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Wrights of Spring

Theatre Industry Career Fair 2025

Join ​Martine Kei Green-Rogers (Dean), Regina Garcí​a (Head of Scene Design), Ethan Korvne​ (​BFA Sound Design '24), and the League of Chicgo Theatres May 12 & 13 for their 3rd Annual Theatre Industry Career Fair with their partners Roosevelt University - Chicago College of Performing Arts! 

Registration is available here​.

The Career Fair will feature the following:

May 12 - Monday - 1pm - 5pm

Resume Reviews
Mock Intervews
Free Headshots with Joel Maisonet

Spotlight Series: Administrative Careers in Theatre 1:45pm - 2:45pm

featuring:  

Jared Bellot, Clifford Director of Education and Engagement - The Goodman Theatre  
Emma Perrin, Public Relations and Digital Media Manager - Chicago Shakespeare Theater  
Logan Jones, Director of Accounting – Northlight Theatre  

Spotlight Series: Planning for a Career in Theatre 3:45pm - 4:45pm

featuring:  

Martine Kei Green-Rogers, Dean - The Theatre School at DePaul University  
Cathy Taylor, Founder and President - Cathy Taylor Public Relations, Inc. 
Brooke Flanagan, Executive Director - Steppenwolf Theatre 

May 13 - Tuesday - 1pm - 5pm

Creative Portfolio Reviews 
Mock Auditions 
Free Headshots with Joel Maisonet


Spotlight Series: Technical Careers in Theatre 1:45pm - 2:45pm

featuring: 

Kristi Martens, Freelance AEA Production Stage Manager  
Ethan Korvne, Freelance Sound Designer & Composer 
Regina García, Head of Scene Design - The Theatre School at DePaul University   

Spotlight Series: Actors and Casting in Theatre 3:45pm - 4:45pm

featuring:  

Bob Mason, Artistic Associate and Casting Director – Chicago Shakespeare Theater  
Katie Galetti, Artistic Producer and Casting Director - Writers Theatre 
Charleston Owensby, Agent: Theatre, Film, and Television – Stewart Talent ​

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

Music Theater Works, Broadway In Chicago, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northlight Theatre, IDHS/Division of Rehabilitation Services, Entertainment Community Fund, Lookingglass Theatre Company, TimeLine Theatre, Eddy Rangel, Subtext Studio TC, Paramount Theatre - Aurora Civic Center Authority, NEW Marketing Solutions



Breaking Bread, Forging Connection: An interview with Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Comedia dell'Arte Workshop with Antonio Fava

Date: Friday, May 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Room 321, The Theatre School at DePaul University

Join us for a rare opportunity to train with Antonio Fava, one of the world’s most experienced practitioners, teachers, and scholars of Commedia dell’Arte. With nearly 50 years of expertise, Antonio brings deep insight into this foundational form of physical and masked comedy.

Based in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Antonio directs a renowned institute dedicated to the study and performance of Commedia and offers summer training programs that attract students from around the world.

In this hands-on workshop, students will explore the roots of European and American comedy—tracing a direct line from Molière, Shakespeare, and Vaudeville to improv, sketch, silent film, and modern sitcoms. Commedia dell’Arte is not just history—it’s the foundation of how we do comedy today.

Open to all Theatre School students. Come ready to move, play, and learn!


Climate Action Festival

In continuation of the celebration of its Centennial year, The Theatre School at DePaul University is proud to announce the launch of a Climate Action Festival, running Wednesday, May 14 through Sunday, May 18, 2025. The festival aims to raise awareness a​bout the urgent issue of climate change through thought-provoking theatrical performances, lectures, and discussions. The lineup of programming includes a collaboration with Chicago Humanities, along with Theatre School staged readings and performances. 

The Contingency Plan: Resilience

Set in the UK in the near future, Resilience is the second in a pair of plays by Steve Waters. After flooding that destroyed Bristol, a desperate government wants drastic solutions to prevent the loss of the entire eastern coast. 

Resilience is directed by Patrice Egleston, opening on Wednesday, May 14, running until Sunday, May 18. 

Performances are at 7:30 PM with a matinee performance at 2:00 PM on Sunday in The Theatre School's Rm. 403.

Tickets are free and are available here​.​

10-minute Play Readings

The Theatre School is also hosting a series of short 10-minute play readings which will be presented on an alternating schedule Wednesday, May 14 through Sunday, May 18.   

Aspects of Intelligence by Sage Reid Priest (Theatre School BFA Acting ’26), directed by Dylan Young (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’27) and Moon Zoo by Ellie Thoni, directed by Max Ching (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’26) will be presented on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 PM and Saturday, May 17 at 1:00 PM.

Seating is limited. Tickets for Aspects of Intelligence and Moon Zoo are free and are available here​.

Moon Snails by Cam Michles, directed by Sofia Olona (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’27) and The Talking Point by Mathew Green, directed by Joseph Frantzen (Theatre School BFA Playwriting ’25) will be presented on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM and Saturday, May 17 at 6:30 PM.  

Seating is limited. Tickets for Moon Snails and The Talking Point are free and are available here​.

Why Broth-er by Chris Lawson (Theatre School BFA Playwriting ’25), directed by Mimi Newcomb (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’26) and endlings by Julia Cerqueira, directed by Mads Wren (Theatre School BFA Theatre Technology ’28) will be presented on Friday, May 16 at 6:30 PM and Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 PM. 

Seating is limited. Tickets for Why Broth-er and endlings are free and are available here.

All play readings will take place in The Theatre School's Rm.302.​

Chicago Humanities Collaborative Event | May 17th

The Trials by Dawn King on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM


Join us for a staged reading of The Trials, a gripping and provocative play by award-winning playwright Dawn King, directed by Theatre School faculty, Patrice Egleston. Set in a near-future world ravaged by climate catastrophe, The Trials imagines a courtroom where the next generation holds today’s adults accountable for their role in environmental destruction. Did they recycle? Fly too often? Eat meat? In this high-stakes reckoning, the jurors — teenagers who have inherited a world in crisis — decide the fate of those who lived in excess. Timely, urgent, and unflinching, The Trials forces us to ask: what do we owe the future?

Tickets are free and are available here. 

All Chicago Humanities collaborative events will take place in The Theatre School's Watts Theatre.

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The Contingency Plan: Resilience

Set in the UK in the near future, Resilience is the second in a pair of plays by Steve Waters. After flooding that destroyed Bristol, a desperate government wants drastic solutions to prevent the loss of the entire eastern coast. 

Resilience is directed by Patrice Egleston, opening on Wednesday, May 14, running until Sunday, May 18. 

Performances are at 7:30 PM with a matinee performance at 2:00 PM on Sunday.

Tickets are free and may be reserved by emailing The Theatre School Box Office as seating is limited: theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu.



10-minute Play Readings

The Theatre School is also hosting a series of short 10-minute play readings which will be presented on an alternating schedule Wednesday, May 14 through Sunday, May 18.   

Aspects of Intelligence by Sage Reid Priest (Theatre School BFA Acting ’26), directed by Dylan Young (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’27) and Moon Zoo by Ellie Thoni, directed by Max Ching (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’26) will be presented on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 PM and Saturday, May 17 at 1:00 PM.

Moon Snails by Cam Michles, directed by Sofia Olona (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’27) and The Talking Point by Mathew Green, directed by Joseph Frantzen (Theatre School BFA Playwriting ’25) will be presented on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 PM and Saturday, May 17 at 6:30 PM.  

Why Broth-er by Chris Lawson (Theatre School BFA Playwriting ’25), directed by Mimi Newcomb (Theatre School BFA Theatre Arts ’26) and endlings by Julia Cerqueira, directed by Mads Wren (Theatre School BFA Theatre Technology ’28) will be presented on Friday, May 16 at 6:30 PM and Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 PM. 

Seating is limited. Tickets for the readings are free and may be requested by emailing theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu. 



Honoring Excellence: Theatre School Alumni Among 2025 Tony Nominees

​​The Theatre School at DePaul University is proud to celebrate the achievements of its alumni in the 2025 Tony Award nominations. Two recipients of the Theatre School's Distinguished Alumni Award have earned nominations in major categories:

  • Glenn Davis (BFA Acting '04), 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for the role of Solomon “Junior" Jasper in Purpose.​
  • Heather Gilbert (MFA Lighting Design '97), 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, received a nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Play for her work on Good Night, and Good Luck.

Several other Theatre School alumni have also made contributions to nominated productions:

  • Alana Arenas (BFA Acting '02) originated and plays Morgan Jasper in Purpose.​​
  • Phillip James Brannon (BFA Acting '06) joined the cast of Oh, Mary! as Mary's Husband.
  • Austin Cantwell (BFA Theatre Management '24) helped open Death Becomes Her as a General Management Intern with 321 Theatrical Management.
  • Scott Ellis (BFA ACTING '78) Directed Pirates! The Penzance Musical and served as Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, which produced both English and Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
  • Erica Hemminger (MFA Scene Design '03) served as Associate Scenic Designer​ on Death Becomes Her and Just in Time.
  • Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel (Faculty/BFA Dramaturgy & Criticism '17) worked on English as a Cultural Competency Coordinator and Education Consultant.
  • Garrett Young (BFA Acting '19) is an understudy in John Proctor Is the Villain.

These individuals reflect the talent and impact of the Theatre School community across various aspects of theatrical production. Join us in congratulating all nominees and contributors!



The Trials by Dawn King


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