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18ANNUALREPORT
MISSIONVISIONThe Theatre School trains studentsto the highest level of professionalskill and artistry in an inclusiveand diverse conservatory setting. We will educate enterprising artists, thinkers, innovators,leaders, and globally conscious citizens who transformcommunities across DePaul, Chicago, the nation, andthe world. We will support an expert, passionate faculty and staffcommitted to advancing the vibrancy of live theatre andperformance while continually adapting to a broadeningand changing profession. We will become a model of diversity and inclusion forthe University and the field. We will produce public programs and performances thatchallenge, entertain, and stimulate the imagination. We will foster cross-disciplinary collaboration to furtherstudent understanding and appreciation of every aspectof theatre work.VALUESEDUCATION We advance intellectualdevelopment and ethical consciousness. Wefoster moral, spiritual, social, political, and artisticgrowth. We promote participation in civic life.RESPECT We inspire respect for self, for others,for the profession, and for humanity. Weembrace the Vincentian model of service.FREEDOM We build a community foundedon the principles of creativity and freedomof expression. We value initiative, innovation,exploration, and risk-taking.IMAGINATION We celebrate the primacy ofimagination in our work.SPIRITUALITY We believe theatre is a place forreflection, awakening, and the development ofmoral awareness.
Welcome to The Theatre School’s 2018-19 Annual Report.This year we auditioned and admitted students in ournew Comedy Arts and Projection Design majors. Wealso received approval for a new BFA degree in Wigand Makeup Design & Technology, which will greet itsfirst class in Fall 2020. And we launched our first-everSummer High School Training Program, hosting 38 risinghigh school juniors and seniors to study with us for threeweeks. We’ve been busy!The Theatre School also continued to explore identity,religion, and race relations through our productionseason, which included A Dybbuk or Between TwoWorlds, Water by the Spoonful, and Jane of the Jungle,among many others. We seek to spark importantconversations among our students, faculty, staff, andaudience members around the issues that face our localand global communities.JOHN CULBERTDEAN AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCERWELCOMEThroughout the year, we focused on the Take CareDePaul initiative, creating programming around studentwellness and stress reduction through guided meditationsessions, yoga classes, and group meetings aroundtopics including the mental health of emerging theatreprofessionals, prayer in community, and addressinggender issues. We also cancelled a day of classesduring Spring quarter to discuss wellness issues as aschool, which included smaller break-out groups wherestudents, faculty, and staff could express their feelingsand concerns. We took a collective breath and createdthe needed space to engage in our best academic andartistic work.In addition to these new programs and activities, wecontinue to train students through a “learning by doing”approach with a robust schedule of academic andproduction activity. As I look forward to a new year, I ampleased to share some of the accomplishments, activities,and accolades from this past year made possible by thehard work of our students, faculty, and staff.
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCEevery continentApplicants fromexcept Antarctica28,184 audience members337public performances1,507,429Chicago Playworks has welcomedaudience members since it began in 19251,970 first time ticket buyers2,991 University student audience members.482 University faculty and staff audience members.16 heatre School students declared minorsT(out of 73 graduates)All 10 MFA graduates received honors80% of 2019 graduates had a GPA of 3.5 or higher3 Theatre School students declared double majorsand 1 declared a dual major (out of 73 graduates)49u ndergrads received honors(out of 63 BFA graduates)4 BFA students graduated in the Honors college1,152 people auditioned or interviewed15 audition/interview dates in Chicago, Houston,San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City33% of all applicants self-identified as students of color62% of all applicants self-identified as white1,671 BFA applicants214 MFA applicantsApplicants from 27 different countries,46 different states plus DC and Puerto Rico.Applicants: 18% from IL, 82% from out of stateAdmitted students: 15% from IL, 85% from out of stateAdmitted students from 35 different states,plus Puerto Rico and 5 different non-U.S. countriesAdmitted: 56% female, 40% males, 4% gender-diverse(agender, non-binary, transgender, etc.)Admit rate44%12%overallincrease in the number of internshipscompleted by students.174non-TTS events were held in the building 13.1% new Facebook Page Followers 36% new Instagram Page Followers2world premiere productions
PRIDE AND JOY: DEPAUL SCHOOLSCOLLABORATE TO MAKE ‘OH BABY!’ FILM94 Students, Professionals Contribute from School of Cinematic Arts,The Theatre School and School of MusicBy Kristin Claes MathewsWhen filmmaker Meghann Artes set out to makeher latest film, she envisioned complex stop-motionanimation, a dance number with a rainbow of colorfulcostumes, and a whimsical, heart-tugging score. She didn’tneed to look far to find the talent to bring her visionto life. Over the course of two years, some 94 DePaulstudents, alumni, faculty, and staff contributed to herlatest Project Bluelight short film, Oh Baby!The result is a first-of-its kind collaboration amongDePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts—where Artesteaches—and The Theatre School and School of Music.“We’re used to doing curricular collaboration,” says DavidMiller, dean of the College of Computing and DigitalMedia. “This degree of creative collaboration across allthree schools I think is groundbreaking.”Weaving Together ‘Smaller Parts’Along the way, Artes’ husband and producer, Joe Lyons,captured the making of the film for a newly releaseddocumentary that interviews the professionals andstudents who worked on set and behind the scenes,including filmmakers, animators, actors, costumedesigners, and musicians from across campus. The film wassupported by Project Bluelight, the DePaul productioncompany that pairs faculty filmmakers with students tooffer real-world experience in making professional films.Having the documentary as a record has been a treatfor Artes. “When making a film this ambitious, one ofthe only ways to get through it is to break it down intosmaller parts,” she says. “Watching the doc really has givenme a sense of the size and scope of the project and howmany amazing and talented people had to come togetherto actually get this project made.”For Lyons, associate director of DePaul Cinespace, it wasalso a chance to show Artes’ creative process. “During thefestival runs on Meghann’s past two films, Speed Datingand Sleepy Steve, people would always ask how we madethem and what exactly we did to create certain scenesand effects. This doc answers all of those questions,”Lyons says.
Magic, Science, and FilmThe inspiration for the film was very personal, as Artesreflected on her and Lyons’ journey to parenthood. “Irealized this kind of magical experience was luck andscience all rolled into one,” Artes says. The documentaryshows Artes working with colleagues in the same way shemust approach parenting her three kids—with energy,patience, and joy.As a first step, associate professor Rob Steel in the Schoolof Cinematic Arts wrote the score, then School of Musicfaculty member Tom Matta worked on the arrangements.In the documentary, Artes listens as Matta conductsmusic students in playing different versions of the scorewhile director of sound recording technology Tom Millerrecords it.Next viewers see Artes dancing along with actors fromThe Theatre School, including choreographer KristinaFluty. Head of Costume Technology Deanna Aliosius alsobrought her expertise to design the look of a live-actiondance scene, which was modeled after 1930s dancenumbers by filmmaker Busby Berkeley.Associate professor Brian Andrews, who teaches in theSchool of Cinematic Arts, explains how his team helpedmake the transition from live-action to animation lookseamless. “When visual effects are done right, quite oftenwe disappear. We do all this work in order that you can’tever see our footsteps,” he says.WATCH MORETo learn more about Project Bluelight,visit http://bit.ly/bluelightDPU.Real-World Experience On The Setand Behind The ScenesGiving students a chance to see how their talents canbe applied in a different venue—and maybe even adifferent career path—is a benefit of this collaboration,explains John Culbert, dean of The Theatre School.“The geographic distance between the schools isgreater than the actual distance between thesedisciplines,” Culbert says.DePaul alumna and filmmaker Ella Lubienski said it wasexciting to see the schools coming together. “I hopeit fosters new connections, for students and faculty ingeneral,” she says.Oh Baby! currently is making the film festival circuit andrecently won Best Experimental Film at the USA FilmFestival. Many fests do not accept films that have beenposted or screened elsewhere, so Artes plans to debutthe short film to wider audiences this fall.Filmmaker Meghan Artes watches actors from The Theater Schoolperform choreography by Kristina Fluty of The Theatre Schoolduring the making of Oh Baby! (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
LITERARY CORNERThe Theatre School is proud to highlight the following faculty authorswho had books published during the 2018-19 school year.The Art of Theatrical Sound Design:A Practical GuideBy Victoria DeIorioPublished by Bloomsbury AcademicRise Up! Broadway and American Societyfrom ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’By Chris JonesPublished by Bloomsbury AcademicEmphasizing the artistry behind the decisions madeby theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyoneseeking to understand the nature of sound and howto apply it to the stage. Through tried-and-testedadvice and lessons in practical application, The Art ofTheatrical Sound Design allows developing artists toapply psychology, physiology, sociology, anthropology,and all aspects of sound phenomenology to theatricalsound design.Penned by one of America’s best-known daily theatrecritics and organized chronologically, this lively andreadable book tells the story of Broadway’s renaissancefrom the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, via thedisaster that was Spiderman: Turn off the Dark throughthe unparalleled financial, artistic, and political successof Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton.Ensemble-Made Chicago: A Guide to Devised TheaterBy Chloe Johnston and Coya Paz BrownriggPublished by Northwestern University PressEnsemble-Made Chicago brings together a wide rangeof Chicago theatre companies to share strategies forco-creating performance. Co-created theatre breaksdown the traditional roles of writer, director, andperformer in favor of a more egalitarian approach inwhich all participants contribute to the creation oforiginal material. Each chapter offers a short historyof a Chicago company, followed by detailed exercisesthat have been developed and used by that companyto build ensemble and generate performances.
IN THE NEWSThe Theatre School is proud to celebrate thenewsworthy accomplishments of its students, alumni,faculty, and staff.July 2, 2018 Paul Konrad (BFAActing ’97) was featured inDePaul Magazine for his workas the weathercaster forWGN Morning News.July 12, 2018 Ann Dowd (MFAActing ’82) was nominated for hersecond Emmy for playing Aunt Lydiaon Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, andEugene Lee (BFA Scene Design ’64)was nominated for an Emmy forProduction Design for his work onSaturday Night Live.July 17, 2018 Dave Dastmalchian(BFA Acting ’99) was featured inThe Hollywood Reporter talkingabout his role in The Dark Knighton the film’s 10th anniversary.July 19, 2018 The Theatre Schoolhosted the 2018 Latinx TheatreCommons Carnaval of NewLatinx Work.August 13, 2018 The TheatreOctober 15, 2018 Susan VargoAugust 14, 2018 The Theatre SchoolOctober 16, 2018 The Kids AreAlright starring Sam StraleySchool hosted ConFest curated bythe Consortium of Asian AmericanTheaters and Artists.announced two new BFA programs inComedy Arts and Projection Design.August 17, 2018 Mikael Burke(MFA Directing ’18) was announcedas Northlight Theatre’s inauguralartistic fellow.August 23, 2018 The Theatre Schoolwas ranked #9 in The Top 25 BFATheatre Design & Tech Programs for2018-19 by Onstage Blog.(BFA Theatre Management ’98) wasnamed the Vice President of GlobalLive Entertainment at Nickelodeon.(BFA Acting ’17) premiered on ABC.October 19, 2018 Halloween, starringJudy Greer (BFA Acting ’97) asKaren, opened nationwide.November 2018 Regina Garcia(Faculty) was named to AmericanTheatre Magazine’s list of 6 TheatreWorkers You Should Know.November 16, 2018 Rightlynd,written by Ike Holterwas ranked #3 in The Top 25 BFA(BFA Playwriting ’07) and directedActing/Performance Programs forby Lisa Portes (Faculty), opened2018-2019 by Onstage Blog.at Victory Gardens Theater starringJerome Beck (MFA Acting ’17), withlighting design by Jared GoodingOctober 11, 2018 Isaac Gomez(BFALighting Design ’12), and scenic(Faculty) received The Migdalia Cruzdesignby Collette PollardMentorship Award and Regina Garcia(BFASceneDesign ’00).(Faculty) received an ALTA Award forthe Scenic Design of Fade at VictoryGardens Theatre at the 2018 ALTAAwards hosted by The Alliance ofLatinx Theater Artists of Chicago.August 27, 2018 The Theatre SchoolOctober 12, 2018 Tar and Feather,written by Kristin Idaszak(BFA Theatre Arts ’09, Faculty)received a reading hosted by theChicago Dramatists.August 8, 2018 Mikael Burke(MFA Directing ’18) was named aDirectors Inclusion Initiative fellowat Victory Gardens Theater.October 12, 2018 The TheatreSchool opened our LEED GoldCertified artistic home at2350 N Racine Avenue for theChicago Architecture Center’sOpen House Chicago.November 30, 2018 Narda Alcom(Faculty) was appointed Chair of theStage Management program at theYale School of Drama.
IN THE NEWSDecember 3, 2018 Disney’sILLINOIS JUDICIARYBICENTENNIAL GALAThe Bicentennial Celebration of the Illinois Judiciarywas held on October 9, 2018 at the Abraham LincolnPresidential Museum in Springfield. More than 200people attended the black-tie affair, with speechesfrom Chief Justice Lloyd Karmeier, emcee Kirk Dillard,and keynote speaker Scott Turow. A video highlightedthe successes of the Commission and particularly itsHistory on Trial series. The Commission presented itssixth Hon. George N. Leighton Award to The TheatreSchool at DePaul University for its efforts in makingthe workings of the legal profession more accessibleto the public by producing the History on Trial series.Dean John Culbert accepted the award on behalfof The Theatre School. The date October 9 wasspecifically chosen because that was the date in 1818when the Illinois General Assembly appointed the firstfour members of the Illinois Supreme Court.Ralph Breaks the Internet starringJohn C. Reilly was #1 at box officesfor two straight weeks.March 26, 2019 Second StageTheater announced Broadwayproductions of Tracy Letts’ LindaVista, directed by Dexter Bullard(Faculty), and Take Me Out, directedby Scott Ellis (BFA Acting ’78).March 29, 2019 You Too, directedand produced by Rob Adler,(Faculty, BFA Acting ’99) was featuredat Underexposed Film Festival andPasadena International Film Festival.January 2, 2019 Krissi McEachern(MFA Arts Leadership ’20) wasfeatured in American TheatreMagazine’s article “The Kids AreAll Right: The Next Generation ofTheatre Managers.”April 1, 2019 The Theatre School wasFebruary 11, 2019 The TheatreSchool’s production of A Dybbuk orBetween Two Worlds was featuredin Chi Tribe.April 7, 2019 Tony Award-winningsetdesigner Donyale Werlehosted Green Design Lectures atThe Theatre School.December 11, 2018 Isaac Gomez(Faculty) was featured in the ChicagoTribune ahead of the world premiereproduction of his play La Ruta atSteppenwolf Theatre Company.December 11, 2018 Jessica Hanna(BFA Acting ’93) was named a newmember of The Kilroys.December 26, 2018 John C. Reilly(BFA Acting ’87) was featured by theAssociated Press ahead of the releaseof his new movie Stan & Ollie.January 2019 Kristin Idaszak(BFA Theatre Arts ’09, Faculty) wasfeatured on the podcast The Subtext.Dean John Culbert with faculty members Sandy Shinner,Dean Corrin, and Shane Kelly.January 2, 2019 Katerina Dion(BFA Theatre Arts ’14), Thomas Dixon(Faculty), Isaac Gomez (Faculty),Kendall Karg (MFA ArtsLeadership ’13), Catherine Miller(BFA Dramaturgy/Criticism ’14),Coya Paz (Faculty), and MichaelWeber (BFA Acting ’90) were namedto the New City Stage list of“Fifty People Who Really Performfor Chicago.”ranked #13 on StateUniversity.com’slist of 100 Most Popular Schools forTechnical Theatre/Theatre Design andTechnology Major & Degree Programs.February 21, 2019 Catherine Miller April 25, 2019 Isaac Gomez(BFA Dramaturgy/Criticism ’14) wasfeatured in Scapi Magazine forher work in inclusive castingbeyond binaries.(Faculty) was selected as a writerin-residence at the Eugene O’NeillTheater Center during their annualNational Playwrights Conference.March 6, 2019 Ben RaananMay 13, 2019 Tarrell AlvinMcCraney (BFA Acting ’03) was(MFA Directing ’20) was namedamong the 2019-20 Campus CompactNewman Civic Fellows. The NewmanCivic Fellowship is a yearlong programthat recognizes and supportscommunity-committed students whohave demonstrated an investment infinding solutions for challenges facingcommunities throughout the country.featured in Chicago Magazine forSteppenwolf Theatre Company’sproduction of Ms. Blakk for Presidentwhich he co-wrote and starred in.May 14, 2019 AmandaMcDonald (Faculty) spoke atTEDxDePaulUniversity.June 30, 2019 The Theatre Schoolwas named #6 on Campus Explorer’sranking of Technical Theatre/TheatreDesign and Technology Colleges.
GUESTARTISTSDuring the 2018-19academic year, TheTheatre School was proudto host a variety of guestswho spoke to variousclasses within the Design/Technology, Performance,and Theatre Studiesdepartments or offeredworkshops to currentstudents. These guestsincluded the followingindividuals:Performance DepartmentAaron Abrams, Actor*Luis Alfaro, Performance Artist,Playwright, DirectorNathan Allen, Artistic Director,The House Theatre of ChicagoAdam Belcoure, Casting Director,Goodman TheatreJC Clementz, Casting Director,Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyCeleste Cooper*, EnsembleMember, SteppenwolfTheatre CompanyGlenn Davis*, Ensemble Member,Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyAnn Filmer, Artistic Director,16th Street TheaterRicardo Gamboa, PlaywrightDawn Gray, Founder,Gray Talent GroupJamil Khoury, Founding ArtisticDirector, Silk Road RisingAJ Links, Casting Director,Paskal Rudnicke CastingBob Mason, Artistic Associate/Casting Director, ChicagoShakespeare TheaterMatt Miller, Director and ProducerMichael Osinski*, TheatreDirector and EducatorMarisa Paonessa, Founder,Paonessa Talent AgencySean Parris*, ActorMickie Paskal, Casting Director,Paskal Rudnicke CastingStephanie Potakis, CastingDirector, Onion, Inc.Leah Raidt, Actor*Eunice Roberts, Dean, BritishAmerican Drama AcademyJaqueline Russell, Co-Founderand Artistic Director,Chicago Children’s TheatreTheatre Studies DepartmentChina Addison, AudienceServices Manager, Wirtz Centerfor the Performing ArtsGreg Allen, Founder,Neo-FuturismShaKea Alston, Senior Analyst,Capacity InteractiveSam Samuelson, Agent,Stewart TalentAdam Ball, Senior Analyst,Capacity InteractiveClaire Simon, Founder,Claire Simon CastingHenning Bochert, TheaterTranslator and Networker,Drama PanoramaDr. Steven Sims, Director,The Chicago Institute forVoice CareDan Smeriglio*, ActorElizabeth Terrel, Professor,Western Michigan UniversityStef Tovar, Route 66 TheatreCompany, Founder andArtistic DirectorDavid Turrentine, DavidTurrentine & Associates,Tax AttorneyMichael Weber*, Artistic Director,Porchlight Music TheaterJay Bonansinga, Author,The Walking Dead NovelsJacinda Bullie, Creative Lead,Kuumba LynxMelissa Cameron, Marketing &Audience Services Director,Emerald City TheatreKaren Cardarelli, ExecutiveDirector and Co-Founder,Emerald City TheatreJasmin Cardenas, Arts Educator& Activist, Chicago Workers’TheaterMcKenzie Chinn*, Actor/Poet/Filmmaker/EducatorHailey Cohn*, Digital MarketingAnalyst, Capacity InteractiveSarah Cuddihee*, ExecutiveDirector of Finance and TheatreManagement, Broadwayin ChicagoRobin Dillow, Head Librarian,ForefrontJavier Dubon*, MarketingManager, SteppenwolfTheatre CompanyJon Faris, Managing Director,Writers TheatreAnna Marie Faulkner, Directorof Marketing, LookingglassTheatre CompanyJessica Fisch, DirectorRyan Garson, Associate CompanyManager, Hamilton Angelica TourJohn Gilmour, Director ofCommunications, HamiltonLara Goetsch, Director ofMarketing & Communications,TimeLine Theatre CompanyMorgan Greene*, Staff Writer,Chicago TribuneSamara Harris, Theatrical LiteraryAgent, The Robert A. FreedmanDramatic Agency, Inc.Ashlee Harris, Executive Directorof Marketing, Broadwayin ChicagoClaire Haupt, AssistantProduction Manager,Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyJerrell Henderson, Director andTeaching Artist, Chicagoand PhiladelphiaTimothy Holbrook, Director ofFaculty Affairs, NorthwesternUniversity Kellogg Schoolof Management/ FormerProduction Finance Manager,Lyric OperaMary Hungerford, AEA StageManager, Chicago* indicates alumni
GUEST ARTISTSHeather Jagman, Coordinatorof Reference, Instruction,and Academic Engagement,DePaul University LibrariesBJ Jones, Artistic Director,Northlight Theatre CompanyAlyssa Vera Ramos, ArtisticDirector, For Youth InquiryCree Rankin, EducationConsultant, CongoSquare TheatreDesign Technology DepartmentErin Albrecht, Stage Manager,Court TheatreBambi Banks, Drag QueenJessica Pushor, CollectionsManager, Chicago HistoryMuseumTlaloc Rivas, DirectorDenise Yvette Serna, DirectorMaren Robinson, ResidentDramaturg, TimeLineTheatre CompanyChristine Bolles, Scenic ArtistMeryn Daly, EngagementManager, Broadway in ChicagoDavid Turrentine, DavidTurrentine and Assoc.,Tax AccountantStephanie Kulke, Arts Editor,Northwestern UniversityJesse Rothschild, AssistantProducer, Joey ParnesProductions LLCJacob Fine, Joffrey Ballet,Lighting SupervisorBeth Uber, Draper/Cutter,Threadline StudiosJessica Fisch, DirectorDawn Kusinski, Producer,The Second CityA.J. Roy, Board Relations Manager,Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyMatthew Walters, Central RegionBusiness Representative,USA Local 829Cheryl Lamm, Director ofCommunity Relations,McMaster CarrErik Schroeder, ManagingDirector, The House Theatreof ChicagoJana Liles, Director of Marketing& Communications,Victory Gardens TheaterMatthew Sitz, Director ofAudience Services,Court TheatreJohn MacGaffey, Marketing andOperations Manager,The Actors GymnasiumJoel Solari, Marketing andCommunications Manager,Wirtz Center for thePerforming ArtsEva Keller, Program Manager,Arabella AdvisorsKedar Kulkarni, Theatre ScholarSusan Marks, Formerly withCommunity Partnerships,Chicago Public SchoolsJennifer Gadda, Director ofProduction, Court TheatreLaura D. Glenn, Production StageManager, Steppenwolf TheatreCompanyJonathan Green, Artistic Director,Sideshow TheatreRachel Henneberry*,Stage Manager, Lyric Operaof ChicagoKatrina Hermann*, Stage ManagerBen Thiem*, Director of MemberServices, League ofChicago TheatresGaby Labotka, Fight andIntimacy ChoreographerJerry Tietz, Director of ConcertManagement, NorthwesternBienen School of MusicRyan Magnuson, Costume ShopManager, Chicago ShakespeareTheatreErin Murray, DirectorJaquanda Villegas, Creative Leas,Kuumba LynxJenny Mannis, Costume DesignerP.J. Powers*, Artistic Director,TimeLine Theatre CompanyKaty Walsh, Director, ChicagoLaura Matalon, Hamilton,Marketing DirectorGary Mills*, Co-Founder, PinnaclePerformance CompanyScott Praefke, Senior TourMarketing and Press Director,Allied TouringAlison Zehr, Arts/Culture/Nonprofit ConsultantRichard Woodbury, SoundDesignerMarti Lyons, DirectorTom Pearl, Director ofProduction, SteppenwolfTheatre CompanyTyrone Phillips, Artistic Director,Definition TheatreAlyse Porsella*, AutomationTechnician* indicates alumni
FACULTY/STAFFACTIVITIESFaculty and staff directed,performed in, or produced productions atcompanies such as:22Birch House ImmersiveCenter Theatre GroupChildren’s Theatre CompanyFaculty and staff participated in design/technicalprojects in costumedesign, design consulting, lightingdesign, scenic design, sounddesign, and stage managementat companies such as:45Alliance TheatreDallas OperaAmerican Players TheatreDovetail StudiosArena StageIllinois Supreme Court HistoricPreservation CommitteeBaltimore Center StageLatinx Theatre CommonsLifeline TheatreLyric Opera of Chicago,Millennium ParkBarrington Stage Co.Birch House ImmersiveBlackswan State Theatre CompanyCanadian Opera CompanyMilwaukee Chamber TheatreCenterStageMiracle the MusicalChicago Opera TheatreMolly Shanahan/Mad ShakContemporary AmericanTheater FestivalProboscis Theatre CompanyPurdue UniversityRemy Bumppo Theater CompanyRoyal George TheatreShakespeare and CompanySteppenwolf Theatre CompanyThis Immersive MomentTimeLine TheatreVictory Gardens TheaterCourt TheatreFirebrand TheatreGoodman TheatreKansas City Repertory Theatre10National Theatre InsituiteOregon Shakespeare Festival ew plays receivednworkshops, readings,or full productions at theatressuch as:Peninsula Players TheatreChicago DramatistsShakespeare and CompanyRemy Bumppo Theater CompanyCaltechUniversity of HoustonRivendell Theatre CompanyCircle XSeattle Repertory TheatreCleveland PlayhouseUniversity of Illinois—Urbana/ChampaignShattered Globe TheatreGoodman TheatreSteppenwolf Theatre CompanyPasadena PlayhouseTheatre at the CenterPlaywrights CenterTheatre WitWildClaw TheatreMusic Theatre HeritageNorthlight Theatre CompanyWashington National OperaWriters TheatreYirra Yaakin Theatre Company8a rticles and reviewscontributed to:American Theatre MagazineBroadway WorldChicago Latino Theater AllianceMilwaukee Journal SentinelNY Stage ReviewShepherd ExpressStage DirectionsChicago Tribune.Remy Bumppo Theatre CompanyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYale School of Drama.4Faculty and staff receivedDePaul grants including:Timeline Theatre CompanyUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonPoint Park University18Faculty and Staff taughtclasses and workshopsoutside of DePaul Universityin areas of study including:The CompetitiveInstructional GrantProfessional ProductionWork Grantacting for the cameraQuality of InstructionCouncil Grantacting for the stage and screenUniversity Research Council GrantaccentsauditioningShakespearesword fightingvoiceAt organizations such as:A.B.L.E. EnsembleAdlerImprov Acting StudioChicago on CameraHighland Park High SchoolLa Jolla PlayhouseHubbard Street Dance ChicagoLatinx Theatre CommonsGray Talent GroupMarriott TheatreGreen Shirt StudiosMerrimack Repertory TheatreLou Conte Dance StudioMontana ShakespeareLyric Opera of ChicagoFaculty and staff received outside grantsfrom:4Chicago Departmentof Cultural AffairsCountry Arts of Western AustraliaFault LinesThe Yale University PressFaculty members areparticipating inresearchprojects withfocuses such as:9The 2019 Year of Chicago TheatreClear Sight
FACULTY/STAFF ACTIVITIESAssociation of Theatrein Higher EducationFeldenkrais mentoring sessionsHoudini/HoudinTraining Performing ArtsManagers and Leaders forthe 21st CenturyYanga: An African Heroin Mexico.Faculty and staff gave presentations atconferences orprograms such as:13Village PlayersVoice and SpeechTrainers Association.Faculty and Staff attendedconferences including:Behind the Scenes:Journal of Theatre ProductionPractice Journal2019 DePaul Teaching andLearning ConferenceChicago DramatistsFaculty members won awardssuch as:League of ProfessionalTheatre WomenChicago Music CommissionAudiofile Earphones AwardLESSAC InstituteClassical Kids Music EducationBerkshire Theatre CriticsAssociation AwardsLifeline Theatre16Confluence RegionalWriters ProjectDesigning ImmersiveEnvironments WorkshopEquity Quotient: Undoing RacismFulbright WorkshopImmersive Design SummitCloudgate TheatreAlliance of Latino TheatreCommittee for the Award forArtists AwardsLeadership in Community-BasedTheatre and Civic EngagementDrama League DirectorsFellowshipDiverity and Inclusion Task ForceExcellence in Teaching atDePaul University.Faculty and staff heldmemberships withorganizationsincluding but notlimited to:AAAE/ENCATCInternational PanelKennedy Center AmericanCollege Theatre FestivalBritish American Drama AcademyEditorial Review Board of TheAmerican Journal of ArtsManagementMoCap SummitDePaul UniversityAlumni ConferenceFree Street TheatreSoutheastern Theatre ConferenceSpolin Improvisation WorkshopGeorge Freedley Prize TheatreLibrary AssociationThe Future of Arts AdministrationEducation ConferenceJournal of TheatreProduction PracticeTheatre Communications Group2019 National ConferenceLatinx Theatre CommonsTLCP Foundations ConferenceMacDowell ColonyWigs & Hair ChicagoMichael Merritt Awards SteeringCommitteeFaculty and staff held leadership positionsat other organizationssuch as:Mudlark TheatreRepertorio EspañolAssociation of TheatreMovement Educators50 Playwrights ProjectTD&T JournalCostume Society of AmericaAmerican Theatre MagazineTheatre Communications GroupDueling Arts InternationalAmigas LatinasTheatrical Sound Designers &Composers AssociationFeldenkrais Guild ofNorth AmericaUnited States Institute for TheatreTechnology (USITT)Interact Theatre CompanyDePaul University’s CDMFrame By Frame AnimatorsConferenceENCATCLatinx Theatre CommonsOntario Contact ImprovisationPurdue UniversityUSITT Stage ExpoVoice and SpeechTrainers AssociationInternational Council ofFine Arts Deans34Association of ArtsAdministration EducatorsLeague of Chicago TheatresRecording Academy31Actors’ Equity AssociationAlliance for WomenFilm ComposersAmerican Society forTheatre ResearchAssociation of Theatrein Higher Educat
who had books published during the 2018-19 school year. The Art of Theatrical Sound Design: A Practical Guide By Victoria DeIorio Published by Bloomsbury Academic Emphasizing the artistry behind the decisions made by theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyone seeking to understand the nature of sound and how to apply it to the stage.
