As far back as she could remember, Abby Corrigan, 18, always had a profound interest in acting. With her parents working in the talent industry, coupled with her attendance at an arts middle school...
Springboard Theater will hold its second annual 24-Hour Play Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29, showcasing five original plays written the night before the performance.
The festival will showcase the acting,...
While Chicago’s newest play, “Hamilton” has certainly earned its title as the most popular musical of the city, there is another worth a certain amount of attention as well. Off course from the...
Just like college students are always asked about their future plans and careers, the big question for children is quite similar: what do you want to be when you grow up? With that, countless ideas pop...
In the spring of 2006, then DePaul theater student and studying playwright, Caitlin Parrish was premiering her play “Echo Boom” at DePaul as part of The Theatre School’s New Playwrights Series. ...
For most attendees, there may not be much to say about the Playground Theater. Its pitch-black walls and floors encapsulate the room in practically complete darkness, with a sole ceiling light shining...
The nation’s most esteemed theatre production is arriving to Chicago and not even a half-priced ticket — which typically entails a disrupted view of a pole in your face and the second floor ceiling...
Making people laugh is no easy feat. In Chicago’s Old Town Triangle — just a few CTA stops away from the heart of DePaul — Second City thrives, feeding off the self-deprecating nature of the city...
In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the titular character pronounces that the play is the setting wherein he’ll catch the conscience of the murderous king, his uncle. Though the line shows Hamlet’s...
Six DePaul students are directing a children’s theater performance at Bernhard Moos Elementary School in Humboldt Park, to be performed for the families in early June.
Freshmen Reid Annin, Tori...
“The Misanthrope,” which opened April 15 at The Theatre School, puts a modern spin on a timeless aspect of humanity: our social world. The play was originally written by Moliere in 1666, and directed...
This week, The Theatre School will set French playwright and author Moliere’s “The Misanthrope” — directed by DePaul MFA student Brian Balcom — in the modern world to explore society and human...
