Boeing Co. Alie McManus Kimosha Murphy Dawn G. McKesey...... Assistant Costume Shop Manager Monsignor Kenneth Velo James McDonald Summers ~ Walt Disney Company Foundation Julia Neary Nick Sandys Pullin Aaron Pijanowski...... Theatre Assistant Technical Director Dr. Susie Millard Theatre for Young Audiences USA Ernst & Young Foundation $500-$999 Sara & Leo Acosta ~ Noelle Thomas, THE ‘99 Goldman Sachs & Co. Clifton Robinson Mary Schmich Gerry Reynolds...... Scene Shop Foreman Anonymous (1) Hamoda Mohamad, LAS ‘11 ~ Karen Thurston, THE ‘89 & Powell Peoples Gas Ron Seeley...... Master Electrician Jon Andrews Marilyn Morrill Thurston PSEG VOICE AND SPEECH Adam Smith...... Sound Technician Robert Berner Jr. Lynne Palmer, THE ‘89 Alice Treyz, GSD ‘68 & Russell Treyz US Bank Foundation Claudia Anderson...... Head of Voice and Speech Jennifer Smith...... Production Coordinator Dr. GianMario Besana ~ Cindy Peterson Janet Trzaska Deb Doetzer Mark Elliott Wayne W. Smith...... Property Master, Safety Officer Christine Binder Marion Recht Kristin Ulrich, THE ‘93 Gifts-in-Kind Jay Braatz, EdD ~ Alan Salzenstein James Vick Anonymous (1) Phyllis E. Griffin Trudie Kessler Shawn Warren...... Carpenter John Bridges Alexander Shusko, MST ‘83 Dr. John Ransford Watts & Joyce American Airlines Phil Timberlake Joanna White...... Scenic Artist Gisela Brodin-Brosnan Keith Smith, THE ‘89 L. Watts Chicago Bears Football Club Mark Burns & Linda Burns, MA Michele Smith Annette Wilson ~ Chicago Blackhawks DESIGN AUDIENCE SERVICES ‘11 ~ Spaceco, Inc. Patricia Winston, GSD Chicago Bulls Sean Eshaghy Kurtis Todd, MS ‘07; MS ‘12 ~ Toni Dunning & David Dunning ~ Christine Binder...... Head of Lighting Design Julia Curns...... Box Office Manager Josh Grossman Albert Tucci, GSD ‘70 Up to $99 Exelon Corporation Linda Buchanan...... Head of Scene Design Anna Bosy...... Theatre School House Manager Mark L. Hawkins, BUS ‘01; MBA Amanda Van Zee, MBA ‘06 & Craig Anonymous (3) Coral Gable, THE ‘08 Nan Cibula-Jenkins...... Head of Costume Design Molli Duckworth...... Administrative Assistant ‘06 ~ Zimmerman The Boeing Co. Lorie McClure, MS ‘86; JD ‘88 Victoria Deiorio...... Head of Sound Design LaKisha Jackson...... Chicago Playworks House Manager Louise Heckman & Gregory Chester Wilczak, BUS ‘58; MBA ‘62 Susan Breeze, GSD ‘67; GSD ‘68 Irene Michaels Nan Zabriskie...... Head of Make Up Linda RM Jones...... Group Sales Representative Mark + ~ Derrick Winding, SNL ‘12 & Joshua Buchanan Brian Montgomery, JD ‘89 ~ Elizabeth Hollendoner, MBA ‘03 ~ Shannon Stone-Winding ~ Rafael Castellanos, BUS ‘87 Penny Obenshain & William Jeff Bauer Anna Henson Leslie Shook...... Theatre Manager Bernadette Janisch Andrea Wynne Rose Charone, GSD ‘48 Obenshain ~ Todd Hensley Nick Keenan James Jensen Tammy Cook PNC Bancorp, Inc. * Jason Knox Jack K. Magaw Paul Klug $100-$249 Patricia Corcoran, THE ‘07 Penny Lane Hair Studios Henrijs Priess Janice Pytel Rachel Kraft Anonymous (1) Jane Cox Stella Ramirez-McDermott ~ Gerald McLaughlin ~ 40 Churchill Bridget Dillon, MS ‘10 Wedgwood USA Birgit Rattenborg-Wise Noelle Thomas John McNicholas, CSH ‘80 & Leslie Patrizia Acerra Lyman Dunning, GSD ‘69 McNicholas ~ Alana Arenas, THE ‘02 Patrice Egleston
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CHICAGO PLAYWORKS THE THEATRE SCHOOL THE THEATRE SCHOOL ALUMNI WORKED AT: FOR FAMILIES AND at The Theatre School’s new facility • 139 Chicagoland area theatre companies TV & WEB in Lincoln Park • 65 theatre companies on the West Coast YOUNG AUDIENCES Alums worked on at least 32 different television at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre • 57 theatre companies on the East Coast networks including ABC, FX, Disney, CBS, • 39 theatre and film festivals internationally Nickelodeon, CW, Bravo, MTV, Showtime, BBC, TBS, A Free Man of Color NBC, VH1, HBO, and Fox; on 85 different programs by John Guare • 76 schools including The American Film Institute, Number the Stars and webisodes including: directed by Phyllis E. Griffin The Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College, based on the book by Lois Lowry January 31 – February 9, 2014 Columbia University, Harvard, University of adapted by Dr. Douglas W. Larche Houston School of Theatre, NYU, Notre Dame, Archer The Middle (previews 1/29 & 1/30) directed by Ernie Nolan Oakland University, School at Steppenwolf, UC Bates Motel Modern Family ASL Interpreted and Audio Description January 18 – February 22, 2014 Irvine, University of Chicago, USC School of Theatre, Californication Rookie Blue Sunday, 2/9/14, at 2:00 PM and Yale University. Audio Description Saturday, 2/1/14, at 2:00 PM Castle Shameless ASL Interpreted Friday, 2/14/14, at 10:00 AM • 42 states and 14 countries other than the U.S. Chicago Fire The Simpsons ASL Interpreted/Ice Cream Social including Canada, England, France, Germany, Sunday, 2/16/14, at 2:00 PM Moth Honduras, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, The Criminal Minds True Blood by Declan Greene Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Elementary Two and a Half Men directed by Michael Osinski February 14 – 23, 2014 (previews 2/12 & 2/13) Girls Two Broke Girls Jackie and Me OUR ALUMS: • hold 28 positions as Artistic or Co- Artistic Directors Hannibal Vampire Diaries by Steven Dietz of theatres The LA Complex Under the Dome directed by John Jenkins April 8 – May 10, 2014 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot • have multiple television shows in syndication The League The Walking Dead including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Sopranos, Audio Description Saturday, 4/19/14, at 2:00 PM by Stephen Adly Guiris The Mentalist and The X-Files. ASL Interpreted Friday, 5/2/14, at 10:00 AM directed by Lisa Portes ASL Interpreted/Ice Cream Social Sunday, April 18 - 27, 2014 (previews 4/16 & 4/17) • worked on over 300 theatre productions worldwide THEATRE 5/4/14, at 2:00 PM Audio Description Friday, 4/25/14, at 7:30 PM • worked with over 25 production companies Alums worked on more than 25 Broadway shows ASL Interpreted Sun, 4/27/14, at 2:00 PM including 20th Century Fox Productions, Disney, and/or national tours including: MGM, Miramax, New York Stage and Film, Saturn Films, Sony Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Anything Goes The Mystery of Tribeca Productions, and Warner Brothers Pictures. The Scavengers Billy Elliot Edwin Drood by Lucas Baisch • worked on at least 24 commercials or voiceovers Cirque du Soleil Nice Work If You Can directed by Bonnie Metzger for products including American Family Insurance, Get It Cartoon Network, Chevy Volt, Crown Royal, The Fantasticks May 9 – 18, 2014 (previews 5/7 & 5/8) Once Dannon, Hyundai, Kraft, L’Oreal, McDonald’s, Follies Mountain Dew, Pillsbury, Staples, Taco Bell, Verizon, Spiderman: and Xbox. Ghost: The Musical Turn Off the Dark What Happened in Pinkville? • were featured in numerous articles in publications Godspell Who’s Afraid of A Cubist Investigation of the Massacre of My Lai including American Theatre Magazine, Chicago Kinky Boots Virginia Woolf? An ensemble piece to be Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, The Lion King Wicked performed by MFA III actors Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, The Huffington Post, by Greg Allen The New York Times, The New Yorker, USA Today and Matilda the Musical The Wall Street Journal. directed by James Bohnen FILM May 16 - 25, 2014 (previews 5/14 & 5/15) • were recognized with 43 awards or nominations, Audio Description Friday, 5/23/14, at 7:30 PM including the Black Theatre Alliance Award, Alums worked on over 100 films including:
ASL Interpreted Sunday, 5/25/14, at 2:00 PM Emmy Award, Fulbright Scholarship, Humanitas Prize Fellowship, Jeff Award, Jonathan Larson Argo Jeff Who Lives at Home Grant, Princess Grace Award, Tony Award, and the Carnage Just Go With It Windham-Campbell Literature Award. Compliance The Lone Ranger • have also become assistant library directors, business owners, DJs, entrepreneurs, floral shop The Descendants Man of Steel managers, lawyers, magicians, mountain climbing Dorothy of Oz The Master tour guides, musicians, outreach program The Giant Mechanical The Sessions instructors, personal trainers, and more. Man Tim & Eric’s Billion Horrible Bosses Dollar Movie For all the info see The Theatre School News at theatre.depaul.edu/tsn 14 The Theatre School at DePaul University A Free Man Of Color 15 GENERAL INFORMATION
BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE (312) 922-1999
REGULAR BOX OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Friday: noon - 4 p.m.
PERFORMANCE BOX OFFICE HOURS The Box Office opens 90 minues prior to curtain for all performances.
NO SMOKING In compliance with the City of Chicago Clean Air Ordinance, smoking is prohibited in The Theatre School. We appreciate your cooperation.
EMERGENCY EXITS Please note the location of emergency exits in the theatre.
NO CELLULAR PHONES, TEXT MESSAGING, RECORDING DEVICES, PHOTOGRAPHY, PAGERS, FOOD AND BEVERAGES Please do not use the above listed items in the theatre. Patrons with electronic pagers or cellular telephones are asked to either turn off their equipment in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to curtain. We discourage text messaging during the performance. The light from the screen can bother other patrons. We allow photographs to be taken before and after but never during the performance. You may also check cameras and recording equipment with the House Manager who will secure them until final curtain.
RESTROOMS Restrooms are located in the lobbies on the main floor and balcony levels.
LOST AND FOUND If you find an item or have lost an item, please contact the House Manager. You may also call (773) 325-7900 the next day to determine if an item has been found.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS Patrons with electronic pagers are requested to either turn off their pagers in the theatre or check them with the House Manager prior to showtime. Should you need to give an emergency telephone number where you can be reached during a performance, please alert the House Manager of your seat location and give the Box Office telephone number for emergencies, (773) 325-7900.
PARKING ARRANGEMENTS When you attend an event at The Theatre School in Lincoln Park, you may park at DePaul’s Clifton Parking Deck, 2330 N. Clifton, with the DePaul rate: $6.50 after 4 p.m. on weekdays and weekends or $8.50 before 4 p.m. Present your theatre ticket or parking coupon to the garage attendant when you exit.
CAPTIONING AND LISTEN UP LISTENING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE FOR OUR HEARING-IMPAIRED PATRONS See the box office to receive either the Captioning or Headset device. We require the security deposit of a driver’s license or other identification during the performance. The ID will be returned when you return the device.
LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS You may request a large print program from the ticket taker or the House Manager.
SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING Selected performances will be interpreted in American Sign Language. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule.
AUDIO DESCRIPTION Designated audio-described performances and pre-performance touch tours are scheduled throughout the 13-14 season. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule.
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