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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Esther Coltman and Sam Hussey reenact a scene from “Palm Springs” at a Directors For Actors (DFA) meeting on Feb 11, 2025. The DFA organization holds a weekly meeting every Tuesday night, in hopes of giving actors more freedom with the stories they are telling.

Talking about process with DePaul’s ‘Directors for Actors’

Alana Eve Schacher, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

If you venture to the depths of the Daley Building downtown on Tuesday evenings, you’ll find DePaul’s Directors for Actors club rehearsing, just past the hall of film posters and inside the auditorium. The...

A theatre school student signs a banner hung in the lobby of the school commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Goodman School of Drama on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Notable alumni and supporters also signed the banner, including former DePaul President Dennis Holtschneider.

The Theatre School celebrates a century of drama at DePaul

Theresa Burchfield, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

Dean Corrin, an associate dean at The Theatre School, has been teaching at the school for 32 years. “For a lot of us who have been here for a long time, in addition to the emotion and excitement of...

The Theatre School at DePaul University performs its play rendition of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at The Merle Reskin Theatre.

‘Little Women’ at The Theatre School: The pressure and power behind a play adaptation

Sam Mroz, Contributing Writer November 8, 2024

Louisa May Alcott, an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer from the 19th century, published her coming of age novel “Little Women” in 1868. Following the lives of four sisters in Civil...

Kiki Layne performs in a Theater school production of "Arabian Nights" in 2013. Layne would graduate from the conservatory in 2014.

KiKi Layne’s love for the unexpected: DePaul Theater School alumni reflects on career and teachings amid “Dandelion” opening

Sam Mroz, Contributing Writer May 26, 2024

KiKi Layne, a Cincinnati native and DePaul alumna, has spent years building her craft as an actor. After graduating from The Theater School in 2014, she would coast across Chicago’s performance scene,...

‘Brooklyn Bridge’ elevates children’s theater by taking its audience seriously

‘Brooklyn Bridge’ elevates children’s theater by taking its audience seriously

Jessica Grekowicz January 20, 2020

The DePaul Theater School showcased the production of “Brooklyn Bridge” on Saturday, Dec. 18, presented by Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences. “Brooklyn Bridge” starts its tale...

Cast members chat during the dress rehearsal for "Honey Girls" at the Theatre School. The show officially opens on May 17 and will end its run on May 26.

Honey Girls: A deeply personal student production at DePaul

Stacey Sheridan May 13, 2019

Starting in 2004, The Theatre School at DePaul University selects one student-written play to be produced, staged and performed for audiences at the end of May. This season of the New Playwright Series,...

Tumultuous times? Try Tibetan thought-control

Tumultuous times? Try Tibetan thought-control

Timothy Duke October 2, 2017

As political strife, disastrous storms and a seemingly constant stream of military conflicts chip away at the hope of many people across the globe, a growing desire for a new way to find optimism and peace...

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DePaul Theatre prepares for “Augusta and Noble”

Garret Neal September 25, 2017

In the Theatre School, students are bringing back to life the show “Augusta and Noble” about a young girl named Gabi starting life at a new school while her parents grapple with keeping their status...

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