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Dexter Bullard, Artistic Director presents

by William Shakespeare Director – Catherine Weidner Vocal Coach – Phil Timberlake Dramaturg – Tiffany Wilson Scenic Designer – Toni Kendrick Costume Designer – Carmen Briwa Lighting Designer – Jake Kvanbeck Sound Designer – Jeff Gary Stage Manager – Brent Beavers

February 4 – 13, 2011

DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre 60 E. Balbo Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 Email: theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu http://theatreschool.depaul.edu (312) 922-1999

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CAST (in

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Leonato, Governor of Messina..........................................................................Brian Crawford Antonio, brother to Leonato........................................................................................ Max Koch Balthasar, a soldier.................................................................................................Alex Hardaway Beatrice, niece to Leonato and Antonio..................................................... Brittani A. Green Hero, daughter of Leonato ................................................................................ Gemma Clarke Margaret, a waiting gentlewoman ..........................................................................Leah Raidt Ursula, a waiting gentlewoman ................................................................Celeste M. Cooper Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon ......................................................................Michael McKeogh Don John, brother to Don Pedro ...........................................................................Colin Sphar Claudio, a young nobleman of Florence ........................................................ James Gasber Benedick, a nobleman of Padua ........................................................................ David Daniels Borachio, a soldier .................................................................................................... Jacob Abbas George Seacoal, a watch .............................................................................................. Max Koch Eugenie Oatcake, a watch ...................................................................................Kaitlyn Griggs Dogberry, a constable ........................................................................................Camden Brown Verges, deputy to Dogberry ............................................................................ Margaret Tonra Mother Frances .......................................................................................................Kaitlyn Griggs The Sexton ........................................................................................................Celeste M. Cooper Classical Guitar Ensemble.....................Brandon Acker, Seth Beavis, Louis Makarewicz Members of the DePaul University Guitar Ensemble, directed by Mark Maxwell

Place: Messina, Italy Time: 1598 There will be one 10-minute intermission.

Strobe lighting is used in this production.

SPECIAL THANKS Donald E. Casey, Kurt Westerberg, Nick Sandys-Pullin, Mark Elliott, Kevin McGuire

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P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Assistant Directors...............................................................Liz Dabulskis, Marc David Pinate Assistant Dramaturg......................................................................................... Karly Bergmann Assistant Stage Managers......................................... Amy Fisk, Emily Hitmar, Sean Wiberg Classical Guitar Consultant.................................................................................. Mark Maxwell Fight Choreographer....................................................................................................Colin Sphar Assistant Scenic Designers........................................................Jillian Rothman, Cailin Short Assistant Costume Designers.............................................. Taylor S. Payne, Sarah Jo White Assistant Lighting Designer.................................................................................. Kaitlyn Myers Assistant Sound Designer.........................................................................................Jenna Moran Director of Production......................................................................................... Chris Hofmann Production Coordinator......................................................................................Jeanne Williams Technical Director........................................................................................................ Tim Combs Assistant Techincal Director................................................................................. Shawn Watson Reskin Technical Director................................................................................................Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director.................................................................... Max Raynolds Scene Shop Foreman ........................................................................................... Gerry Reynolds Technical Assistant........................................................................................................Jacob Josef Scenic Artist...............................................................................................................Joanna White Master Carpenter......................................................................................................Chuck Jarasek Carpenter................................................................................................................... Kelly Claussen Property Master...................................................................................................Wayne W. Smith Property Artisan...........................................................................................................Anders Wahl Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................................Deanna Aliosius Staff Cutter/Draper......................................................................................... Dawn G. McKesey Assistant Draper/Cutters....................................................... Jessica Burgwald, Elise Petrucci Staff Stitcher.............................................................................................................So Hui Chong Master Electrician.................................................................................................. Ellie Humphrys Reskin Master Electrician..............................................................................................Ron Seeley Make-up Supervisor................................................................................................Nan Zabriskie Make-up Assistants................................................................................Kristy Staky, Rose Streit Scenery and Property Crew............................................. Quentin A. Brown, Andy Fleischer, Zachary Deitrich Malsich, Chloe Patten, Alissa Walker Costume Crew....................................................................................... Emily Boyd, Katrina Dion, Ian Gabriel Gonzalez-Muentener, Jacob Andrew Lyle, Adam Stephan Make-up Crew....................................................................................................... Marisa Mercurio Lighting Crew........................................................................................Tara Healy, Maura Kinney, Awate Serequeberhan, Jacob Stanton Reskin Sound Technician............................................................................................. Tim Jarrell Sound Crew.................................................................................................Bailey Rosa, Kami Siu Sign Language Interpreter Coordinator...............................................................David Jones Sign Language Interpreters................................................ Diana Thorpe, Vera Washington Director of Marketing and Public Relations............................................................Anna Ables Manager of PR and Special Events....................................................................... Andrea Tichy Publicity/Production Photos................................................... Anna Ables, Michael Brosilow Publicity and House Crew........................................Taylor Blim, Joey Jennings, Maria Maia, Daniel Mozurkewich, Hana Hayashi Rickert, Brenna Schwank Box Office Manager.................................................................................................... Kim Van Tuyl House Managers.................................................................. LaKisha Jackson, Juliet W. Trieloff Theatre Manager.........................................................................................................Leslie Shook

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D R A M AT U R G Y N O T E In the small town of Messina, keeping a secret isn’t easy. Benedick conceals his love for a woman by claiming to detest her. Nobody suspects the sour-faced Don John of plotting vengeance against his rival brother. The boisterous Beatrice uses her razor-sharp wit to ensure that her cries for a husband remain unheard.

Whatever the secret, the townspeople defend their disguised feelings to the grave, using sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek remarks as their defense.

For the characters of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, wit hides love, destroys reputations, and saves an innocent life. Although some characters keep secrets to deceive others, they mostly end up deceiving themselves. For Beatrice, Benedick, and Claudio, self-deception makes them vulnerable. How easy it is to gull Beatrice and Benedick because they refuse to admit their true feelings of love to themselves or to anyone else. Because Claudio never admits to his suspicions about Hero, with a few choice words from a known enemy, he believes his fiancée is unfaithful.

It is hard to see how the truth could come to light. Yet, none of these characters can stay liars forever. Beatrice loves Benedick too much to keep her “heigh-ho for a husband” silent. Claudio loves Hero too much not to lament her supposed death. For these self-deceivers, it takes even more deceit for them to be honest with themselves; Hero must have a fake death, and Beatrice and Benedick must be tricked. All of this ado over well-intended deceit vs. malicious deceit causes a great deal of confusion, but it also reveals the love these characters share for one another. Honesty and love is revealed through a web of lies.

- Tiffany Wilson, 3rd year BFA/Dramaturgy BIOGR APHIES JACOB ABBAS (Borachio) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Jacob is from Dixon, Illinois. His previous Theatre School credits include Kent in Neil LaBute’s Reasons to Be Pretty directed by Jane Brody and Jock in Columbinus written by PJ Paparelli and directed by Trudie Kessler.

CAMDEN BROWN (Dogberry) 3rd year BFA/Acting. Camden hails from Durham, New Hampshire, where he is an award winning actor for such roles as Billy in The Goat and Thenardier in Les Miserables.

His Theatre School credits include Cabaret, directed by Barry Brunetti; Gem of the Ocean, directed by Kemati Porter; The Lady in the Van, directed by Ann Wakefield; Reasons to be Pretty, directed by Jane Drake Brody; and Iphigenia 2.0, directed by Thomas Weitz.

GEMMA CLARKE (Hero) 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Originally from Seattle, Washington. Previously she was seen in The Bacchae, Antigone, Lady in the Van, and Story Theatre.

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CELESTE M. COOPER (Ursula/Sexton) 2nd year MFA/Acting. Celeste received her BA in Theatre from Tennessee State University, where she was the recipient of the Most Multi-Talented Award and Best Actress Award from The Thomas Edward Poag Players’ Guild in 2009. Some of her credits include The American In Me as Jeannie, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) as Adam, The Bluest Eye as Pecola, Romeo and Juliet as Juliet, The Matchmaker as Mrs. Levi, and Blood Pudding as Shango.

BRIAN E. CRAWFORD (Leonato) 2nd Year MFA/Acting. Brian hails from Philadelphia and Atlanta, where he served as a Core Company Member of Out Of Hand Theater. With Out of Hand, Brian participated in the creation and production of over 10 projects, which include the U.S. Premiere of Schreibstuck and the original work Hominid (later remounted in cooperation with the Netherlands-based Lunatics). Brian has also worked with 7 Stages, Theatre Emory, The Alliance and Actor’s Express. Brian holds a B.A. in Theatre Studies from Emory University and is the 2004 recipient of the Louis B. Sudler Prize in the Arts.

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DAVID DANIELS (Benedick) 4th year BFA/Acting. Dave comes from Falls Church, Virginia. In the DC Metro area, Dave appeared in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Billy Bibbit), Twelfth Night (Andrew Aguecheek), and Dr. Faustus.

He also understudied Matt in Red Light Winter (Studio Theatre). At DePaul, Dave has appeared in The Bacchae, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Holes, and Tales as Old as Africa.

JAMES GASBER (Claudio) 4th year BFA/Acting. He hails from Lombard, Illinois. His previous Theatre School credits include Bo Decker in Bus Stop, Detective Ariel in The Pillowman, Karl Linder in A Raisin in the Sun, Haroun Khalifa in Haroun and the Sea of Stories, and Eric Harris in Columbinus.

BRITTANI A. GREEN (Beatrice) 4th year BFA/Acting. Brittani was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, where she majored in theatre at Baltimore School for the Arts High School. Her recent Theatre School credits include Alex in the original production of Liz Dabulskis’ new play The Painted Lady, Barbara in Rinne Groff’s Inky, Lena Younger in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, and Workshop 5 directed by Coya Paz. KAITLYN GRIGGS (Mother Frances/Eugenie Oatcake) 4th year BFA/Acting and Early Childhood Education Minor. Kaitlyn is originally from Southport, Connecticut. Her Theatre School credits include Martha in The Secret Garden, Nina in The Nina Variations, Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers, and Little Jesus Girl in The Pillowman.

ALEX HARDAWAY (Balthasar) 3rd year BFA/Acting. His recent theatre credits include Blood Pudding (band leader), Harvey (cab driver), Coranado (Hal), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy).

MAX KOCH (Antonio/George Seacoal) 3rd year BFA/Acting. His recent theatre credits include Prep in Columbinus, Bobby’s Father in Coronado, and John in Lips Together, Teeth Apart.

MICHAEL MCKEOGH (Don Pedro) 2nd year MFA/Acting. Regional Work: The Importance of Being Ernest (Algernon), Phare Play Theatre, NYC; The Little Tragedies (Mozart), Stepps Theatre, NYC; Othello (Roderigo), Boston Theatre Works, Boston; Curse of the Starving Class (Wesley), TheatreZone, Boston; Cooking with Elvis (Stuart), TheatreZone, Boston; The Zoo Story

(Jerry), TheatreZone, Boston. Michael also participated in the 2005 Boston Theatre Marathon with TheatreZone’s production of Scrabble in Babel or Earlset. Other regional work includes Philip in The Lion in Winter at TheatreWorks (FL), chorus in The Lysistrata Project at Aslo Theatre (FL), and the title role in Hamlet at Michigan State University.

LEAH RAIDT (Margaret) 4th year BFA/Acting. Leah proudly hails from Louisville, Kentucky. She was most recently seen on DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre stage playing Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, directed by John Jenkins.

Her past Theatre School credits include: Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Dull Gret/ Angie in Top Girls directed by Azar Kazemi, The Language of Angels directed

by Josh Jaeger, and Freedomland directed

by Barry Brunetti. Leah has worked at The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts and taught Walden Theatre’s Alumni Camp for Advanced Acting Training.

COLIN SPHAR (Don John) 4th year BFA/Acting. Colin is originally from Sacramento, California, where he attended Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy. He was most recently seen on DePaul’s Reskin Theatre stage as Colin Craven in The Secret Garden directed

by John Jenkins. Other Theatre School credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet; Freddy in Pygmalion; Will Masters in Bus Stop; and Workshop 5, an ensemble created piece directed by Coya Paz. Last summer, Colin studied Acting at the BADA Midsummer in Oxford program.

MARGARET TONRA (Verges) 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Margaret is from San Antonio, Texas. Her Theater School credits are Story Theatre, The Lady in the Van, Antigone, and Cabaret.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Playwright) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “The Bard”). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare’s oeuvre is studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.

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CATHERINE WEIDNER (Director) Associate Professor of Acting, teaches Classical Acting and Heightened Text at The Theatre School. Since joining the faculty in the Autumn of 2007, she has directed A Midsummer Nights’ Dream adapted for Playworks, and studio productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III, the latter two in collaboration with student composers and musicians from DePaul’s School of Music. For ten years, she served as the Program Director for the MFA in Classical Acting at The Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting in Washington, DC. She recently directed The Merry Wives of Windsor, Taming of the Shrew and Titus Andronicus for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Henry V in Austin, Texas as a co-production of Red Then and the Rude Mechanicals. As a professional actress, she appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire starring Patricia Clarkson and Amy Ryan at The Kennedy Center, in The Heidi Chronicles at Arena Stage, Mary Stuart and Blithe Spirit at CenterStage in Baltimore, and has worked at The Guthrie Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the La Jolla Playhouse, and with Bread & Puppet. She holds a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College and an MFA in Directing from the University of Minnesota, and has trained at The Second City in Chicago and The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

BRENT BEAVERS (Stage Manager) 3rd Year BFA/Stage Management. At DePaul, Brent has stage managed The Sugar Wife and The Pillowman and was assistant stage manager for Iphigenia 2.0, Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Brent was the dance captain for Haroun and the Sea of Stories and assistant choreographer for Cabaret. He has been an assistant stage manager with DePaul Opera Theatre and Cock and Bull Theatre and an intern at The Old Globe in San Diego for the new musical Robin and the Seven Hoods.

CARMEN BRIWA (Costume Designer) 4th year BFA/Costume Design. Carmen was born and raised in Northern California. Before enrolling at The Theatre School at DePaul in 2007, her costuming of Cats, Arsenic and Old Lace and Braves on Broadway won her the Todd and Kelly Decker Award for Theatrical Excellence and, for Cats, The National Youth Theater Award. Her Theatre School credits include costume design for The Pillowman, Thieves Like Us, and assistant costume design on Still Life With Iris, Iphigenia 2.0 and Bud Not Buddy.

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JESSICA BURGWALD (Assistant Draper/Cutter) 3rd year BFA/Costume Technology. Most recently she assistant costume designed for Thieves Like Us, A Raisin in the Sun, and Holes at The Theatre School.

KELLY CLAUSSEN (Carpenter) 3rd year BFA/Theatre Arts. Kelly previously was assistant director for Pygmalion, and The Skriker, directed by Jess Jung.

She also works in the Scene Shop.

LIZ DABULSKIS (Assistant Director) 4th BFA/Playwriting. Liz hails from Naperville, Illinois. She wrote the original script The Painted Lady, which was produced as a workshop at The Theatre School last fall quarter. Assistant directing credits include The Nina Variations and Lips Together, Teeth Apart.

JEFF GARY (Sound Designer) 3rd Year BFA/Sound Design. Jeff has been Sound Designer for The Skriker (for which he also composed original incidental music), Cabaret, Romeo and Juliet, Pygmalion, and Loose Knit. He has also been involved as the Master Engineer on several albums, including Katie Kuffel’s Weather Rods, and Sobriquet’s Everything Ends. Look for his other shows this Spring: Medea, and Mayday Mayday Tuesday CAMILLA HANSEN (Draper/Cutter) 4th year BFA/Costume Technology.

ELLIE HUMPHRYS (Master Electrician) 3rd year BFA/Lighting Design. Theatre School credits include Master Electrician for The Pillowman and Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Additionally, she has been the Assistant Lighting Designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cabaret.

CHUCK JARASEK (Master Carpenter) 4th year BFA/Theatre Technology. Born in Chicago and raised in Oak Park, Chuck has been involved with theatre tech since he was 12. Theatre School credits include Prop Master for The Civic and The Skriker. He recently completed a summer properties internship with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

TONI KENDRICK (Scenic Designer) 3rd year BFA/Scenic Design. Toni was born in Pelham, Alabama. Her Theatre School credits include assistant set designs for Macbeth, A Rasin in the Sun and Haroun and the Sea of Stories; and set designs for Loose Knit.

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JAKE KVANBECK (Lighting Designer) 4th year BFA/Lighting Design. Jake hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota. His Theatre School credits include the lighting design for Cabaret, The Pillowman, and Waiting for Lefty. His assistant lighting design credits include Thieves Like Us, Macbeth, and The House of Blue Leaves. He has been the master electrician for A Raisin in the Sun, Dancing At Lughnasa, Macbeth, and Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said.

KAITLYN MYERS (Assistant Lighting Designer) 4th year BFA/Lighting Design.

MARC DAVID PINATE (Assistant Director) 1st year MFA/Directing. Marc is from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as an actor and director with such notable companies as Campo Santo, The Magic Theatre, Teatro Vision and Shadowlight Productions. The recipient of a three-year directing residency by the Doris Duke Foundation at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, Marc ran the Hybrid Performance Experiment, which performed experimental guerilla theatre. As a spoken word poet, Marc is a past winner of the National Poetry Slam.

CAILIN SHORT (Assistant Scenic Design) 4th year BFA/Theatre Arts.

PHIL TIMBERLAKE (Vocal Coach) Phil is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework and was an Annette Kade Fulbright Fellow to France, studying “extended voice” work at the Roy Hart International Arts Centre. He previously taught at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Commonwealth University. He also taught at The Actor’s Gymnasium and The Actors Center in Chicago, and has led workshops with Lookingglass Theatre, Brandeis University, Roosevelt University, Purdue University, Barat College, First Folio Theatre and the Modjeska Youth Theatre. Phil is an ensemble member of Lifeline Theatre where he received Non-Equity Jeff Nominations for Busman’s Honeymoon (Best Supporting Actor – Play) and Queen Lucia (Best Supporting Actor – Musical). Other Chicago acting credits include First Folio Theatre (The Tempest), Lifeline (Neverwhere, The Island of Dr. Moreau [Non-Equity Jeff Award – Best Production], The Two Towers), Apple Tree (Violet), Powertap (The Beaux’ Stratagem), Shaw Chicago (Misalliance), City Lit (Playboy Stories), and Shakespeare’s Motley Crew (Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear). He is a member of VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association) and SAG (Screen Actors Guild).

TIFFANY WILSON (Dramaturg) 3rd year BFA/Dramaturg. Tiffany is serving as dramaturg on a Shakespeare production for the first time. Her previous dramaturgy credits include the MFA 1 workshop, Inky, and the currently running winter Chicago Playworks production, The Monster Under the Bed. DEXTER BULLARD (Artistic Director) Head of Graduate Acting. Recent directing credits include Mistakes Were Made at A Red Orchid Theatre and at Barrow Street Theatre Off-Broadway, Reverie with Second City at The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Lady at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre Off-Broadway, Gas for Less at the Goodman Theatre. In 2004, Dexter was awarded the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Direction Off-Broadway for Tracy Letts’ Bug, as well as a Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director. In 1995 Dexter co–founded Plasticene, whose critically–acclaimed experimental works have been featured in Chicago, Europe and New York City. With Plasticene, he has directed and collaboratively created twelve original works, including The Palmer Raids (2003) and One Fal$e Note (2006). Since 1996, Dexter has directed with The Second City, developing revues at both Chicago and Detroit. Back in 1990, Dexter founded The Next Lab at The Next Theatre where he directed Bouncers, for which he received a Jefferson Citation and an After Dark Award.

JOHN CULBERT (Dean) In Chicago, John has designed scenery and/or lighting for the Buckingham Fountain, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago Park District, Field Museum of Natural History, Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre and more than thirty productions at Court Theatre. At the Court Theatre, he received several Joseph Jefferson nominations and a Jeff Award for The Triumph Of Love. Other Chicago productions include Regina for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hughie for the Goodman Theatre, Glass Menagerie, Man Of La Mancha for Court Theatre and A Year With Frog And Toad for Chicago Children’s Theatre. John has designed scenery and/ or lighting for the Boston Lyric Opera, St. Louis Opera, Baton Rouge Opera, Southern Repertory, Cleveland Orchestra, McCarter Theatre and Bristol Riverside Theatre. At The Theatre School he has designed productions of The Misanthrope, Streetcar Named Desire, The Rose Tattoo, The Women, The Snow Queen, Rip Van Winkle and Stage Door.

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T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L AT D E PAU L U N I V E R S I T Y Mission Statement The Theatre School at DePaul University educates, trains, and inspires students of theatre in a conservatory setting that is rigorous, disciplined, culturally diverse and that strives for the highest level of professional skill and artistry.

A commitment to diversity and equality in education is central to our mission.

As an integral part of the training, The Theatre School produces public programs and performances from a wide repertoire of classic, contemporary and original plays that challenge, entertain, and stimulate the imagination. We seek to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of our university community, our city and the profession. For admissions information, telephone (773) 325-7999 or 1-800-4-DEPAUL. Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Chicago Playworks offers a live theatre experience to students, teachers and parents in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is our mission to provide theatre for children that reflects their experiences in a contemporary, multi-ethnic, urban environment.

Founded as the Goodman Children’s Theatre in 1925, Chicago Playworks is the city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre. It has been the first theatre experience for audiences of Chicago’s young people for more than seven decades and was one of the first major theatres for children in the United States. In 1997 and again in 2003, Chicago Playworks was honored by the Illinois Theatre Association with the Children’s Theatre Division Award, for its outstanding longterm contribution to children’s theatre. In 1980, Chicago Playworks was awarded the prestigious Sara Spencer Award by the Children’s Theatre Association of America (now the American Alliance for Theatre and Education).

Chicago Playworks is a vital aspect of the training at The Theatre School at DePaul University. Students gain pre-professional experience in an extended run before a most demanding and appreciative audience. Chicago Playworks presents three unique productions to more than 35,000 young people each season and has entertained more than 1 million schoolchildren and families since 1925.

The Theatre School Showcase Contemporary Plays and Classics Presenting diverse and exciting productions, The Theatre School Showcase blends imagination and cultural impact with three plays, and rounds-out the season with a fourth production featuring the graduating MFA in Acting candidates. The Theatre School Showcase offers a unique opportunity to see tomorrow’s industry leaders today, by introducing the raw creativity and dedicated collaborations of artists at the beginning of their careers. Their work is powerful, imaginative, and new.

Merle Reskin Theatre Celebrating a century of performances this season, the Merle Reskin Theatre, built as the Blackstone Theatre in 1910, was designed by Chicago architects Marshall & Fox. The stone façade and mansard roof of the Beaux-Arts style building have been modified only slightly over the years. The interior finish of French walnut and gold was designed by Plamondon & Tetze to give the appearance of a European opera house. Prior to DePaul’s purchase of the theatre in 1988, it had been home to vaudeville, the Federal Theatre Project and the touring productions of the Shubert Organization. The Theatre School brings an audience of more than 35,000 people to the theatre each season.

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T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L B OA R D Sustaining Members Patricia Costello Slovak, Chair Sondra Healy, Chair Emeritus Joseph Antunovich Kathleen M. Bette Mary Spalding Burns Kyle DeSantis David Dunning James Fitzpatrick John M. Lenckos Catherine McBreen Don McLean Irene Michaels

Carol Morse Penny Obenshain Vonita Reescer Merle Reskin John Samolis Msgr. Kenneth Velo

Paula Lisbe Amy K. Pietz John C. Reilly Bernard Sahlins Charlayne Woodard Dennis Zacek

Professional Associates Scott L. Ellis, Hon. Co-Chair Samantha Falbe Scott Falbe Zach Helm Criss Henderson Paul Konrad

Honorary Board Dr. John Ransford Watts, Dean Emeritus Dr. Bella Itkin-Konrath, Faculty Emeritus Joseph Slowik, Faculty Emeritus Lord Piers Wedgwood

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D O N O R S ( c o n t .) *+James Denny Sr. (Life Trustee) & Catherine Denny +David Dunning & Toni Dunning Edgewater Management, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Illinois Tool Works, Inc. John Lenckos Paul Mc Breen, JD ‘86 & Catherine McBreen, JD ‘86 Carol Morse Mortenson Construction Northern Trust Corporation Kathy O’Donnell R4 Services Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Foundation Andrea Saccone Sarah Siddons Society, Inc. Patricia Slovak Staples, Inc. Steppenwolf Theatre Co. Walsh Construction Co. of Illinois W. E. O’Neil Construction Co. $2,500-$4,999 Fr. O’Malley Circle Rochelle Abramson, MED ‘89 & Elliott Abramson David Blowers Emma Byrne Katherine Frekko Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Daniel Lyons, MUS ‘83; MM ‘91 & Monica Abramson-Lyons, THE ‘87 National Restoration Systems, Inc. Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program Ann O’Brien Terry Perucca Schiff Hardin, LLP Robert Segal Maureen Huntley, GSD ‘82 & Paul Sheahen Robert Shook, GSD ‘72 & Leslie Shook Richard Sieracki & Linda Sieracki Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc. $1,000-$2,499 Fr. Richardson Circle Teresa Aguilera, THE ‘98 Alpine Pictures, Inc. Suzanne Bizer Lois Brennan Broadway in Chicago Paul J. Byrne, MFA ‘99 & Jaime Byrne Ryan Carroll, GSD ‘82 Chapman & Cutler, LLP *Philip H. Corboy Foundation Tessa Craib-Cox John Culbert & Kitty Culbert Dell USA, LLP 10 DePaul University

*Mary Dempsey, JD ‘82 (Trustee) & Philip Corboy Sr. William Devers Ernst & Young Foundation William Ibe, LAS ‘80 J. C. Anderson, Inc. Anthony Johnson, THE ‘95 & Candace Johnson Jack Karp Bob & Linda Kozoman Larry Kugler James Luebchow Irene Michaels Millard Group, Inc. Susan & Bob Morrison Mason Parson Family Foundation Patricia Parson, SNL ‘78 (Trustee) The Peoples Gas Light & Coke, Inc. Phil Varchetta & Associates Roger Plummer (Trustee) & Joanne Plummer PSEG Thomas Reedy Bernard Sahlins & Jane Sahlins Rosemary Schnell Segal Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Shehorn Charles Smith Phil Varchetta, COM ‘49 Susan Vargo, THE ‘98 Monsignor Kenneth Velo Wedgwood USA Bonnie Zimmer $500-$999 Katherine Abelson Rosemary S. & John F. Bannan John Bowab John Bridges Russell Bruzek, GSD Child’s Play Touring Theatre Patricia Cox Joseph Cushing James Fitzpatrick Arny Granat Mark L. Hawkins, COM ‘01; MBA ‘06 John & Kelly Hoogenakker KI Mark Kijek, MD & Barbara Kijek, MD Kirkegaard Associates Virginia Larson Gerald McLaughlin Dr. Richard Meister & Joan Meister Elizabeth Soete & Raymond Narducy Henry Nord, JD ‘49 (Life Trustee) Professional Decorating & Painting, Inc. Schuler & Shook, Inc. Beverly Shaw Weiss & Company, LLP

$250-$499 Rebecca Borczon, GSD ‘78 Linda Buchanan Herbert Felsenfeld, GSD ‘63; GSD ‘65 Hobart Senior High School James Jensen BJ Jones Shane Kelly Donald Livesay Janet Messmer David Mold, MFA ‘97 Gregory Reger, COM ‘73 David Saltiel ~Ronald Seeley Jr., THE ‘06 Showtime Network Norbert Sieracki, COM ‘49 Stearns Family Charitable Fund Neele & Bonnie Stearns Joanne Velasquez (Trustee) & Arthur R. Velasquez Catherine Weidner Dennis Zacek, LAS ‘63 $100-$249 Anonymous (1) Linda Boskelly Nicholas Bowling, MFA ‘96 Jane Brody Jeffrey Bruckerhoff, THE ‘94 Mark & Linda Burns Dean Corrin Carole Doris, JD ‘76 & Dr. Peter Doris Dr. William Dumbleton & Susanne Dumbleton, PhD Charles Gerace, GSD ‘66 & Brigid Duffy, GSD ‘65 Gilbert Gonzalez & Anastasia Gonzalez Dr. Donald Ilko John Jenkins & Nan CibulaJenkins Anida Johnson Cohen Damon Kiely Yasmine Kiss, THE ‘98 David Lively & Elizabeth Gillette Lively William McKenna & Marilyn McKenna Dawn McKesey Zorine Morton, GSD Janine Poronsky, JD ‘86 Lindy Russell-Heymann, THE ‘00 Alan Salzenstein James Sieracki & Linda Sieracki Steven Sieracki & Mary Sieracki Joseph Slowik, GSD ‘53 & Patricia Slowik Jennifer Smith, THE ‘91 Carri Speicher Dr. John Ransford Watts & Joyce Watts Matching Gifts The Peoples Gas Light & Coke, Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation PSEG

T H E AT R E S C H O O L FAC U LT Y / S TA F F John Culbert – Dean Dean Corrin – Associate Dean Linda Buchanan – Associate Dean for Curriculum Christine Binder – Chair, Design and Technical Theatre Barry Brunetti – Chair of Theatre Studies Trudie Kessler – Chair, Performance Department ADMINISTRATION Anna Ables - Director of Marketing and Public Relations Jason Beck - Director of Admissions John Bridges - Assistant Dean, Director of Administration, Alumni Relations Tessa Craib-Cox – Director of Development Mitsu Gee – Executive Assistant Anastasia Gonzalez – Budget Manager Joshua Mangilia - Technical Operations Manager Meghan Beals McCarthy – Coordinator of Academic Services Andrea Tichy - Manager of PR and Special Events Melissa Tropp – Admissions Assistant Jeanne Williams – Production Coordinator Dexter Zollicoffer – Diversity Advisor ACTING & DIRECTING Dexter Bullard – Head of Graduate Acting, Artistic Director/The Theatre School Showcase John Jenkins – Head of Undergraduate Acting Lisa Portes – Head of Directing, Artistic Director/ Chicago Playworks Greg Allen Janet Louer Jennifer Avery Susan Messing Jane Drake Brody Matt Miller Linda Gillum Rachel Patterson Noah Gregoropolous Joseph Slowik, Bella Itkin, emeritus emeritus Nick Johne Ann Wakefield Damon Kiely Catherine Weidner MOVEMENT Patrice Egleston – Head of Movement Chuck Coyl Laura Dixon Gabriel Halpern Natasha Julius Neil Massey Alie McManus

Kimosha Murphy Julia Neary Nick Sandys Pullin Clifton Robinson Mary Schmich Natalie Turner-Jones

VOICE AND SPEECH Claudia Anderson – Head of Voice and Speech Eva Breneman Mark Elliott Phyllis E. Griffin Trudie Kessler

Kathy Keyes Jason Martin Diane Robinson Phil Timberlake

DESIGN Christine Binder – Head of Lighting Design Linda Buchanan – Head of Scene Design Nan Cibula-Jenkins – Head of Costume Design Victoria DeIorio– Head of Sound Design Nan Zabriskie- Head of Make Up Jeff Bauer Jack K. Magaw John Boesche Joe Nieminski Rachel Healy Birgit RattenborgTodd Hensley Wise Jason Knox Kimberly Senior TECHNICAL THEATRE Shane Kelly – Head of Theatre Technology Janet C. Messmer – Head of Costume Technology Frank Wukitsch – Head of Stage Management Claude Binder Russel Poole Jason Brown Michael Rourke Richard Bynum Jim Savage David Castellanos Alden Vasquez Kevin Depinet Laura Whitlock David Naunton THEATRE STUDIES Barry Brunetti – Head of Theatre Arts Carlos Murillo – Head of Playwriting Alan Salzenstein – Head of Arts Leadership Marcie McVay – Interim Head of Theatre Management Rachel Shteir – Head of Dramaturgy Neena Arndt Chris Jones Suzanne Bizer Jan Kallish Sharon Bridgforth Ernie Nolan Richard Corley Bill O’Connor Dean Corrin Tanya Palmer Alan Donahue Roche Schulfer Criss Henderson Sandy Shinner Jim Jensen Dan Smith LIBERAL STUDIES Bea Bosco Lou Contey Shanesia Davis Jen Goode Carolyn Hoerdemann

Reggie Lawrence Dan Moser Chris Peak James Sherman Rachel Slavick

TECHNICAL STAFF Deanna Aliosius – Costume Shop Manager So Hui Chong – Stitcher Tim Combs – Technical Director Chris Hofmann – Director of Production Tim Jarrell – Reskin Sound Technician Jacob Josef – Technical Assistant Jen Leahy – Reskin Technical Director Dawn G. McKesey – Assistant Costume Shop Manager Max Raynolds – Reskin Assistant Technical Director Gerry Reynolds – Scene Shop Foreman Ron Seeley – Master Electrician Wayne W. Smith – Property Master, Safety Officer Joanna White – Scenic Artist

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The Theatre School’s 2010-2011 Season THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare • directed by Catherine Weidner February 4 - 13, 2011 (previews 2/2 & 2/3) Medea

by Euripides • translated by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish directed by Damon Kiely April 15 - 24, 2011 (previews 4/13 & 4/14) Mayday Mayday Tuesday

by Carlos Murillo • directed by Dexter Bullard featuring the class of 2011 Master of Fine Arts in Acting candidates May 13 - 22, 2011 (previews 5/11 & 5/12) CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES The Monster Under the Bed

by Kevin Dyer • directed by David Catlin January 11 – March 1, 2011 Pinkalicious, the musical book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann • music by John Gregor, lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann based on the book “Pinkalicious” by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann musical direction by Mark Elliott • directed by Lisa Portes March 29 – May 21, 2011 NEW DIRECTORS SERIES Hedda Gabler

by Henrik Ibsen • adapted by Christopher Shinn directed by Azar Kazemi February 11 – 20, 2011 (previews 2/9 & 2/10) NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES The Ernie Play

by Melanie Plank, Class of 2011 directed by Shade Murray May 6 – 15, 2011 (previews 5/4 & 5/5)

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S C H O L A R S H I P I N F O R M AT I O N A priority at The Theatre School is to make sure any student who has the talent to be admitted to our conservatory training program, can attend regardless of their financial means. For the vast majority of our students, pursuing their passion for the theatre profession is a financial struggle. We work hard every year to make funding available to help our students reach their professional goals.

AWARD The Prize for Emerging Artists created through The Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation has been awarded to alum Rachel Walshe MFA ’08 Directing NEW ENDOWED AND EXPENDABLE SCHOLASHIPS The total in endowed scholarship accounts is $1,928,744.66. The following endowed scholarships were added this year: The Rev. Charles Shelby Scholarship The Bundschu –Snoddy Scholarship The David and Toni Dunning and Bill and Penny Obenshain Scholarship EXPENDABLE SCHOLARSHIPS The Gala Live Auction at The Theatre School Gala added another 7 expendable $10K scholarships to be awarded in the 2010-11 academic year: PNC Bank Joseph and Leslie Antunovich Sondra and Denis Healy A scholarship in memory of Deborah Ann Goldwater Ernie and Mimi Wish The Segal Family The O’Brien, O’Donnell and Perucca Scholarship Dominic G. And Helen T. Parisi made their 20th Charitable Remainder Gift Annuity Trust gift in the amount of $20,000.

DONATIONS TO EXISTING SCHOLARSHIPS Merle Reskin made a $15,000 pledge payment to the Merle Reskin Endowed Scholarship and to an expendable scholarship for 10-11.

John Bowab made an additional gift to the Lois Nettleton Memorial Scholarship.

Alum Scott Ellis made a pledge payment of $10,000 to the Joseph Slowik Scholarship and to an expendable scholarship for 10-11.

Alum Robert Shook and Leslie Shook made a pledge payment to the Lighting Design Scholarship.

John R. and Joyce L Watts made an additional donation to the John R. and Joyce L. Watts Endowed Scholarship for a playwriting student.

Andrea Ganzel Saccone made an additional gift to the Mark Ganzel Memorial Scholarship.

Gerald McLaughlin made additional gifts to the Michael Maggio Endowed Scholarship.

Alums Becky Borczon, David Mold and Herbert Felsenfeld made contributions to the Itkin and Slowik Endowed scholarships.

If you are interested in making a gift to support student scholarships or a program at The Theatre School, please call Tessa Craib-Cox, Director of Development at 773-325-7929

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A L U M N I FAC T S Participation: Over 700 alumni were listed in Theatre School News during its ninth year of production. TSN is an electronic alumni activity newsletter published monthly (except July).

Though originally created as a vehicle to communicate alumni activities among alumni, it is now also used for admissions, recruitment, fund raising, advertising and promotion. It is also responsible for gradually increasing the number of alumni within the school’s database with active electronic and snail-mail addresses and phone numbers. The statistics below are based on issues between August 2009 and June 2010. http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/tsn The listings included the following selected alumni activities: Alumni worked at 147 different Chicagoland area theatre companies including Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Victory Gardens, Steppenwolf, TimeLine, Next Theatre and The Second City.

Alumni worked at 58 different theatre and film festivals internationally including West Hollywood International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Humanities Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, NYC SketchFest, 2010 Latino Theatre Festival, Femme International Film Festival, San Francisco Film Festival and countless Shakespeare Festivals across the country.

Alumni have worked at 87 different schools including Yale, USC, Harvard, The Art Institute of Chicago, University of Michigan, Columbia University, NYU, Walter Payton College Prep, Columbia College, Notre Dame, Old Town School of Folk Music, SUNY Purchase, Steppenwolf School, and The American Film Institute Alumni worked on 35 Broadway/touring shows including Billy Elliot, The Addams Family, August: Osage County, Dreamgirls, Spider Man- Turn off the Dark, In the Heights, The Miracle Worker, Fences, The Lion King, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Xanadu, West Side Story, The Color Purple, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Jersey Boys Alumni worked at 61 other theatres in the New York area.

Alumni worked at 49 different theatres in California.

Alumni worked in 38 different states.

Alumni worked in 21 countries other than the United States including Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Holland, Honduras, Japan, Korea, Nigeria, Peru, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sweden Alumni worked on 104 films this year including 500 Days of Summer, Alice in Wonderland, Cedar Rapids, Cirque du Freak, Columbus Day, Familiar Strangers, Grown Ups, Hannah Free, International Departures, Lonely Street, Love and Other Drugs, Marmaduke, Moby Dick, Nine, Public Enemies, Step Brothers, Up in the Air Alumni worked on 394 theatre productions.

Alumni worked on more than 32 different television channels ABC, Bravo, CBS, NBC, VHI, HBO, CW, MTV, Showtime and Fox, on 85 different programs including 90210, All My Children, Bones, Burn Notice, Castle, Criminal Minds, CSI, Damages, Dexter, Flash Forward, Glee, Hannah Montana, Hawthorne, Heroes, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Lost, Modern Family, Nip/Tuck, Nurse Jackie, The Middle, The Office, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Real Housewives of NYC, The View, True Blood, Weeds Alumni have multiple television shows in syndication or online including Arrested Development, Mad About You, Babylon-5, Providence, Early Edition and The X-Files.

Alumni worked on 30 commercials or voiceovers for products including A1 Steaksauce, AT&T, Budweiser, Cold Stone Creamery, Comcast, Home Run Pizza, Johnsonville Sausages, KFC, Red Lobster, Target, Union Bank and Whirpool.

Alumni worked at more than 30 production companies including Fox Searchlight Productions, Miramax Films, Paramount Vantage, Showman, Spyglass Entertainment, Starmaker Group, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures.

55 alumni are Artistic or Co-Artistic Directors of theatres.

Alumni were featured in numerous articles in publications including USA Today, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Chicago SunTimes, Time Out Chicago, American Theatre Magazine, PerformInk and the Washington Post.

Alumni were recognized with 37 awards or award nominations, including GLAAD Media Award, Joseph Jefferson Awards, Emmy’s Awards, Joseph Jefferson Citations, J. Williams Fullbright Foreign Scholarship, Black Theatre Alliance Awards, The 1st Annual New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, and Tony Awards.

Mini Versions of Theatre School News: Mini versions of Theatre School News were created for each admissions‑related festival, conference and open house, and for the eight regional audition/interview locations.

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M E R L E R E S K I N T H E AT R E S TA F F Dean................................................................................................................................................... John Culbert Theatre Manager............................................................................................................................. Leslie Shook Director of Marketing and Public Relations................................................................................ Anna Ables Manager of Public Relations and Special Events................................................................... Andrea Tichy Marketing Assistants.......................................................................... Jake Kvanbeck, Meredith Matthews, Jenna Moran, Shannon Sullivan Webmaster.................................................................................................................................Joshua Maniglia Box Office Manager.........................................................................................................................Kim Van Tuyl Assistant Box Office Manager...............................................................................................Stefanie Rahaim Ticket Agents................................................................................................ Michael Herring, Brandon Mack, Meghan Owen, Anastasia Schriber, Tara Smithberger Group Sales Representative..................................................................................................... Linda RM Jones Group Sales Assistant.............................................................................................................. Shane Sweeney Administrative Assistant.................................................................................................................... Liz Calvert Office Assistant....................................................................................................................Meghan McDonald Chicago Playworks House Manager....................................................................................LaKisha Jackson Theatre School Showcase House Manager........................................................................ Juliet W. Trieloff Reskin Technical Director.................................................................................................................... Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director.......................................................................................... Max Raynolds Technical Assistant............................................................................................................................ Jacob Josef Master Electrician............................................................................................................................... Ron Seeley Reskin Sound Technician....................................................................................................................Tim Jarrell

T H E T H E AT R E S C H O O L S T U D E N T WO R K E R S Faculty Assistants.............................................................. Brent Beavers, Mitchel Civello, Reshmi Hazra, Jessica Jung, Constance Lee, A.J. Links, Kelly Montgomery, Lauren Pizzi, Nicole Prahin, Chris Rickett, Brae Singleton, Rose Streit Admissions Assistants............................................................................................... Anna Bosy, Chris Boykin, Azar Kazemi, Sally LaRowe Administration Assistants ........................................................................ Amanda Abney, Micaela Alaniz, Sasha Alekseyeva, McKenzie Chinn, Amy Eingold, David Daniels, Pamela Davis, Molly Hartman, John Kristoff, Jake Kvanbeck, Mark Lancaster, Brittany Squier, Shannon Sullivan Costume Shop................................................................................................. Cara Adams, Jessica Burgwald, Kara Dent, Camilla Hansen, Elizabeth Lamona, Constance Lee, Adrienne Littlefield, Kelly Neuls, Elise Petrucci, Molly Ryan, Greta White Door Monitors........................................................................................................Jacob Abbas, Liz Dabulskis, Carmen Dutton, Lauren Genta, Lorena Gomez, Lauren Lundy, Morgan Madison, Dan Smeriglio, Tara Smithberger Make Up Shop............................................................................................ Carmen Briwa, Jessica Burgwald, Dan Dvorkin, Kelsey Jorissen, Taylor Payne, Colin Sphar, Kristy Staky, Rose Streit, Megan Truscott, Williams Wever, Sarah Jo White Mat Cleaners........................................................................................................ Jared Green, Patricia Lavery, Manuel Ortiz, Sean Parris Prop Shop.................................................................................... Charles Jarasek, Toni Kenrick, Tierra Novy, Thomas Peacock-Preston, Jillian Rothman, Megan Truscott Merle Reskin Theatre Crew.................................................................... Quentin A. Brown, Kelly Claussen, Will Deleguardia, Michael Dodge, Rachel Claxton, Mateusz Gajowniczek, Sam Hillyer, Kelly Montgomery, Thomas Peacock-Preston, Mike Ross, Sarah Schultz, Brae Singleton, Elizabeth Smith, Shawn Watson Scene Shop......................................................Ian Blinstrup, Kelly Claussen, Nickolas Falconer Fleming, Vanessa Fusi, Noah Hayman, Alex Long, Andrew McCarthy, John Ofori, Claudia Peterson, Seth Randall-Tapply, Anders Wahl, Jon Woelfer Studio Coordinator............................................................... Matt Baca, Nicole Prahin, Elizabeth Thomas DePaul University 15

G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE (312) 922-1999 REGULAR BOX OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

PERFORMANCE BOX OFFICE HOURS Evening performance days: Open until 8 p.m.

Saturday matinee days: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Sunday matinee days: 12 - 2:30 p.m.

NO SMOKING In compliance with the City of Chicago Clean Air Ordinance, smoking is prohibited in the Merle Reskin Theatre. We appreciate your cooperation.

EMERGENCY EXITS Please note the location of emergency exits in the theatre.

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. As a special favor, we ask that young people do not chew gum. Water fountains are located in the lower lobby and in the lobbies of the mezzanine and balcony.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located in the lower lobby, the mezzanine, and balcony. An accessible restroom is located on the main floor inside of the theatre.

LOST AND FOUND If you find an item or have lost an item, please contact the House Manager. You may also call (773) 325-7968 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, (312) 922-1999. After Box Office hours, use (773) 325-7968 as an emergency number.

PARKING ARRANGEMENTS We have arrangements with two parking lots: Multi-Park, 635 S. Wabash at Balbo, and LAZ Parking, One East 8th Street at State. Please ask the Box Office for details about rates and payment.

SENNHEISER INFRA-RED LISTENING SYSTEM FOR OUR HEARING-IMPAIRED PATRONS We require the security deposit of a driver’s license or other identification during the performance. The I.D. will be returned when you return the headset.

LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS You may request a large print program from the ticket taker or the House Manager.

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING Selected performances at the Merle Reskin Theatre will be interpreted in American Sign Language. Call the Box Office or see the website for the schedule 16 DePaul University