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