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The Historical Merle Reskin Theatre

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF OUR MOST GRACIOUS

DEAN JOHN CULBERT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

DEXTER BULLARD PROUDLY PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE

RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN’S

THE RIVALS TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE CHICAGO PUBLIC FRIDAY, THE 13TH OF APRIL to SUNDAY, THE 22ND OF APRIL, 2012

Under the direction of CATHERINE WEIDNER Ably Assisted by Isabella Coelho Our Dramaturg, Karly Bergmann Attending to Voice and Speech, Claudia Anderson Fight Choreography by Chuck Coyl Scenic Design by Jillian Rothman Costume Design by Sarah Jo White Lighting Design by Elizabeth G. Smith Sound Design by Scott Nielsen Music Composed by Joe Clark Stage Management by Todd Boger DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre 60 E. Balbo Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 Email: theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu http://theatreschool.depaul.edu

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D R A M AT I S P E R S O N A E

MR. CAMERON BENOIT appearing as FAG MR. CORY KAHANE appearing as THOMAS & DAVID MS. JEAN SARACINO appearing as LUCY MS. ADRIENNE JONES appearing as MISS LYDIA LANGUISH MS. GRACE PALMER appearing as MRS. MALAPROP MS. KATHERINE KERMAN appearing as MISS JULIA MELVILLE MR. NOAH SIMON appearing as SIR ANTHONY ABSOLUTE MR. JULIAN HESTER appearing as CAPTAIN JACK ABSOLUTE MR. ADAM BROWN appearing as FAULKLAND MR. ERIC STAVES appearing as SIR LUCIUS O’TRIGGER MR. MICHAEL COUNTRYMAN appearing as BOB ACRES MS. BRIDGET CALLAHAN playing the VIOLA MR. MARK ELLIOTT playing the PIANO MS. SUZANNE GILLEN playing the FLUTE MR. JUSTIN KONO playing PERCUSSION Time: 1775 Place: Bath, England Gunshots will be used in this production.

There will be one 10-minute intermission.

SPECIAL THANKS

Kevin McGuire For Assistance with Audio Description: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theater.

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P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Assistant Stage Managers........................................................Belinda Bing, Emma England Fight Captain............................................................................................................... Cory Kahane Assistant Scenic Designers....................Ingrid Larson, Kirk V. Hughes, Greg Pinsoneault Assistant Costume Designer.................................................................................. Chloe Patten Assistant Lighting Designer....................................................................................... Nick Belley Assistant Sound Designer................................................................................................. Kami Siu Director of Production......................................................................................... Chris Hofmann Production Coordinator...............................................................................................Alexis Links Technical Director.........................................................................................................Sam Hillyer Assistant Technical Director............................................................................ Nicholas Fleming Reskin Technical Director................................................................................................Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director.................................................................... Max Raynolds Technical Assistant and Properties............................................................... Aaron Pijanowski Scene Shop Foreman ........................................................................................... Gerry Reynolds Scenic Artist..................................................................................................................Joana White Property Master...................................................................................................Wayne W. Smith Costume Shop Manager...........................................................................................Myron Elliott Draper/Cutters......................................................................... Jessica Burgwald, Elise Petrucci Assistant Draper/Cutter..........................................................................................Megan Turner Stitcher.......................................................................................................................So Hui Chong Reskin Master Electrician..............................................................................................Ron Seeley Rep Master Electrician............................................................................................Garvin Jellison Make-up Supervisor................................................................................................Nan Zabriskie Make-up Assistant.......................................................................................................Taylor Payne Scenery and Property Crew.................................................. Juwan Lockett, Ashlyn Lozano, Erika Miranda, Francesco Stornaiuolo Costume Crew.....................Emily Denton, Fiona Garretson, Tessa Richardson-Williams Make-up Crew.........................................................................................................Lauren Mitchell Lighting Crew............................................ Tyler Esselman, Jared Hecht, Samantha Watzek Sound Crew...................................................................... Rachel Boissevain, Meredith Taylor Sign Language Interpreter Coordinator...............................................................David Jones Sign Language Interpreters................................................... David Jones, Denise Klibanow Audio Describer...................................................................................................... Robert Hines III Director of Marketing and Public Relations............................................................Anna Ables Manager of PR and Special Events....................................................................... Andrea Tichy Publicity/Production Photos............................................................................Michael Brosilow Publicity and House Crew................................................. Michael Conroy, Audrey Gladson, Madison McLean, Genevieve Zoufal Production Associate............................................................................................... Jourdi Waller Box Office Manager........................................................................................................ Julia Curns House Managers.............................................................................................................. Alicia Graf Theatre Manager.........................................................................................................Leslie Shook

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D R A M AT U R G Y N O T E The only T.V. shows I love, I love un-ironically.

Friends conjures childhood nostalgia and the realization that Phoebe Buffet greatly shaped my sense of style.

Parks and Recreation makes my heart bubble with empathy and optimism.

The O.C. gives me that same satisfaction I receive from pounding a large Shamrock Shake; I can only indulge once a year, in mass quantities, fully aware of how bad it is for me.

I guess I have a thing for the comedy of manners, the genre of comedy all of these T.V. shows and Sheridan’s play, The Rivals, fit into. The genre of comedy works by pointing out the cultural norms of a particular social class that may otherwise go unnoticed in the daily lives of a contemporary audience.

In The Rivals, the young people are constantly trying to circumvent the prevailing social codes of England’s upper class in the 1770s. In Friends, the young people are constantly trying to adapt to the ever-changing social norms of America’s middle class in the 1990s.

But while the social classes and customs may change from century to century, the characters do not; instead we see a reoccurrence of the same types throughout the genre’s history.

In The Rivals, Mrs. Malaprop’s butchering of language is not a satirical commentary on the English elite. In Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope’s over-indulgence in whipped cream is not a mockery of the American Midwest. These characters are crafted to be sincere representations of people we know in our own lives.

It is exactly that sense of sincerity that made The Rivals so refreshing when it debuted on the English stage in 1775 and what still makes it so refreshing in the overly-ironic culture of today. ~Karly Bergman, 3rd year BFA/Dramaturgy/Dramatic Criticism

BIOGR APHIES Cameron Benoit (Fag), 3rd Year BFA/Acting.

Cameron is from Lunenburg, Massachusetts.

Past Theatre School credits include Clitandre in The Misanthrope, Kochikariev in The Marriage, Adam in DNA, and Flask/Father Mapple in Moby Dick. Currently he also studies improv at iO, here in Chicago.

Adam Brown (Faulkland), 4th year BFA/Acting.

DePaul Theatre School credits: A Lie of the Mind, Faustus, 4:48 Psychosis, Pinkalicious, Hedda Gabler, Language of Angels, The Secret Garden, Antigone, The Lady in the Van and Story Theater.

National winner of the 2007 English Speaking Union Shakespeare competition, Lincoln Center, New York. Regional Credits: Actors Theatre of Louisville (A Christmas Carol, 3 seasons), Old Globe, San Diego (The Tempest), NYU Skirball Center, New York (A Celebration of Shakespeare).

Training includes the School at Steppenwolf, Chicago and BADA, Oxford England. Produced and appeared in 2009 Walden Theatre Alumni Summer Festival (Art, Betrayal, The Pavillion).

Michael Countryman (Bob Acres), 3rd Year BFA/ Acting. Michael hails from Indianapolis, Indiana.

His past Theatre School credits include Osama the Hero (directed by Julia Neary), Broadsword: 4 DePaul University

A Heavy Metal Play (directed by Ian Frank), The Diary of Anne Frank (directed by Dan KerrHobart), and Hamlet (adapted and directed by Kelly Claussen).

Julian Hester (Jack Absolute), 4th Year BFA/ Acting. Julian lived in Raleigh, North Carolina all his life before moving to Chicago. School credits include Mike in A Lie of the Mind, Bruno in Roald Dahl’s The Witches, Rodolpho in A View from the Bridge, Bridegroom in Lorca’s Blood Wedding, Cabaret, 4.48 Psychosis, Dennis Lehane’s Coronado, The Lady in the Van, and Almost, Maine.

Adrienne Jones (Lydia Languish), 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Adrienne hails from Northeastern Ohio where she was part of the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival and studied at the Fairmont Conservatory. Theatre School credits include The Hothouse, The Kid Thing, and most recently, Hamlet.

Cory Kahane (Thomas/David), 4th Year BFA/ Acting. Cory was raised in the city of Alameda, California. His Theatre School credits include The Seagull, In Regards to the Shark (directed

by Greg Allen), The Importance of Being Earnest,

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .)

Coronado, Story Theater, Blood Pudding, Everclear, and another of Mr. Sheridan’s works, The School for Scandal.

Katherine Kerman (Julia Melville), 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Theatre School credits include Yvonne in A Mouthful of Birds by Caryl Churchill, directed by Patrice Egleston; Married Woman in The Blue Room by David Hare, directed by Ann Wakefield; Mrs. Loomis in Splendor in the Grass by William Inge, directed by Jimmy McDermott; Stubb in Moby Dick directed by Ian Frank; and Chorus/ Mother in Venus, directed by Reshmi Hazra.

Grace Palmer (Mrs. Malaprop), 3rd Year BFA/ Acting. Grace’s Theatre School credits include Heidi in Months on End, Louise in Osama the Hero, Laura in The Glass Menagerie, Arkadina in The Seagull, and Arsinoe in The Misanthrope. She is a recent graduate of The Improv Conservatory at Second City and a member of DePaul’s musical improv team, The Cosby Sweaters.

Jeannie Saracino (Lucy), 4th Year BFA/Acting.

Noah Simon (Sir Anthony Absolute), 2nd Year MFA/Acting. Noah has been acting in Chicago since 1997 and has worked with such companies as Goodman Theatre, Factory Theater, The Hypocrites, ATC, and Strawdog Theatre Company, where he is an emeritus ensemble member. He is currently an Artistic Associate with Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre.

Eric Staves (Sir Lucius O’Trigger), 3rd Year BFA/Acting. Eric is an award-winning actor from Liberty, Missouri. In 2009, Eric won Best Supporting Actor for his role as George Deever in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. Past Theatre Schools credits include Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank, Phil in DNA, Tom in The Glass Menagerie, The Devil in Synergy, and Chorus in Venus.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (Playwright), Born in 1751, Sheridan married Elizabeth Ann Linley in 1773 after winning a short, bloodless duel against Captain Thomas Mathews. Mathews had written a defamatory newspaper article about Linley, and Sheridan was compelled to fight a duel for her honor. During the duel, Mathews lost his sword, and was forced to beg for his life and retract the article. After marrying, the couple lived lavishly in London, though they had no money besides Linley’s dowry and Sheridan had no immediate prospects. Sheridan began writing for the stage, and in less than two years, his play The Rivals was produced at London’s Covent Garden Theatre. His later plays The School for Scandal and The Critic helped make his name and fortune.

the Autumn of 2007, she has directed Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Nights’ Dream (for Chicago Playworks), and studio productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III 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. This summer she will be directing Two Gentlemen of Verona at Theater at Monmouth in Maine, with three DePaul Theatre School Alumni in the cast. She recently directed The Merry Wives of Windsor, Taming of the Shrew and Titus Andronicus for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Henry V at the Rude Mechanicals in Austin, Texas. 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 Guthrie Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, 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, Complicite in London and The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Isabella K. Coelho (Assistant Director), 3rd Year/ Theatre Arts. Isabella hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her recent credits at The Theatre School include serving as assistant director for In Regards to the Shark, directed by Greg Allen, columbinus, directed by Trudie Kessler and Shipwrecked!, directed by Krissy Vanderwarker.

Isabella has also performed in Fairy Tales: Not Suitable for Children, The Witches, Cat Lab, and 4.48 Psychosis.

Karly Bergmann (Dramaturg), 3rd Year BFA/ Dramaturgy/Theatre Criticism. Karly is also studying Anthropology as a minor. Past Theatre School Credits include: Venus (Dramaturg), CAT LAB (Director), Doubt (Dramaturg), and Much Ado About Nothing (Assistant Dramaturg). She looks forward to next season’s A Wrinkle In Time where she will again serve as Dramaturg.

Anna Bosy (Assistant Dramaturg), 4th Year BFA/ Theatre Arts. Her most recent Theatre School credits include Dramaturg for Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candles and Assistant Director for Broadsword. Anna has also served as a literary intern for Northlight Theatre and Collaboraction Theatre. She looks forward to directing her Theatre Studies Lab, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, in Spring 2012.

Catherine Weidner (Director), Catherine teaches Classical Acting and Heightened Text at The Theatre School. Since joining the faculty in The Rivals 5

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .)

Claudia Anderson (Dialect Coach), Claudia came to DePaul in 2001, after working with actors at CalArts, SMU and NIU. She currently serves The Theatre School as Head of Voice and Speech. She trained with Kristin Linklater and became a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher in 1991. A singer-songwriter, she recently produced a CD of original music, titled “in dreams i can fly.” She sings in local venues, including Davenports Piano Bar, as well as venues in LA and NYC. Claudia is a founding member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and continues to be active in the organization, having served on the board as conference planner and presenter.

As a professional dialect coach, she worked in theatres across Chicago as well as Los Angeles.

She recently worked with Paramount Theatre on My Fair Lady and with Writers’ Theatre on The Real Thing. Her interests lie in song-writing, musical theatre, classic plays, Irish and folk music. She has taught voice and speech for actors since 1984.

Jillian Rothman (Scenic Designer), 3rd Year BFA/ Scene Design. Jillian was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her past Theatre School credits include assisting on The Skriker, Much Ado About Nothing, The Witches, and Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candles. She has also assisted on Caffeine Theatre’s production of The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion. Jillian has designed projections for The Witches and has set designed The Theatre School’s productions of Blood Wedding and The Rivals. She will be designing A Wrinkle in Time and The Royal Hunt of the Sun in The Theatre School’s 2012-2013 Season.

Kirk V. Hughes (Assistant Scenic Designer), 3rd Year BFA/Scenic Design. Since 2008, Kirk has designed more than 50 shows professionally at theatres in Florida such as The Asolo Repertory Theatre, Banyan Theatre Co., Florida Studio Theatre, and TheatreZone (Resident Set Designer, 2008-2010). Favorite credits include: Fat Pig, Marat/Sade, Falsettos, The Beast of Broadway (starring David Garrison), High Spirits (starring Georgia Engel), and the critically acclaimed production of The Who’s Tommy, included in the AACT International Theatre Festival in Venice.

Ingrid Larson (Assistant Scenic Designer), 3rd Year BFA/Scenic Design. Ingrid is from Sioux City, Iowa. Ingrid has served as the scenic designer for The Theatre School at DePaul University’s production of Venus. Ingrid was also the assistant scenic designer for The Ernie Play and The Witches.

Sam Hillyer (Technical Director), 3rd year BFA/Theatre Technology. Sam was raised in Connecticut and since moving to Chicago has enjoyed working with Lookingglass Theatre 6 DePaul University

Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Next Theatre, and many others. He serves as Technical Director for the newly formed DePaul Theatre Union. He spent this past summer working on theatrical automation systems for Fisher Technical Services in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sarah Jo White (Costume Designer), 3rd Year BFA/Costume Design. Sarah Jo was born and raised in Temple, Texas. She worked as the costume designer on Synergy directed

by Patrice Egleston. Her assistant costume designer credits include Cabaret, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Ernie Play. In addition to designing, Sarah Jo has also worked as the head makeup assistant on Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candles, adapted and directed by Damon Kiely, The Witches, directed by Ernie Nolan, and Hedda Gabler directed by Azar Kazemi.

Jessica Burgwald (Draper/Cutter), 4th year BFA/ Costume Technology.

Elise Petrucci (Draper/Cutter), 3rd Year BFA/ Costume Technology. Elise is from Stamford, Connecticut. Her Theatre School credits include assistant draper/cutter for Much Ado About Nothing and The Ernie Play as well as draper/ cutter for Intimate Apparel and Venus.

Elizabeth G. Smith (Lighting Designer), 4th Year BFA/Lighting Design. Originally from Orlando, Florida, Elizabeth’s previous design credits at The Theatre School include The Witches, directed by Ernie Nolan and A View From the Bridge, directed by Krissy Vanderwarker. She has also served as assistant lighting designer at The Theatre School for A Lie of the Mind, The Secret Garden, Romeo and Juliet, and Loose Knit. This past summer Elizabeth worked as the Electrics Intern at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Nick Belley (Assistant Lighting Designer), 3rd year BFA/Lighting Design.

Garvin Jellison (Rep Master Electrician), 3rd Year BFA/Lighting Design. Garvin’s previous Theatre School credits include The Underpants, The Bacchae and The Misanthrope. For more information, please see garvinjellison.info.

Scott Nielsen (Sound Design), Scott has both designed sound and composed original music for productions throughout the United States.

Recent productions include Intimate Apparel (The Theatre School), The People’s Four Seasons and The People’s Barnum (Quest Theatre), Rantoul and Die and RIPPED: The Living Newspaper Project (American Blues Theater), The Master Builder (Yale Repertory Theatre), Waiting For Lefty (UCSD), The Robbers and Hamlet (Yale School of Drama), and Be Aggressive (Yale Cabaret).

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .)

Joe Clark (Composer) Chuck Coyl (Fight Choreographer), Chuck has been a professional Fight Director for over 25 years and is President of the Society of American Fight Directors. Credits include Fight Direction for the Tony award-winning Broadway production of August: Osage County and the world premieres of Superior Donuts, (Steppenwolf Theatre); Gas For Less and Magnolia (Goodman Theatre). Internationally he has staged fights for productions at the National Theatre, London and the Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, Australia. He has been a stunt coordinator for television episodes of the “Moments in Time” (History Channel) and “True Crime Authors” (Discovery Channel) series.

Jourdi Waller (Production Associate), 3rd Year BFA/Theatre Management. Jourdi hails from Portland, Oregon. Previous Theatre School credits include co-director of CAT LAB, a production in the Theatre Arts Lab Series, and House Manager for The Skriker. She has interned with Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and the Numero Group, an archival record label based in Chicago. Jourdi currently works as assistant to the theatre manager at The Theatre School.

Todd Boger (Stage Manager), 3rd Year BFA/ Stage Management. Interlochen Center for the Arts: Aida, Carousel, Guys and Dolls, 2009 Cabaret Performance Series. The Minneapolis Children’s Theatre Company: Romeo & Juliet, Fashion 47 (World Premier) directed by Diane Paulus, High School Musical (Staged World Premier).

Youth Performance Company: Junie B. Jones.

The Theatre School: The Ernie Play by Melanie Plank (World Premiers) directed by Shade Murray, Romeo & Juliet, A Lie of the Mind, 1001, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Secret Garden. This spring, Todd will be assistant stage manager for the 2012 Theatre School Awards for the Excellence in the Arts. In the fall, Todd will stage manage Spring Awakening directed

by Damon Kiely. Todd works in The Theatre School’s Make Up Shop and has worked on Intimate Apparel, Nancy Drew and the Sign of the Twisted Candles, and Barrio Grrrl! A Musical.

Emma England (Assistant Stage Manager), 4th Year BFA/Theatre Arts. Emma came to Chicago from Richmond, Virginia. She has previously worked with Richmond Shakespeare Company (Hamlet, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, As You Like It), The Hub Theatre (A Thousand Cranes), and George Mason University (Orpheus Descending, Room Service) on the East Coast. Since moving to the Midwest, Emma has worked with Quest Theatre Ensemble (Enter Love), and Caffeine Theatre

& Chicago Opera Vanguard (Boojum!). Her Theatre School credits include stage managing Caryl Churchill’s Mouthful of Birds and Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck.

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 OffBroadway, 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. He will direct Disconnect as part of Victory Gardens’ 20122013 season.

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. John designed scenery for Court Theatre’s upcoming production of Angels in America.

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The Theatre School’s 2011-2012 Season THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE The Rivals

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan directed by Catherine Weidner April 13 - 22, 2012 (previews 4/11 & 4/12) I Am Bradley Manning

by Sarah Gubbins directed by Geoff Button May 9 - 13, 2012

CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES Barrio Grrrl! A Musical book and lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes music by Bill Sherman, directed by Lisa Portes musical direction by Mark Elliott March 27 – May 12, 2012 NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES The Death of Gaia Divine

by Jacob Schuler directed by John Jenkins May 4 – 13, 2012 (previews 5/2 & 5/3)

Announcing Our 2012-2013 Season THE THEATRE SCHOOL SHOWCASE Spring Awakening book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik based on the play by Frank Wedekind directed by Damon Kiely, musical direction by Mark Elliott September 28 – October 7, 2012 (previews 9/26 & 9/27) Angels in America: Perestroika

by Tony Kushner directed by Jane Drake Brody February 8 - 17, 2013 (previews 2/6 & 2/7) Measure for Measure

by William Shakespeare directed by Catherine Weidner April 19 - 28, 2013 (previews 4/17 & 4/18)

CHICAGO PLAYWORKS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUNG AUDIENCES A Wrinkle in Time book by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by John Glore directed by Ernie Nolan October 23 – December 1, 2012 Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy book by Gary D. Schmidt, adapted by Cheryl L. West directed by John Jenkins January 19 – March 2, 2013 The Coral King

by James Ambrose Brown directed by Ann Wakefield April 2 – May 25, 2013

MFA13, TBA An ensemble piece to be performed by MFA III actors directed by Dexter Bullard May 17 - 25, 2013 (previews 5/15 & 5/16)

Details as of date of publication; subject to change.

Check theatreschool.depaul.edu for more information.

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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 Mitsu Beck – Executive Assistant John Bridges — Assistant Dean, Director of Administration, Alumni Relations Tessa Craib-Cox – Director of Development Anastasia Gonzalez – Budget Manager Joshua Mangilia - Technical Operations Manager Andrea Tichy — Manager of PR and Special Events Melissa Tropp – Admissions Assistant Jeanne Williams – Coordinator of Academic Services AJ Links – 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 Jane Drake Brody Linda Gillum Noah Gregoropolous Nick Johne Damon Kiely

Susan Messing Matt Miller Joseph Slowik, emeritus Ann Wakefield Catherine Weidner

MOVEMENT Patrice Egleston – Head of Movement Laura Dixon Julia Neary Gabriel Halpern Nick Sandys Pullin Natasha Julius Clifton Robinson Alie McManus Mary Schmich Kimosha Murphy VOICE AND SPEECH Claudia Anderson – Head of Voice and Speech Eva Breneman Kathy Keyes Mark Elliott Jason Martin Phyllis E. Griffin Diane Robinson Trudie Kessler 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 John Boesche Rachel Healy Jason Knox

Jack K. Magaw Birgit RattenborgWise Joanna White

TECHNICAL THEATRE Shane Kelly – Head of Theatre Technology Janet C. Messmer – Head of Costume Technology Narda E. Alcorn – Head of Stage Management Claude Binder Russell 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 Sharon Bridgeforth– Visiting Multicultural Faculty Member Suzanne Bizer Ernie Nolan Alan Donahue Bill O’Connor Criss Henderson Coya Paz-Brownrigg Jim Jensen Roche Schulfer Chris Jones Sandy Shinner Jan Kallish LIBERAL STUDIES Bea Bosco Lou Contey Shanesia Davis Jen Goode Carolyn Hoerdemann

Reggie Lawrence Dan Moser Chris Peak James Sherman Rachel Slavick

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

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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 ................................ Jean Compton, Meredith Matthews, Jenna Moran Webmaster .....................................................................................................................Joshua Maniglia Box Office Manager ...............................................................................................................Julia Curns Assistant Box Office Manager .................................................................................Stefanie Rahaim Ticket Agents .................................................... Brent Beavers, Michelle Burton, Brandon Mack, Cecilia Falter, Meghan Owen, Anastasia Schriber Group Sales Representative ..................................................................................... Linda RM Jones Group Sales Assistants .................................................................................... Christopher Knoerzer Administrative Assistant .......................................................................................................Liz Calvert Office Assistants ................................................................................................................. Jourdi Waller Chicago Playworks House Manager ..................................................................... LaKisha Jackson Theatre School Showcase House Manager .................................................................... Alicia Graf Reskin Technical Director ......................................................................................................Jen Leahy Reskin Assistant Technical Director ...........................................................................Max Raynolds Technical Assistant ....................................................................................................Aaron Pijanowski Master Electrician .................................................................................................................. Ron Seeley

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, Belinda Bing, Todd Boger, Celeste Cooper, John Crosthwaite, Devon Doherty, Liz Fiala, Joseph Flynn, Reshmi Hazra, Emily Hitmar, Garvin Jellison, Toni Kendrick, Constance Lee, Jillian Rothman, Brae Singleton, Kelly Sloan, Krenee Tolson, Krissy Vanderwarker, Olivia Wallace Admissions Assistants .................................................Nick Belley, Karly Bergmann, Taylor Blim,.

Anna Bosy, Dan Johnson, and Morgan Madison Administration Assistants ....................................Jacob Abbas, Olga Aguilar, Cameron Benoit, Meredith Boe, Mark Bonham, Bella Coelho, Brian Crawford, Pamela Davis, Caroline Donnelly, Rhiannon Falzone, Holly Haupert, Jerry Kurian, Mark Lancaster, Ariel Rubin, Brittany Squier, Suneel Tripuraneni, Jess Troy, Sean Wiberg Costume Shop .................................................................. Olivia Ball, Jessica Burgwald, Kara Dent, Constance Lee, Adrienne Littlefield, Chloe Patten, Taylor Payne, Elise Petrucci, Megan Turner Door Monitors .............................................................. Lorena Gomez, Lauren Lundy, Jacob Lyle, Morgan Madison, Awate Serequeberhan, Ceci Settles Make Up Shop...................................................... Jessica Burgwald, Belinda Bing, Todd Boger,

Taylor Payne, Sarah Jo White, Sarah Price, Matt Sherrill, Molly Ryan, Megan Truscott Mat Cleaners .........................................Jared Green, Patricia Lavery, Manuel Ortiz, Sean Parris Prop Shop .......................................................................Michael David, Toni Kendrick, Tierra Novy, Jillian Rothman, Megan Truscott, Rachel Watson, Merle Reskin Theatre Crew ..........................................Chris Barker, Belinda Bing, Claire Cleary, Jean Compton, Sam Hillyer, Garvin Jellison, Brae Singleton, Elizabeth Smith, Aimee Sweet, Shawn Watson Scene Shop ............................................................. Ian Blinstrup, Quentin Brown, Kelly Claussen, William Deleguardia, Nicholas Fleming, Jared Gooding, Toni Kendrick, Alexander Long, Andrew McCarthy, Claudia Peterson, Seth Randall-Tapply, Kyle Vanover, Anders Wahl, Shawn Watson Studio Coordinators .......................................... Janie Killips, Jacob Stanton, Elizabeth Thomas 10 DePaul University

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.

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.

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.

OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS Please alert us to anything you may require when you attend performances. We will do our best to assist you.

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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 long-term 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 Don McLean Irene Michaels Carol Morse Penny Obenshain

Vonita Reescer Merle Reskin Hank Richter Trisha Rooney Alden 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 Zach Helm Criss Henderson Paul Konrad

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

D E PAU L U N I V E R S I T Y A L U M N I The Office of Alumni Relations provides many opportunities to help graduates maintain a lifelong connection to classmates and the university. Alumni can connect with current students, participate in volunteer opportunities and attend a variety of events and programs throughout the year and across the country. For more information about the alumni community, please visit alumni.depaul.edu or call (800) 437-1898.

DONORS Listings in the honor roll reflect contributions and pledge payments made to The Theatre School between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

President’s Club Gifts of $1,000 and above annually qualify for membership in the President’s Club, DePaul’s honor society of donors. The President’s Club comprises giving circles named for former university presidents. *$1,000,000 lifetime giving + Donor has made a special philanthropic pledge to DePaul University between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 ~ Denotes President’s Club membership, Fr. Richardson Circle, for recent graduates $50,000 + Fr. McCabe Circle *Dr. Dominic Parisi & Helen Parisi *+Merle Reskin $25,000-$49,999 Fr. Levan Circle +Gerhard Bette & Kathleen Bette +Lawrence Bundschu *Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Geico *+ Sondra Healy, GSD ‘64 (Life Trustee) & Denis Healy +William Obenshain & Penny Obenshain Turtle Wax, Inc. $10,000-$24,999 Fr. Corcoran Circle American Airlines Antunovich & Associates Joseph Antunovich & Leslie Antunovich ComEd

*Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust *Richard Driehaus, COM ‘65; MBA ‘70; DHL ‘02 (Life Trustee) & Inese Romanovska +Nik Edes Scott Ellis, GSD ‘78 Exelon Corporation Health Care Service Corporation Magellan Corporation +Power Construction Company, LLC +Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation John Samolis Gordon Segal & Carole Segal *+Father Charles Shelby, C.M., MS ‘72 $5,000-$9,999 Fr. O’Connell Circle Bank of America Barclays Bank PLC

Bulley & Andrews, LLC Joseph Burns & Mary Burns Chicago Drama League The Cleveland Foundation James & Catherine Denny Foundation *+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 The Rivals 13

DONORS 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 *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 14 DePaul University

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 G. 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

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.

NEW ENDOWED AND EXPENDABLE SCHOLASHIPS The total in endowed scholarship accounts is $1,997,080.81.

EXPENDABLE SCHOLARSHIPS The Gala Live Auction at The Theatre School Gala added another 5 expendable $10K scholarships to be awarded in the 2010-11 academic year. Donors: Joseph and Leslie Antunovich Sondra and Denis Healy A scholarship in memory of Deborah Ann Goldwater John Simon and Millie Rosenbloom Richard Driehause The Evans, Kozoman and Obenshain Scholarship DONATIONS TO EXISTING SCHOLARSHIPS Merle Reskin made a $15,000 pledge payment to the Merle Reskin Endowed 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.

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

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

The following alums and friends made donations to the Itkin and Slowik Endowed scholarships: Becky Borczon, Richard and Barbara Bull, John Castaneda, Nancy Costikyan, Tessa Craib-Cox, Joan and Michael Dry, Herbert Felsenfeld, Al Fenske, Charles Gerace and Brigid Duffy Gerace, Michelle Gross and Betty Bayard, Patricia and Christopher Hoffman, William Hollis and Coleen Maloney-Hollis, Christina James, Sandi Juhlin, , Betty Martinez , Denise McCauley, William McDonnell, Dawn McKesey, Cynthia McWilliams, Janet Messmer, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Million, Jeffrey Neal, Rich Pierrelouis, James Rau, Kenneth Ruta , Maureen Huntley Sheahen and Paul Sheahen, Robert and Leslie Shook, Carlo da Silva, Kevin Slaughter, Ted Wass, Kevin White, Jann Wilson.

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 fourteenth 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 2010 and June 2011. http://theatreschool.depaul.edu/tsn The listings included the following selected alumni activities:  Alumni worked at 119 different Chicagoland area theatre companies including Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Victory Gardens, TimeLine, Next Theatre and The Second City.  Alumni worked at 55 different theatre and film festivals internationally including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, West Hollywood International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, the 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Humanities Festival, Just For Laughs Festival, and the San Francisco Film Festival.  Alumni have worked at 104 different schools including NYU, Yale, Notre Dame, University of Chicago, UC Irvine, University of Houston School of Theatre, USC School of Theatre, The Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia University, Columbia College, Harvard, School at Steppenwolf , The American Film Institute, and Oakland University.  Alumni worked on 63 Broadway/touring shows including Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Chinglish, That Face, 1001, Middletown, Twelfth Night, Peter Pan, Educating Rita, Puppet Up Uncensored, Logengrin, Hercules, The Front Page, The Seagull, Memory, Hot L Baltimore, Pinkalicious, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, House of Blue Leaves, The Tempest.  Alumni worked at 88 other theatres on the East Coast.  Alumni worked at 71 different theatres on the West Coast.  Alumni worked in 40 different states.  Alumni worked in 14 countries other than the United States including Sweden, Canada, Honduras, New Zealand, Portugal, Japan, Switzerland, England, Korea, Amsterdam, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Germany.  Alumni worked on 104 films this year including Horrible Bosses, Unstoppable, The Other Guys, Cedar Rapids, Love and Other Drugs, Tron: Legacy, The Dilemma, Conviction, Hop, The Crazies, Dinner for Shmucks, Terri, Jack and Jill, and We Need to Talk About Kevin.  Alumni worked on 415 theatre productions.  Alumni worked on more than 28 different television channels ABC, FX, Disney, CBS, Nickelodeon, CW, Bravo, MTV, Showtime, SyFy, TBS, NBC, VH1, and HBO, on 50 different programs including Boardwalk Empire, Southland, Vampire Mob, Bones, Desperate Housewives, Castle, True Blood, HawthoRNe, Rookie Blue, The Glades, The Event.  Alumni have multiple television shows in syndication or online including Weeds, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Sopranos, and The X-Files.  Alumni worked on 62 commercials or voiceovers for products Butterfinger, Budweiser, Kraft, McDonald’s, Dannon, Cartoon Network, Crown Royal, Zest, Pillsbury, L’Oreal, Verizon, Staples, Illinois Lottery, Panasonic, Hall’s Fruit Breezers, and Pringles.  Alumni worked at more than 25 production companies including Warner Brothers Pictures, Miramax, Tribeca Productions, Saturn Films, Spyglass Entertainment, MGM, 20th Century Fox Productions, Sony Pictures, Disney and New York Stage and Film.  45 alumni are Artistic or Co-Artistic Directors of theatres.  Alumni were featured in numerous articles in publications including Time Out Chicago, The Advocate, Esquire, USA Today, gay.com, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun-Times, American Theatre Magazine, and The New Yorker.  Alumni were recognized with 28 awards or award nominations, including Tony Award, Fullbright Scholarship, Humanitas Prize  Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize, After Dark Award, Lumen Award, Network One-Act Festival, the Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artist.

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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