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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Springboard Theatre Company at DePaul holds 24 hour festival

Springboard Theatre Company at DePaul holds 24 hour festival

Michael Schmidt / October 26, 2015

Springboard Theater Company, a theater group founded by DePaul students last year, held its first annual 24 Hour Play Festival on Saturday. The event included five plays, all of which written and directed...

DePaul alum directs 'My Brilliant Divorce'

DePaul alum directs ‘My Brilliant Divorce’

McKay Murphy / October 25, 2015

In the back of a quaint theater, Siiri Scott sat silent, watching a play unfold as an audience sat and judged her work. “It’s liberating,” Scott said. “Last night was the first night I got...

The Theatre School presents rare Ibsen play ‘The Lady from the Sea’

The Theatre School presents rare Ibsen play ‘The Lady from the Sea’

Kirsten Onsgard / October 21, 2015

Finding comfort in a new place is something that second year DePaul Theatre School student Erin Kraft understands well. The MFA directing student cut her teeth working on contemporary productions in...

DePaul alum stars in Richard Pryor play

DePaul alum stars in Richard Pryor play

Erin Yarnall / October 11, 2015

For many students, getting out of their hometown is the ultimate goal. This was never the case for E. Faye Butler, a native Chicagoan and dedicated theater actress who has worked in Chicago theater...

DePaul comedian youngest to host Laugh Factory's coveted slot

DePaul comedian youngest to host Laugh Factory’s coveted slot

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief / October 5, 2015

AJ Lubecker is the life of a party. He tells stories to get people laughing. He busts out in raps of his own and encourages others to dance. Hell, like any good gathering, he can be seen stumbling and...

DePaul Second City students find new places to laugh

DePaul Second City students find new places to laugh

Nina Gaulin / September 20, 2015

The legendary Second City Theater — highly praised for its comedy performances and classes — was threatened by a fire that broke out Aug. 26 in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Although the fire...

Chicago’s new theater tradition: Paragon Fest

Janna Lyhus / August 29, 2015

Otherworld Theatre Company’s "Paragon Fest" is the world’s largest Science Fiction/Fantasy One-Act Play festival. The cozy Public House Theatre provided a perfect setting for travel to all dimensions...

First Floor Theatre's Kafkapalooza pays modern tribute to Kafka

First Floor Theatre’s Kafkapalooza pays modern tribute to Kafka

Nina Gaulin / August 18, 2015

For the past three years, First Floor Theater has asked local playwrights to put together a show that both exposes audiences to the work of classic writers and introduces a new twist of modernity to...

The Theatre School at DePaul announces 2015-16 season

Erin Yarnall / August 14, 2015

The Theatre School at DePaul University announced its 2015-16 season.  The performances will see students from The Theatre School being involved in every aspect of the plays, from directing to screenwriting...

Review: Broadway in Chicago's 'Once'

Review: Broadway in Chicago’s ‘Once’

Emma Rubenstein / June 4, 2015

The Tony Award winning “Once” has made its way to Chicago this month for a brief but magical time. Directed by John Tiffany, the production’s catching narrative, brilliant music and bold heart...

Shannon Cochran (Regina Giddens), Michael Canavan (William Marshall), Mary Beth Fisher (Birdie Hubbard), Dan Waller (Leo Hubbard), Dexter Zollicoffer (Cal), Steve Pickering (Oscar Hubbard) and Rae Gray (Alexandra Giddens) in “The Little Foxes,” which runs at the Goodman Theatre through June 7. (Photo courtesy of Goodman Theatre)

Review: Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Little Foxes’

Emma Rubenstein / May 24, 2015

Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed “The Little Foxes” has inundated The Goodman Theatre and is winding itself around the heart of every audience that comes to experience it. Directed by Henry Wishcamper,...

The Theatre School students Shea Corpora, Kaysie Bekkela and Emily Witt work together during a playwrighting class taught by Dean Corrin. (Geoff Stellfox / The DePaulia)

Wrights of Spring festival at DePaul Theatre School celebrates work of young playwrights

Emma Rubenstein / May 17, 2015

The electric and innovative Wrights of Spring Festival takes place over two weeks every year, during which student scripts are explored in various forms. During this festival, one student production...

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