Theatre School News v.5 #5

CHARLES ABBOTT (BFA, Acting, ‘61) is directing Elegy, produced by DENNIS GRIMALDI (BFA, Acting, ’68), Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215/574-3550 or http://www.wstonline.org , opening 1/8/02 through 1/20/02 The play was written by RON HIRSEN (Staff).

AARON ABRAMS (BFA, Acting, ’01) is still in Canada and of course we miss him here in Chicago. He was recently cast in the film Deportation at Breakfast.

JOHANNA ADAMS (BFA, Acting, ’95) attended ALISON LONESOME-RODRIGUEZ’S (BFA, Acting, ’93) wedding this past October here in Chicago. DORCAS JOHNSON (MFA, Acting, 94) was also in attendance, and did a reading.

TONY ADLER (Faculty), along with his wife, on Saturday, 12/8/01, hosted their 18th annual Whitmanstide Celebration, a party honoring the American laureate, hero, great light, Walt Whitman. Song of Myself was read with everyone reading a passage or two. Tony was also featured in an 11/23/01 PerformInk article about the Actor’s Gymnasium of which he is a co-founder.

GREG ALCOCK (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’01) is an Education and Groups Associate of Chicago Shakespeare.

NARDA ALCORN (BFA, Production Management, '92) is the assistant stage manager for The Lion King on Broadway, New Amsterdam theatre, 214 West 42nd Street, 212/307-4747 or 800/755-4000 (outside NY, NJ, CT), or < http://www.ticketmaster.com . Open run.

TOM ALDREDGE (Acting, GSD) has a recurring role as Hugh DeAngelis (Carmella’s father) on The Sopranos, Sundays, HBO, 8PM. DEAN TAUCHER (BFA, Scene Design, ’76) is the Production Designer for The Sopranos.

KAREN ALDRIDGE (MFA, Acting, ’01) is playing Matilde, the female lead, in LeCostume, an adaptation of the short story written by Can Thimbe, directed by Peter Brook. The show rehearsed in Paris and is extending its tour through July 2002 in Ireland, England and Spain.

CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (BFA Acting Program, 95-97) was just cast as Michael in The Lisbon Traviata, Circle Theatre, 7300 W. Madison, Forest Park, IL, 708/771-0700, opening 1/30/02 through 3/10/02.

GILLIAN ANDERSON (BFA, Acting, '90) plays FBI Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files, Sundays, FOX, 8PM. This is the show’s ninth season.

KEVIN ANDERSON (Cert, Acting, ’81) co-starred with Angela Bassett in the Showtime film Ruby’s Bucket of Blood, premiered on 12/1/01. Kevin also plays Frank Gifford in the TNT film Monday Night Mayhem, premiering 1/14/02, 7PM. Co-stars include John Turturo as Howard Cosell, Patti LuPone as Emmy Cosell, Brad Beyer as Don Meredith, Eli Wallach as Leonard Goldenson and ZAK ORTH (BFA, Acting, ’92) as Don Ohlmeyer.

MARTIN ANDREW (MFA, Scene Design, ’01) designed the set for From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. (See NOTES )

LANCE BAKER (BFA, Acting, ’93) is in The Grey Zone, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells, 312/943-8722, previews 12/14/01 & 12/15/01, opens 12/16/01 and runs through 1/27/02. Lance will also be in Hamlet, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 2/14/02 and running through 3/24/02. (See NOTES )

RICHARD BARLETTA (MFA, Directing, ’86) directed Ah, Wilderness, Griffin Theatre, closed 12/9/01.

LARRY BATES (BFA, Acting, ’99) plays Petie Samples in FOX’s Boston Public, 7PM, Mondays. Larry will also be appearing again in A Christmas Carol, Cincinnati Playhouse, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, 513/421-3888, through 12/31/01.

MIKE BAUDER (BFA Production Management program ‘90-’91) designed the lighting for a new national tour of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Mike recently updated his website and invites visitors: < http://www.mikespageontheweb.com

ANNE MARIE BEAULIEU (BFA, GTS, ’01) is stage managing The House of Yes, Circle Theatre, 7300 W. Madison St, Forest Park, 708/771-0700, through 12/16/01.

SUSAN BENNETT (BFA, Acting, ’95) is in Top Girls, remy-bumppo theatre group at Victory Gardens theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773/871-3000, through 12/30/01.

DALE BENSON (BFA, Acting, ’59) will appear in Funny Valentines, Drury Lane Evergreen Park, 2500 W. 95th, Evergreen Park, 708/422-0404, opening 1/23/02 and running through 3/10/02. DAVID MINK (Cert, Acting, ’91) will direct.

MARY JANE BERNARDY-WELLS- SANDER (GSD, ’56) produces and directs The Brini Maxwell Show, which appears on the Time Warner channel 35 in Manhattan (NY), Friday nights, 9:30PM uptown, 8:30PM downtown. More info is at < http://www.brinimaxwell.com/ Mary Jane also did a reading at The Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Octoberfest of New York. She has also been doing some voiceovers and radio spots.

NATALIE BERNING (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’01) is an Administrative Assistant at Chicago Shakespeare.

MARY (SUIB) BLAKE (GSD, Acting, ’55 - ’56) was an invited presenter at the Georgian International Festival of Theatre in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. Mary presented O’Neil’s Before Breakfast.

MICHAEL BODEEN (Faculty) designed sound and original music, along with ROB MILBURN (Faculty) for Glengarry Glen Ross, Steppenwolf Mainstage Theatre, 1650 North Halsted, 312/335-1650, through 1/19/02. NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) designed costumes.

NICK BOWLING (MFA, Directing, ’96) directs Present Slaughter as part of The Coarse Acting Show, Shakespeare’s Motley Crew, Atheneum Studio Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, 312/902-1500, through 12/16/01.

TOPHER BRATTAIN (BFA, Acting Program, ’97-’98) is a member of the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Topher most recently was in the regional premiere of The Laramie Project, Illusion Theatre Company, and Dog Opera, The Outward Spiral Theatre Company, both in Minneapolis, MN. Topher is now relocating to Portland, OR.

TIM BRAULT (Former Staff) is now the Technical Director at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

W. EARL BROWN (MFA, Acting, ’89) is in the film Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, and Tara Lupinski; directed by Cameron Crow, opening 12/14/01.

CHARLES BROWNING (BFA, Acting, ’00) is in A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. (See NOTES )

JEFF BRUCKERHOFF (BFA, Lighting Design, ’94) is at the Santa Fe Opera where he designed the lighting for H. M. S. Pinafore, opened 11/23/01. Next summer he’ll return to the Santa Fe Opera as the lighting director and will be going to Japan for two weeks with a production of Sly for the Washington Opera.

CHERYL LYNN BRUCE (Former Faculty) will direct From the Mississippi Delta, Congo Square Theatre Company, 1156 W. Grand #2R, 773/913-5808, opens 1/17/02 and runs through 2/16/02.

LARRY BRYAN (BFA, Acting, ’88) directs Will He Bop, Will he Drop?, National Pastime theatre, 4139 N. Broadway, 773/327-7077, through 12/22/01.

LINDA BUCHANAN (Faculty) is designing the scenery for Sister Carrie, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington, Indianapolis, IN, 317/635-5252, opens 1/9/02 and runs through 2/2/02. She is also designing the scenery for House and Garden (which she did for the Goodman Theatre here in Chicago last year), The Alley Theatre (House in Alley Theatre Large Stage, Garden in Neuhaus Arena Stage), 615 Texas Ave, Houston, TX, 713/228-8421, opens 4/12/02 and runs through 5/12/02.

SUSI BUCK (Staff) has joined The Theatre School as our Interim Properties Manager. (See NOTES )

JEFF BUELTERMAN (BFA, Acting, ’94) is in From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. (See NOTES )

JULIANNE BUESCHER (BFA, Acting, '89) plays Tennessee in the new Disney feature film The Country Bears, currently in production. She also plays Bree, Frances, and Marjorum on Disney's Weekenders, 7:30AM Saturdays on ABC, Nicole on Cousin Skeeter, Sundays at 5:30PM on Nickelodeon, and Monica on Jim Henson's Dinosaurs on the Disney channel.

DEXTER BULLARD (Faculty) is the Artistic Director of Plasticene Physical Theatre Company, which recently announced its season. Dexter directs a remounting of Placticene’s 1997 critically acclaimed production Volume XII, Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western, 312/409-0400, through 12/16/01. SHARON GOPFERT (MFA, Acting, ’94) is in the cast. Dexter will also be directing a world premiere, title TBA, Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western, 312/409-0900, opens 2/21/02. Dexter also reaches at the Training Center, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green St. 312/327-2040 or < http://www.theatreland.com

He will be teaching a Plasticene Level II class there 1/15/02 through 3/10/02, and he will be teaching the first two weeks of the 10-week conservatory program Musical theatre Conservatory. Week 1 (6/10/02) is Plasticene, Week 2 (6/17/02) is Plasticene With Text. JANET LOUER (Faculty) also teaches at the Training Center.

THOM BUMBLAUKAS (BFA, Scene Design, ’92) is designing the scenery for Marriage of Figaro at the Curtis Institute of Music, Rittenhouse Square, Center City Philadelphia, PA. Thom is also designing the scenery for Arsenic and Old Lace, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St, Bristol, PA, 215/785-0100, through 12/16/01. He is also doing a new interactive show at The Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th St, Philadelphia, PA, 215/923-0210. And he is painting on the film Signs, starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, currently in production.

DAN BUSHA (BFA, Theatre Technology, ’01) is a Production Apprentice at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

JOEL BUTLER (BFA, Production Management, ’97) is the stage manager for Blue Man Group, Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted, 773/348-4000, open run.

P.J. BYRNE (MFA, Acting, '99) is in the Disney movie Max Keeble's Big Move. He will also appear in the film 29 Palms starring Chris O’Donnell and Bill Pullman, currently in post production.

PAULA (KOROLOGOS) CALE (BFA, Acting, ‘93) was Joy Piccolo in ABC’s Brian’s Song on 12/2/01. Paula plays Joanie on Providence, Fridays, NBC, 7PM. Also starring on the show is CONCETTA TOMEI (BFA, Acting, ’75).

PERRY CAVITT (BFA, Acting, ’90) is the associate director at Child’s Play Touring Theatre. Perry is playing Santa in The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t, Child’s Play Touring Theatre Company at Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Street, 312/443-3800, through 12/23/01, on Saturday and Sunday’s.

ROB CHAMBERS (MFA, Directing, ’93) is currently producing the comedy revues Mayor-Go-Round, Kick Me, Kate, and Law & Disorder, for The Second City Detroit, 2301 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 313/965-2222. Rob also produced We Built this City on Rent Control, at PS NBC for the SecondCity Training Center New York. He is also overseeing the development of the new Second City Training Center space in Chicago, scheduled to open in January on the 4th floor of Piper’s Alley, 1608 N. Wells Street in Chicago. This is a part of Piper’s Alley that has never been developed. He space will be used to house The Second City training Center’s improvisation, acting, and comedy writing classes. They currently have more then 1,000 students who study in the program. Check out the web site at < http://www.secondcity.com

GREGORY CHAVEZ (Faculty) designed the lights to La Posada Magica, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, 773/935-6860,through 12/30/01.

CYNTHIA CHILDS (BFA, Production Management, '99) stage manages for the University of Southern California Opera Department, along with taking script supervision classes for film.

NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) designed the costumes for Glengarry Glen Ross, Steppenwolf Theatre Mainstage, 1650 N. Halsted, 312/335-1650, and < theatre@steppenwolf.org , through 1/19/02; ROB MILBURN (Faculty) and MICHAEL BODEEN (Faculty) designed the sound. For The Theatre School, Nan will be designing costumes for our 2nd Chicago Playworks production, Selkie, opening 1/17/02. Nan will then take a Leave of Absence from DePaul during the Winter Quarter 01-02 to design the costumes for The Tempest, Chicago Shakespeare theatre, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand, 312/595-5600, < http://www.chicagoshakes.com , opening 3/29/02 and running through 5/8/02. She will also be designing costumes for My Fair Lady, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 4/18/02 and running through 5/26/02. KYMBERLY MELLEN (MFA, Acting, ’00) is in the castoff My Fair Lady, and JOHN CULBERT (Dean) will be designing the scenery.

STEVE CINABRO (BFA, Acting, ’87) plays Gino in the film Hardball, starring Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane.

MARTIN CLARK (TIPPENS) (Directing program, ‘55-’56) plays Dr. George Junkin (father of Stonewall Jackson and once president of Washington University) in the TNT production of Gods and Generals, the second of a three-part trilogy (Gettysburgh, G&G, and The Last Full Measure), which will be a feature film to be released in 2002. Filming was in Lexington, VA. Back home, he continues his activities with the Los Angeles Classical Theatre Lab.

KELLY COFFIELD (MFA, Acting, ’87) can be seen in the recurring role of Naomi on Once and Again with Sela Ward, Fridays, ABC, 9PM.

ERIC CONLEY (BFA, Acting, ’95) plays Justin Besler, the lead role in a independent feature film Under Surveillance, currently shooting in NYC.

LOU CONTEY (MFA, Directing, ’89) will direct Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Shattered Globe Theatre Company at Victory Gardens Theatre, 2856 N. Halsted, 773/404-1237, opens 1/17/02 and runs through 3/3/02. Lou will join our faculty for the Winter Quarter teaching Directing for Theatre Studies majors.

DEAN CORRIN (Faculty) has written Battle of the Bands, Victory Gardens theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, 773/549-5788, opens 3/22/02and will run through 5/5/02.

JOHN CULBERT (Dean) will also be designing the scenery for My Fair Lady, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 4/18/02 and running through 5/26/02. NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) designed the costumes and KYMBERLY MELLEN (MFA, Acting, ’00) is in the cast. John will also be designing the lighting for Hamlet, also at Court Theatre, opening 2/14/02 and running through 3/24/02. (See NOTES )

PAUL DILLON (BFA, Acting, '86) can be seen in the recurring role of Angelo on The Pretender, now in syndication on TNT, Mondays through Fridays, 6PM.

KEVIN DOUGLAS (BFA, Acting, ’00) is in Kosi-Dasa, MPAACT, Victory Gardens Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, 773/871-3000, opening 1/19/02 and runs through 2/24/02. ROBERT HINES (MFA, Acting, ’00 & Staff) is also in the cast. Kevin will also be doing a staged reading of an original piece, Playing With Myself, 12/16/01. COLLETTE POLLARD (BFA, Scene Design, ‘00) is the Producer/Designer, KATHERINE LITWIN (BFA Acting program, ’96-‘98) is the Production Assistant.

M’EL DOWD (GSD) is in A Little Night Music, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 860/873-8668 or < http://www.goodspeed.org/goh/night.htm through 12/16/01.

WILLIAM DOYEL (BFA, Stage Management, ’04) is doing a stage management internship on Drowning Crow, a world premiere adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull by Regina Taylor, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, opening 1/6/02 and running through 2/10/02. NAMBI KELLEY (BFA, Playwriting, ’95) is in the cast.

ROHANNA DOYLIDA (BFA, Acting, '91) will be in The Substance of Fire with RYAN KITLEY (MFA, Acting, '98), Organic Theatre, 1420 Maple Avenue, Evanston IL, 847/475-2800, 2/13/02 through 3/10/02. Substance will be directed by INA MARLOWE (MFA, Directing, '81).

ALYSSA DYKSTERHOUSE (BFA, GTS, ’98) is working at Broadway in Chicago. Alyssa is the Co-Company Manager for Over The Tavern, Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport, 773/325-1700, through 1/13/02. BILL PULLINSI (GSD) is the director.

MARTA EFFINGER (Faculty) will not be returning to the school next year from her leave of absence.  

SCOTT ELLIS (BFA, Acting, '78) will be directing Arthur Miller’s The Man Who Had All The Luck, starring Chris O’Donnell, at the Roundabout’s new space, the American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St (between 7th & 8th), NYC, previews begin 4/19/02 and runs through 7/7/02. Scott will then direct The Boys From Syracuse, also at the American Airlines Theatre, scheduled to open 7/11/02.

JEN ELLISON (BFA, Acting, ’96) is the Artistic Director of WNEP Theatre. She will be directing Fugue, written by Jen and five others, including LISA VELTEN (BFA, Acting, ’98), also at WNEP, opening 4/11/02 and running through 5/18/02.

SUZANNE (FRIEDLINE) FERBER (MFA, Acting Program, ’91-’92) is getting ready for a fund-raiser for The Actor’s Co-op called The 1940’s Radio Hour. Suzanne will also be in All My Sons, opening 2/22/02, and Fools, opening 4/12/02, both at The Actor’s Co-op, 1760 N. Glower Street, Hollywood, CA, 323/462-8460.

PAM FERGUSON (MFA, Acting, ’00) has accepted a six-month teaching position, teaching acting and voice at the University of Saskatchewan. She will be leaving Chicago for Canada at the end of December.

JOEL FINK (BFA, Acting, ’71) is the Associate Dean and director of The Theatre Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University.

TODD FOLAND (BFA, Acting, ’87) has been promoted to Grants Administrator at Energy Foundation in San Francisco.

KAREN FORT (BFA, Acting, ’78) directs Hamlet, opens 5/2/02 and runs through 5/5/02, Chase Park Theatre, 4701 N. Ashland, 312/742-4701.

KEITH FORT (MFA, Acting, ’78) makes his first acting appearance since 1982 in Sci-Fi Action Movie in Space Prison, Defiant Theatre, American Theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron, 773/929-1031, through 1/19/02. Keith serves on the boards of Defiant theatre, Jellyeye Drum Theatre, and Illustrated Theatre. He is also still married to KAREN (ORENDURFF) FORT (BFA, Acting, ’78), and they have two children, both in high school.

KEVIN FOX (BFA, Acting, ’95) is in Flanagan’s Wake, Noble Fool theatre Co, 8 E. Randolph, 312/630-2631, open run. Kevin is a company member of Noble Fool theatre. He is also in Roasting Chestnuts, a cabaret-style slick reworking of the show from last year, starring Gina Oswald and the Zeitgeist Family Singers playing Wednesday nights in December at 7:30PM. < http://www.noblefool.com . He also just finished a run of Widowers’ Houses for Shaw Chicago and will be in Candida First Saint Paul’s Church, 1301 N. LaSalle, 312/409-5605,opens 1/5/02 and runs through 1/28/02.

JOHN GEGENHUBER (BFA, Acting, ’84) plays the doctor in Earth 2, now in syndication on the SciFi cable channel, NOON, Sundays.

ALISON GERKE (BFA, Costume Design, ’01) is the dresser apprentice at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

ELYSE (MANTERFIELD) GLARNER (BFA, Playwriting, ’97) married Matt Glarner on 5/12/01. Congrats!

STEPHANIE GLAZER (BFA, Acting, ‘99) recently became engaged and plans on a Spring 2003 wedding.

HENRY GODINEZ (Faculty) directs A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. (See NOTES )

SHARON GOPFERT (MFA, Acting, ’94) is in a remounting of Placticene’s 1997 critically acclaimed production Volume XII, Viaduct Theatre, 3111 N. Western, 312/409-0400 through 12/16/01. The show is directed by DEXTER BULLARD (Faculty).

JUDY (EVANS) GREER (BFA, Acting, ’97) will next be seen as Vicky in the yet to be released Adam Rifkin film Without Charlie. She will also be seen as Judy in the film In Memory of My Father, and as Alice in the Spike Jonze directed film Adaptation, along with Nicholas Cage and Meryl Streep.

PAUL GREGORY (BFA, Lighting Design, ’73) is the creative consultant for the Architectural Lighting Master Classes to be held in NYC, 2/21/02 & 2/22/02. Paul will lead a distinguished group of lighting designers in these master classes. The purpose is to train architects and lighting designers in the creative use of light to enhance their projects, and to help them compete successfully. For more information, contact Sonny Sonnenfeld at 212/769-2751. Paul also recently designed the lighting for the Chambers, a 77 room boutique hotel in midtown Manhattan. His work at the Chambers is featured in an article titled The Artful Lodger in the October 2001 issue of Lighting Dimensions on Architecture.

DENNIS GRIMALDI (BFA, Acting, ’68) is developing and producing a new Broadway musical comedy for Tony Award winner Chita Rivera. Dennis is also producing the play, Elegy, written by RON HIRSEN (Staff), Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215/574-3550 or < http://www.wstonline.org , opening 1/8/02 and running through 1/20/02. CHARLES ABBOTT (BFA, Acting, ’61) will direct.

CHET GRISSOM (BFA, Acting, '87) is in Central Avenue, Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave, LA, CA, 323/663-1525. The production has been extended through 12/16/01.

OSCAR GROVES (BFA, Theatre Studies, '93) is the Cultural Arts Coordinator for the city of Evanston, IL.

SEAN GUNN (BFA, Acting, ’96) has a recurring role on WB’s Gilmore Girls, Thursdays, 7PM.

KARL HAMILTON (BFA, Acting, ’97) plays Peter Stossel in The Christmas Schooner, Bailiwick Theatre, 1229 W. Belmont Ave, 773/883-1090, through 12/30/01.

RUSSELL HARDIN (BFA, Acting, ’97) is in The Laramie Project, Next Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes, Evanston, 847/475-1975, through 12/16/01. JAYMI LEE SMITH (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) designed the lighting.

LISA HARRISON (BFA, Costume Design, ’92) has passed the NY bar exam. Congrats, Lisa! She will be taking the Michigan bar exam in February.

NOELLE HATHAWAY (BFA, Scene Design, ’99) is currently pursuing a Graduate Degree at Northwestern University. Noelle designed the scenery and costumes for Six Degrees of Separation, Barber Theatre at Northwestern University, 1979 South Campus Drive, 847/491-7282,opens 2/15/02 and runs through 2/24/02. In March, she will be joining designer Robert Brill in the role of design assistant for his productions in NYC and CA.

ZACH HELM (BFA, Acting, ’96) worked on the script of Raised by Ghosts for MGM, being directed by Ralph Zondag; finished the re-write of Harvey for Miramax; and adapted a Caldecott Prize winning children’s book, The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups, for Nickelodeon. He is currently working on adapting another Caldecott Prize winning children’s book, Sector 7, for Paramount Pictures, and finishing up his latest play Semasiology, which recently had a successful reading. Zach’s script, The DisAssociate has been sold to MGM and will be produced by Lindsay Doran (Sense and Sensibility and Spinal Tap).

CRISS HENDERSON (BFA, Production Management, ’86) is the Executive Director of Chicago Shakespeare theatre at Navy Pier. Criss is also on the Board of Directors of About Face Theatre.

RACHEL HENNEBERRY (BFA, Production Management, '95) is the resident Assistant Stage Manager for the San Francisco Opera Company, 301 Van Ness, San Francisco CA, 415/861-4008. See < http://www.sfopera.org for more information.

LISA HAGOOD (BFA, Acting, ‘97) is the voice of the Evil Sister in Jak & Daxter, Sony International’s latest video game - D. Snyder from Twisted Sister is the voice for the Evil Brother. This is the first in a planned series of games. Next month, Lisa will return to a show at The Actor’s Workout in North Hollywood, CA.

(BEN) BOLEN HIGH (BFA, Acting, ’68) is filming a docudrama television movie for BBC. It will be broadcast in the U.S.

ROBERT HINES (MFA, Acting, ’00, Staff) is in Kosi-Dasa, MPAACT, Victory Gardens Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, 773/871-3000, opening 1/19/02. KEVIN DOUGLAS (BFA, Acting, ’00) is also in the cast.

RON HIRSEN (Staff) will have his play, Elegy, produced by DENNIS GRIMALDI (BFA, Acting, ’68) at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 215/574-3550 or < http://www.wstonline.org , opening 1/8/02 through 1/20/02. CHARLES ABBOTT (BFA, Acting, ‘61) is directing.

PETER HOBERT (BFA, Acting, ’89 & Former Faculty) has passed all the tests and is now a Microsoft Certified Professional, not an easy thing to do. Way to go, Pete!

CAROLYN HOERDEMANN (BFA, Acting, ’92) is adapting some Oscar Wilde children’s stories for us, titled The Selfish Giant and Other Wilde Tales. The show will be directed by RIC MURPHY (Faculty) as our 3rd production in this year’s Chicago Playworks season at the Merle Reskin Theatre, opening 4/2/02.

VALORIE HUBBARD (BFA, Acting, ’84) plays the recurring role of Jen on ABC’s The Job, Wednesdays, 8:30PM.

PATRICK HUDSON (BFA, Lighting Design, ’96) designed the lighting for Organic Theatre's Painting Churches , The Theatre, 1420 Maple Avenue, Evanston, 847/475-2800, through 12/01/01. The show

is directed by INA MARLOWE (MFA, Directing, '81).

SETH JACOBS (MFA, Acting, ’89) is an Assistant Professor of History at Boston College. His article Our System Demands the Supreme Being: The U.S. Religious Revival and the ‘Diem Experiment,’ 1954 - 1955 was published in the Fall issue of Diplomatic History. He also appeared on Chronicle, a New England news magazine show. Seth is married to DEVORA (MILLER) JACOBS (BFA, Acting, ’89) and they have two daughters.

GRANT JAMES (BFA, Acting, ’62) will be a regular voice for the cartoon series Soul Hunter which is still in production. Grant is also in a mock commercial for Buff Tanner’s Sex Secret #6, Improv Comedy Club, Addison, TX. He just closed The Fantastics, TRAC Threatre, Dallas, TX.

GENE JANSON (BFA, Acting, ’58) serves on the Artistic Board for the Apple Tree theatre in Highland Park, IL.

DORCAS JOHNSON (MFA, Acting, ’94) did a reading for ALISON LONESOME- RODRIGUEZ’S (BFA, Acting, ’93) wedding on 10/13/01 here in Chicago. JOHANNA ADAMS (BFA, Acting, ’95) was also in attendance.

CHRIS JONES (Faculty) will be taking a one year leave of absence beginning Winter Quarter 01-02. Chris was an official panelist at Performink’s Critical Discussion of the State of Theatre Criticism, Bailiwick Repretory Theatre, 11/26/01. (See NOTES )

LAYNI KATZ (Cert, Acting, ’86) sang with Andy Meacham and John Elmquist at Katerina’s on 11/21/01 and 12/5/02.

GEORGE KEATING (BFA, Acting, ’90) is in Everything’s Ducky, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL, 847/673-6300, through 1/6/02.

DARIN KEESING (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) designed the lights for 42nd Street (through 12/23/01) and Sleeping Beauty (through 12/14/01), both at Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN, 219/836-3255 and < http://www.theatreatthecenter.com MICHAEL WEBER (BFA, Acting, ’90) is the Artistic Director of Theatre at the Center. (See NOTES )

NAMBI KELLEY (BFA, Playwriting, '95) will be in Drowning Crow, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, opening 1/14/02 through 2/10/02. WILLIAM DOYEL (BFA, Stage Management, ’04) is doing a stage management internship on Drowning Crow. Also, Nambi has shot a pilot called Close to Home. She has also just been published in an anthology of African-American writers titled The Alibi Transcripts, which includes 17 pieces from some of Nambi’s produced plays. Currently, she is performing in Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf in LA, and is in the midst of producing an evening of her work titled The First Woman at the Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax, in LA. She will have a reading of the same play on 2/2/02 at Chicago Dramatists. Nambi has also been invited to be one of five writers for a new teen talk show, details TBA. Her play, Peace $, is being produced by HealthWorks Theatre as a touring show, 773/929-4260. Nambi is also a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists.

LISA KELLY (BFA, Acting, ’92) plays Laura Forman in That 70’s Show, Tuesdays, FOX-TV, 7PM.

RYAN KITLEY (MFA, Acting, '98) has been cast in the film Flowers. He also will be in The Substance of Fire, Organic Theatre, 1420 Maple Avenue, Evanston IL, 847/475-2800, 2/13/02 through 3/10/02, with ROHANNA DOYLIDA (BFA, Acting, '91), and Romeo and Juliet, Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect, Park Ridge IL, 847/692-6590, 2/02. Both shows are directed by INA MARLOWE (MFA, Directing, '81).

KRISTINE KNANISHU (Faculty) is designing the costumes for Waving Goodbye, Naked Eye Theatre Company, opens 12/14/01and runs through 1/6/02, at Steppenwolf Studio Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 312/335-1650. < http://www.nakedeyetheatre.org (See NOTES )

BRIAN KOESTER (BFA, Acting, ’00) will appear in the full-length independent film Subtropolis.

PAUL KONRAD (BFA, Acting, ‘87) can be seen Monday through Friday mornings as the weatherman on WGN-TV’s morning news show.

DAVID KOVAC (BFA, Acting, ’93) is currently the voice of Amazing Chicago, a virtual reality attraction at Navy Pier. He has also been featured in several independent films. Recently shot Cast of Thousands- an Angry Baby Monkey picture and also played the title role in Jackson, a major student grant winner for 2001 (Northwestern University). David can be seen in the feature Numinmata from Viscosity Productions, which will premiere 12/17/01, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport, 773/871-6604. For more info and to see David, visit < http://www.bodyhuntsmind.com

BETH LACKE (BFA, Acting, '98) is in Miracle on 34th Street, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green, 312/327-2000, through 12/30/01. MARY ELLEN PARK (MFA, Costume Design, ’01) designs the costumes. Beth will also appear in the film Joshua, starring F. Murray Abraham, directed by Jon Purdy, currently in post-production. Also in the cast are LINSEY MORTON (BFA, Acting, ’01) and MATT ZIEGLER (BFA, Acting, ’02).

MATTHEW LAMBERT (BFA, Theatre Management, ’94) is now the General manager of the Cleveland Playhouse.

JOHNNY LANCASTER (MFA, Acting, '97) will be narrating 13 episodes of the new VH1 documentary show What's My 20?, scheduled to premier in March 2002. He has been working on a lot of TV and Radio Voiceovers. For TV ads, Compaq Computers, a bunch of AT&T, a bunch of kid’s stuff like Johnson’s and Johnson’s Foam Soap and Danimal’s Yogurt Cups, his favorite is the Pepsi Twist ads with Halle Berry.

KRISTIN LARSEN (BFA, Production Management, ’87) is the Director of Programs at the Arts & Business Council in Chicago, < http://www.artsbiz.chicago.org

AUDREY LaVELLE (MFA, Acting, ’81) and her partner Bryan Borys welcomed their daughter Jocelyn Lavelle Borys (Joey for short) to the world on 8/25/01, 5lbs, 15oz, 19 inches. Mom, Dad and Joey are doing fine. In addition, Audrey was the featured artist of the month at Kaldi Coffeehouse in South Pasadena, where her photos are on display. She is also a founding member and Secretary for the new radio/internet group KSOAP.com. She will be playing voice parts in the first two of their first three programs, The Tenant and Devil Hands, and directs the third, The Roll Call.

MICHAEL LEAVITT (BFA, Acting, ’81) produces the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway, NYC, 212/307-4100, opening 4/18/02. Thoroughly Modern Millie stars Sutton Foster in the title role, directed by Michael Mayer, with book/lyrics by Dick Scanlan.

DANA LEWENTHAL (MFA, Acting, ’97) is in 'Tis the Season, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, 241 Hargadine, Ashland OR, 541/488-2902, through 12/31/01. She and her husband have just purchased their first home.

AMY LEWIS (MONTGOMERY) (MFA, Acting, ’98) will be in As You Like It, Chicago Shakespeare theatre, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand, 312/595-5600, previews begin 1/9/02, opens 1/13/02 and runs through 3/9/02. COLLEEN WELSH (BFA, Production Management, ’02) is interning on the production.

ROLANDO A. LINARES (BFA, Production Management, ’99) is the production Stage Manager for Pacific Overtures, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 800East Grand Ave, 312/595-5600, extended through 1/6/02.

KATHERINE LITWIN (BFA Acting program, ’96-‘98) is the Production Assistant for a staged reading of an original piece by KEVIN DOUGLAS (BFA, Acting, ’00), Playing With Myself, 12/16/01. COLLETTE POLLARD (BFA, Scene Design, ‘00) is the Producer/Designer.

ALISON LONESOME-RODRIGUEZ (BFA, Acting, ’93) got married on 10/13/01 at St. Clement’s Church. The reception was at Salvatore’s Restaurant right around the corner. DORCAS JOHNSON (MFA, Acting, ’94) and JOHANNA ADAMS (BFA, Acting, ’95) were in attendance. Dorcas did one of the readings. Congrats to Alison! Her film Crossing Jordan has been doing very well on the festival circuit. It was a finalist at the Crested Butte Reel Fest in Colorado on August. It also appeared in the Shorts Market of the 2001 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films and was a semi-finalist in the 2001 Angelus Awards. She has two films currently in postproduction. She is still teaching in the directing program of Columbia College’s film department on a part time basis.

JANET LOUER (Faculty) teaches at the Training Center, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green, 312/327-2040 or < http://www.theatreland.com She will be teaching a class titled Auditioning for Film and Television, Tuesdays, 1/15/02 through 3/10/02; also an Advanced Auditioning for Musical theatre class, Thursdays, 10AM-1PM, 1/15/02 through 3/10/02. Janet will also be teaching Weeks 3 (6/24/02), Unpacking The Song, and co-teaching Weeks 9 & 10 (7/29/02 & 8/5/02) The Broadway Audition, as part of the 10-week Musical Theatre Conservatory class. DEXTER BULLARD (faculty) also teaches at the Training Center.

DOUG MacKECHNIE (MFA, Acting, ’95) is in Uncle Fred in the Springtime, City Lit theatre Co, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, 773/293-3692, through 1/5/02. ERIC SLATER (BFA, Acting, ’97) is also in the cast.

TIM MACULAN (BFA, Scene Design program, ’81-‘83) has the recurring role of Fr. Jack in HBO’s Six Feet Under.

JACK MAGAW (Faculty) designed the set for Bronzeville, Pegasus Players, 1145 W. Wilson, 773/878-9761, through 12/16/01. JAYMI LEE SMITH (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) designed the lighting.

FRANCES MAGGIO (MFA, Costume Design, ’87) designed the costumes for Henry Flamethrowa, Victory Gardens theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, 773/871-3000, through 12/18/01. SUSAN NUSSBAUM (BFA, Acting,’78) directs. Frances also designed the costumes for Oklahoma, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, Getz theatre, 62 East 11th St, 312/344-6126, through 12/16/01. DAVID WOOLLEY (BFA, Acting, ’81) is the fight choreographer for the show.

JOE MANTEGNA (BFA Acting program, '67-'69) will have his play Bleacher Bums produced at Beverly Theatre Guild, 107045 Kilpatrick, Oak Lawn, 773/925-8292, opens 4/25/02 and runs through 4/28/02.

INA MARLOWE (MFA, Directing, '81) is the Producing Artistic Director of the Organic Theatre Company where she directs Painting Churches, Organic theatre Co, 1420 Maple Ave, Evanston, 847/475-2800, through 12/23/01. Later in the season, she will also direct The Substance of Fire, and Organic's co-production of Romeo and Juliet with Pickwick Theatre for the Organic. (See NOTES )

TRAVIS MASSAR (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’02) will be interning on Hamlet, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 2/14/02 and running through 3/24/02. (See NOTES )

LYNN (SCHWARZBACH) MASTIO (MFA, Acting, ’86) is in the first touring company of The Music Man since its revival on Broadway. The tour is through next Fall and includes a stop in Chicago for a 3/5/02-3/10/02 run.

ADAM MATHIAS (BFA, Playwriting, ’96) writes the East Coast Committee Alumni newsletter. If you would like to contact the ECC or get your email on the list, email < eastcoastalumni@hotmail.com or call the ECC Hotline 773/325-7711.

ADAM MAYFIELD (BFA, Acting, ’00) filmed a national commercial for Sam Adams Beer.

DALE McFADDEN (MFA, Directing, ’77) will direct Lunching, Phoenix Theatre, 749 N. Park Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 317/635-2381, opens 4/25/02 and runs through 5/26/02.

BOB McGARVIE (BFA, Lighting Design, ’85) is the technical director for Steppenwolf Theatre.

BRIAN McKNIGHT (MFA, Acting, ’01) will be in Hamlet, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 2/14/02 and running through 3/24/02. (See NOTES )

KENN McLAUGHLIN (BFA, Acitng, ’90) has left Cleveland after eleven years with Great Lakes theatre Festival. He is now the managing director of Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston.

GABE McPHERSON (BFA, Acting, ’00) is performing/singing in a show at The Hudson Theatre, 6537 Santa Monica Blvd, LA, CA, 323/571-2835 ext 2. It’s every Friday and Saturday, originally it had a 4 week run, then 8 weeks, and is now in an open run.

KYMBERLY MELLEN (MFA, Acting, ’00) is in My Fair Lady, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 4/18/02 and running through 5/26/02. NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) will design the costumes and JOHN CULBERT (Dean) will design the scenery.

MELISSA MELTZER (Staff), along with KAMILAH RASHEID (BFA, Acting, ’03) participated in Martin Luther King High School’s first open house for prospective freshman on 11/15/01. Melissa, along with the rest of the Admissions Staff, will also participate in a workshop with approximately 21 students and two Gallery 37 teachers at Gallery 37, 66 E. Randolph on 12/19/01. She will also be representing The Theatre School at the Gallery 37 College Fair on 1/29/02.

FRANK MERLE (BFA, Playwrighting, ’01) is the Artistic Director of Keyhole Players, which recently announced its season. Frank will be directing Days of Wine and Roses, Dates TBA.

ROB MILBURN (Faculty) designed sound and original music, along with MICHAEL BODEEN (Faculty) for Glengarry Glen Ross, Steppenwolf Mainstage Theatre, 1650 North Halsted, 312/335-1650, through 1/19/02. NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) designed costumes.

PAUL MILLER (BFA, Lighting Design, ’87) designed lights for the National Tour of Scooby Doo in Stagefright, for Warner Brothers and ClearChannel Entertainment, arriving in Chicago at the Rosemont Theatre, 2/8/02 through 2/17/02. Also, Paul will be designing lights for The Nutcracker, Paper Mill Playhouse, Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ, 973/379-3636, 12/21/01 through 12/30/01. And along with this he will then be designing lights for The Scarlet Pimperel, Diablo Light Opera, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 925/944-1565, 2/1/02 through 3/9/02. Paul is also the First Assistant Light Designer for The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, St. James Theatre, West 44th between Broadway and 8th, 212/239-6200, NYC, open run. The show won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, including one for Lighting Design, and also won the Best Musical Award from the Outer Critics Circle, the New York Drama Critics Circle, and a record-breaking 11 Drama Desk Awards.

G. RILEY MILLS (BFA, Acting, 91) wrote The Flower Thieves (along with his frequent collaborator Ralph Covert), The Midnight Circus at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center, closed 12/3/01. It was a critic’s choice in the 11/30/01Chicago Reader.

DAVID MINK (Certificate, Acting, ’62) will direct Funny Valentines, Drury Lane Evergreen Park, 2500 W. 95th, Evergreen Park, 708/422-0404, < http://www.drurylane.com , opening 1/23/02 and running through 3/10/02 this coming January. David’s company, Redmink Productions, < http://pw1.netcom.com/~redmink/default.php3 provides entertainment for over 600 corporate events, meetings and trade shows annually. DALE BENSON (BFA, Acting, ’59) is in the cast.

DANIEL (HENRY) MORAN (BFA, Acting, ’71) has accepted an appointment by President George W. Bush to serve as Executive Director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The Mid-America Arts Alliance Chairman, Art Thompson (President of the Cooper Foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska), announced Moran's pending resignation from his position there in order to accept Bush’s assignment. Under Moran's leadership beginning in the mid-1970s, Mid-America Arts Alliance has grown from an initial concept envisioned by a handful of civic leaders in the region to an organization responsible for creating, producing, touring, sponsoring, managing, or funding more than 600 arts organizations, artists, or museum exhibitions resulting in more than 12,000 different performances or events and generating over $232,000,000 in fiscal arts activity reaching over 28 million people. During his tenure, Mid-America Arts Alliance has created regional, multi-regional, national and international arts and humanities programs reaching all 50 states and more than 30 countries. Mid-America Arts Alliance also creates and manages programs involving education, community arts development, and the institutional advancement of arts organizations. Additionally, Moran has served as executive producer for MA Productions, an enterprise division of Mid-America Arts Alliance. Congratulations, Daniel!

KEVIN MORRISSEY (BFA, Scene Design, ’89) is a Designer and Lecturer for the Theatre Department, UC Riverside. He will be designing scenery and costumes for The Maids, 1/24/02 through 1/26/02, sound for The King Stag, 2/28/02 through 3/9/02, and scenery, sound, and video for The Laramie Project, 5/23/02 through 6/1/02. All plays will be produced in the ARTS Building Studio Theatre (ARTS Room 100), Department of Theatre-093, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 909/787-3245.

LINSEY MORTON (BFA, Acting, ’01) will appear in the film Joshua, starring F. Murray Abraham, directed by Jon Purdy, currently in post-production. Also in the cast are BETH LACKE (BFA, Acting, '98) and MATT ZIEGLER (BFA, Acting, ’02).

KATE MURA (BFA, Acting, ’01) is in rehearsal for a new vaudeville show called The Palace Theatre, and just finished an original art film titled Fans.

BARBARA H. NEIDERER (GSD, Costume Design) is the Costume Shop Manager at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

JULIA NEARY (BFA, Acting, ’90) is in previews for Waving Goodbye, Naked Eye Theatre Company, , previews 12/6/01, opens 12/14/01 and runs through 1/6/02, at Steppenwolf Studio Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 312/335-1650. < http://www.nakedeyetheatre.org (See NOTES )

DAVID NEW (BFA, Acting, ’87) is in Thou Shalt Not, directed & choreographed by Susan Strohman, music & lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr, Plymouth Theatre, 236 W. 45th Street, NYC, 212/239-6200, through 1/6/02.

KARLIE NURSE (BFA, Acting, ’01) is in From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. (See NOTES )

SUSAN NUSSBAUM (GSD, Acting, ’78) will be directing the world premiere of FLUNG, American theatre Company, 1909 W. Byron, 773/929-5009, opens 2/6/02 and runs through 3/17/02. Also, Susan directs Henry Flamethrowa, Victory Gardens theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave, 773/871-3000, through 12/18/01. FRANCES MAGGIO (MFA, Costume Design, ’87) designed the costumes.

DONALEE (HENNE) ONG (BFA, Acting, ‘93) lives in Ohio and teaches Drama at Western Reserve Academy. She has three children, all boys, ages 5, 3, and 6 months.

ZAK ORTH (BFA, Acting, '92) is the proud father of Arden Marlys Orth, born on 11/16/01, 7lbs, 15 oz, 19”, 5:57 AM. Zak, wife Heidi and Arden are doing fine. Zak plays Don Ohlmeyer in the TNT film Monday Night Mayhem, premiering 1/14/02, 7PM. Co-stars include John Turturo as Howard Cosell, Patti LuPone as Emmy Cosell, Brad Beyer as Don Meredith, Eli Wallach as Leonard Goldenson and KEVIN ANDERSON (Cert, Acting, ’81) as Frank Gifford.

DAVID OSIPOVICH (BFA, LA&S ‘96) lives in Virginia and is a Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy at the College of William and Mary. He is also working on his last Ph.D. requirement- the dissertation (degree will be granted by Vanderbilt). The tentative title is Theatre and Moral Education: How Plays Make Us Good. It’s primarily about Brecht, Mamet and Arthur Miller- exploring the way certain live performances attempt to communicate ethical content.

KEITH PARHAM (BFA, Lighting Design, ’98) designed lights for From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. (See NOTES )

MARY ELLEN PARK (MFA, Costume Design, ’99) designed costumes From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. She also designed costumes for Miracle on 34th Street, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green, 312/327-2000, through 12/30/01. BETH LACKE (BFA, Acting, '98) is in the cast. She will also be designing costumes for The Price, Writers’ Theatre Chicago, Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon, Glencoe, IL, 847/835-5398, in January. Mary Ellen also is a designer for the new fashion show De Corpe. (See NOTES )

AMY PIETZ (BFA, Acting, ’90) plays Amy Spedaro in Caroline in the City, now in syndication, WGN, daily at 12:30PM and 2PM.

ELIZABETH PERKINS (Certificate, Acting. ’81) can currently be seen on Showtime in the film What Girls Learn. She also just completed a movie for Hallmark with Kathy Bates and Lynn Redgrave titled My Sister’s Keeper.

MICHELLE PERRY (BFA, Production Management, ’01) is stage managing Seven Moves, About Face Theatre, 3212 N. Broadway, 773/549-3290, opening 1/18/02 and running through 2/17/02.

COLLETTE POLLARD (BFA, Scene Design, ‘00) is the Producer/Designer for a staged reading of an original piece by KEVIN DOUGLAS (BFA, Acting, ’00), Playing With Myself, 12/16/01. KATHERINE LITWIN (BFA Acting program, ’96-‘98) is the Production Assistant.

LISA PORTES (Faculty) will be directing a workshop of Wilder, Playwrights Horizons, NYC, 2/4/02. This coming Spring, she will be working on a new adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie at Lookingglass Theatre. RACHEL SHTEIR (Faculty) will collaborate with Lisa on the Sister Carrie production.

NANCY (KRESIN) PRICE (BFA, Acting, ’85) along with her husband John are expecting a new baby on Easter. They have 4 children ages 16, 14, 12, and 7. Nancy and John live in the Milwaukee area where they are both Waldorf class teachers. Waldorf School provides arts based education for children pre-K through grade 12. They both write and direct plays for their classes each year. Nancy conducts workshops for teachers in working with children through drama.

GINA PULICE (BFA, Acting, ’97) is directing Blanco y Negro, Shotgun Players Black Box Productions, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 510/704-8210, through 12/17/01.

NIC PULLIN (SANDYS) (Faculty) recently designed fights for Polaroid Stories (DePaul Showcase) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (DePaul New Directors). He is looking forward to working with HENRY GODINEZ (Faculty ) on Julius Caesar (DePaul Showcase) in the Spring. Nick recently completed fights for Billy Budd at Lyric Opera of Chicago (where he has been resident fight director since 1996) and will stage more violence for La Boheme in January. He also just closed as Briggs in Remy Bumppo’s critically-acclaimed production of Pinter’s No Man’s Land and is currently in Fort Worth, TX, where he is playing Bertie Woosterin in Thank You, Jeeves, closes 12/31/01.

BILL PULLINSI (GSD)directs Over The Tavern, Mercury Theatre, 3745 N. Southport, 773/325-1700, through 1/13/02; ALYSSA DYKSTERHOUSE (BFA, GTS, ’98 is the Co-Company Manager. Bill is also an associate Artistic Director of Organic Theatre Company.

KAMILAH RASHEID (BFA, Acting, ’03), along with MELISSA MELTZER (Staff), participated in Martin Luther King High School’s first open house for prospective freshman on 11/15/01.

PHYLLIS RAVEL (FOX) (BFA, Acting, ’74) is the Artistic Director at Marquette University in Indiana.

JOHN C. REILLY (BFA, Acting, '87) plays Happy Jack in the Martin Scorcese film Gangs of New York, scheduled to be released on 12/21/01. Co-stars include Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis. He will also appear in the film The Hours, with Nicole Kidman, Julieanne Moore, Meryl Streep and Ed Harris; and in the film The Good Girl with Jennifer Aniston. John is also scheduled to play the lead in a Broadway musical production of the 1955 Oscar winning film Marty. The plan is for the show to open on Broadway in the Spring or Fall of 2002. He will also be in the movie version of Chicago playing the character of Amos. Richard Gere will be playing Billy Flynn, Renee Zelwegger will be Roxie Hart, also in the cast are Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, and Christine Baranski. DALE WIBBEN (Certificate, Costume Design, ’81) is the head draper/cutter on the film.

DALE DIANE REMLEE (GSD, ’51-‘54) lives in the Netherlands and has one son. This year she directed a production of Chekhov’s The Three Sisters which played at Amsterdam’s Stadschouwburg. This coming spring, she will be in a production of The Vagina Monologues playing both in Amsterdam and Brussels.

LEOBARD ROBERTS (BFA, Acting, ’95) plays boxer Joe Louis in the TV film Joe and Max. Playing date not yet set.

CONNIE RODERICK (GSD) will be in Stuart Little 2 with Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Nathan Lane and Melanie Griffith scheduled to be released in 2002.

LEE ROGERS (BFA, Acting, ’81) will be in The Price, Writers’ Theatre Chicago, Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon, Glencoe, IL, 847/835-5398, this January. (See NOTES )

MICHAEL ROOKER (BFA Acting, '81) will be in the Walter Hill directed film Undisputed with Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames and Peter Falk. Michael also plays Special Agent Nicholas Roberts in the TV show HRT.

TODD ROSENTHAL (Faculty) designed the set for A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. This is the first new set for the Goodman’s production of A Christmas Carol in over twenty years, celebrating a new season in a new space. We wish this set the same lasting longevity as its predecessor designed by JOE NIEMINSKI ( MFA, Scene Design, ’70 & Faculty) which was used for over 20 seasons at the old Goodman Theatre. (See NOTES )

LAURA ROSS-WHITE (BFA, Acting, ’76) is an adjunct faculty member and teaches acting at Suffolk Community College in New York and is the Chair of the Fine Arts dept at the Knox School where she teaches acting and directing. Laura is a coordinator and director of the Oberon Foundation which brings performances and the arts to Long Island from Ray Anderson and Micahel Moschen.

MORGAN ROWE (BFA, Acting, ’92) is Belle in A Christmas Carol, A Contemporary Theatre, Kreielsheimer Place, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 206/292-7676, through 12/23/01.

LINDY RUSSELL (BFA, Costume Design, '00) designed the costumes for Zander’s Boat, Signature theatre, 3806 S. Four Mile Run Dr, Arlington VA, 703/218-6500, through 12/16/01.

KELLY RYAN (BFA, Production Management, ’01) has moved to Chelsea, MI, where she will be working for a year as an apprentice at the Purple Rose Theatre (owned by Jeff Daniels).

DAVID SAPERSTEIN (BFA, Acting, ’87) starts 2002 with a teaching position in the Speech & Theatre Arts department at Madison Technical College in Madison, WI.

MICHAEL SANFILIPPO (Certificate, Production Management, ’83) is the company manager for the LA production of The Lion King.

JEFF SCHLEGELMILCH (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’03) will direct Enemy of the People, Keyhole Players, 773/517-2950, opens 1/25/02 and runs through 2/24/02.

TODD SCHMIDT (MFA, Directing, ’86) is directing the regional premiere of Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas, Victory Gardens Theatre, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773/871-3000, through 12/30/01. Todd is the general manager of Peninsula Players in Fish Creek, WI.

TARA SCHUCART (BFA, Costume Design, ’01) works at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in the costume department.

LIZ SCHUCH (BFA, Scene Design, ‘02) runs the light board for Blue Man Group, Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted, 773/348-4000, open run.

MIKE SCHUPPE (MFA, Directing, ’87) is the general manager for the new musical Gauguin - The Musical, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, 866/737-3285 or < http://www.gauguinthemusical.com through 1/13/02.

CARY SESTON (BFA, Acting, ’96) is in Never The Sinner, Theatre on Broadway, 13 S. Broadway, Denver, CO, 303/860-9360 or http://www.theatregroup.org through 12/23/01.

NTOZAKE SHANGE (Faculty) will have her work celebrated with an afternoon of workshops and performances at DePaul on 1/21/02. On 10/27/01, Ntozake participated in the Gwendolyn Brooks International Literary Festival at U of I, Chicago, speaking on a panel about black artists. At the festival, she was inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writer’s of African Descent. From 11/1/01 to 11/4/01 Ntozake attended the “Acts of Achievement” event in Birmingham, England, performing Ellington Is Not A Street, and a new piece entitled The Lizard Project, with choreographer Mickey Davidson. (See NOTES )

LILY SHAW (BFA, Acting, ’95) is doing press relations for Naked Eye Theatre Company and CollaborAction Theatre Company. Along with this, Lily is teaching movement classes at the Audition Studio, 20 W. Hubbard, Suite 2E, 312/527-4566. She is also independently arranging and producing Meisner and Viewpoints classes with Kim Rubenstein and Mary Ann Thebus, 773/769-9196.

KAREN SHERIDAN (MFA, Acting, ’86) heads the Theatre area at Oakland University’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance in Michigan.

JOE SHERMAN (BFA, Acting, ’01) is an understudy in Waving Goodbye, Naked Eye Theatre Company, previews through 12/13/01, opens 12/14/01and runs through 1/6/02, at Steppenwolf Studio Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 312/335-1650. (See NOTES )

RACHEL SHTEIR (Faculty) will be collaborating with LISA PORTES (Faculty) on a workshop of a new adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie at Lookingglass Theatre this coming Spring.

JAY PAUL SKELTON (MFA, Directing, ’93) directed From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. Jay will direct the world premiere of Death on a Pink Carpet, Live Bait theatre, 3914 N. Clark, 773/871-1212, Winter 2002. He also directs Clearing Hedges, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company, Angel Island, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/18/01. (See NOTES )

ERIC SLATER (BFA, Acting, ’97) is in Uncle Fred in the Springtime, City Lit theatre Co, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, 773/293-3692, opens tonight and runs through 1/5/02. DOUG MacKECHNIE (MFA, Acting, ’95) is also in the cast. Eric is then shooting a film in NYC for Showtime with the working title of Still Life in Greenwich Village. Eric will then be working on Missallliance, Writer’s Theatre, 664 Vernon Ave, Glencoe, 847/835-5398.

JOE SLOWIK (Faculty) is taking a leave of absence for the Winter Quarter 2001-02. (See NOTES )

JAYMI LEE SMITH (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) is lighting The Laramie Project, Next Theatre Company, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes, Evanston, IL, 847/475-1875, through 12/16/01; RUSSELL HARDIN (BFA, Acting, ’97) is in the cast. She is also designing lights for Bronzeville, Pegasus Players, 1145 W. Wilson, 773/878-9761, through 12/16/01; JACK MAGAW (Faculty) designed the scenery for Bronzeville. Later this Fall, Jaymi will light Waving Goodbye for her own theatre company, Naked Eye, which will be performed at the Steppenwolf Studio. (See NOTES )

JENNIFER SMITH (BFA, Production Management, ‘91) is the Production Manager at Chicago Shakespeare theatre and also a member of the Alumni Board.

TAIT SMITH (BFA, Acting, ’97) plays Hansie in the MGM/United Artists feature film Pumpkin. Co-stars include Christina Ricci and Brenda Blevin.

WAYNE SMITH (Staff) is now serving as Interim Technical Director for The Theatre School. He took on this position beginning 10/22/01. (See NOTES )

BEN SPICER (BFA, Light Design, ’01) is designing the lighting for La Luna Muda with Lookingglass Theatre Company, Ruth Page Center, 1016 N. Dearborn, 773/477-8088, opening 2/9/02 and running through 3/24/02; Ben will also be teaching the design class at the Lookingglass Studio beginning in January of 2002.

LISA STEC (BA, Costume design, ’75) is the costumer at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

JOEL STEDMAN (BFA, Acting, ’70) will be teaching Introduction to Acting and Introduction To Drama, Quinnipiac, University, New Haven, CT, beginning in January 2002.

WILLIAM JASPER STIGALL JR. (MFA, Acting, ’46) died 9/14/01 after a short illness. Death came just ten weeks after this 90th birthday and six months after publication of his WWII memoir, A Shower of Frogs. He was born in Chicago, and also attended the University of Illinois. He was a decorated veteran of the Eighty-Second Airborne Division, in the North African and European theatres and was at the Normandy Invasion on June 7, 1944. He was decorated with the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and was a Prisoner of War. He was also a stage director, college professor, author and traveler. His two short plays Six Women Remember William Shakespeare and Emily Bronte Storyteller have been widely produced in New York.

JEFF STILL (MFA, Acting, ’89) will be in The Price, Writers’ Theatre Chicago, Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon, Glencoe, IL, 847/835-5398, this January. (See NOTES )

PAUL STOVALL (BFA, Acting, ’91) is in NYC filming Hearsay, directed by Ilo Orleans, executive produced by John Schlessinger, starring Julie Christie.

DEAN TAUCHER (BFA, Scene Design, ’76) is the Production Designer for The Sopranos, Sundays, HBO, 8PM. TOM ALDREDGE (Acting, GSD) has a recurring role as Hugh DeAngelis (Carmella’s father) on The Sopranos.

DON TIERI (MFA, Acting, '88) will be appearing in an episode of Dead Last, a new series on the WB Network.

CONCETTA TOMEI (BFA, Acting, ’75) plays Lynda on Providence, Fridays, NBC, 7PM. Also starring on the show is PAULA (KOROLOGOS) CALE (BFA, Acting, ’93).

MONICA TROMBETTA (BFA, Acting, ’91) has a recurring role on Third Watch, Mondays, NBC, 9PM.

SCOTT TROST (MFA, Acting, ’88) has a company called First Look, which scouts talent and puts on modeling and acting workshops. Scott also recently acted in a local commercial in San Antonio, TX. Soon he will rewrite his book All You Need to Know About the Movie and TV Business, and start on a new one titled, Model 2002.

MARY TRUMBOUR (BFA, Costume Design, ’01) created costumes based on Patricia Hart’s original designs for Hans Brinker, New Tuners Theatre, 1225 W. Belmont Ave, 773/327-5252, through 12/30/01.

SARAH UNDERWOOD (Certificate, Acting, ’91) is in A Christmas Carol , Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. (See NOTES )

KATIE VANDEHEY (BFA, GTS, ’93) served as co-dramaturg on 2, Eclipse Theatre Company, at the Atheneum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, 312/409-1687, through 12/16/01.

LISA VELTEN (BFA, Acting, ’98) is one of 6 playwrights, along with JEN ELLISON (BFA, Acting, ’96) of Fugue, to be performed at WNEP, opening 4/11/02 and running through 5/18/02. (See NOTES )

JOSH WATERS (BFA, Acting, ’01) will be in the Tapestry Films production of Van Wilder: Party Liaison with Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid and Tim Matheson. Release date scheduled for Spring 2002.

MICHAEL WEBER (BFA, Acting, ’90) directed 42nd Street, theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge, Muster, IN, 219/836-3255, through 12/23/01. DARIN KEESING (BFA, Lighting Design, ‘96) designed the lighting. Michael is the Artistic Director at Theatre at the Center.

COLLEEN WELSH (BFA, Production Management, ’02) is interning As You Like It, Chicago Shakespeare theatre, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand, 312/595-5600, previews begin 1/9/02, opens 1/13/02 and runs through 3/9/02. AMY LEWIS (MONTGOMERY) (MFA, Acting, ’98) will be in the cast.

LAURA WHITLOCK (Faculty) is the Milliner at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

DALE WIBBEN (Certificate, Costume Design, ’81) is the head draper/cutter for Colleen Atwood who is designing the costumes for the movie version of Chicago. Richard Gere will be Billy Flynn, Renee Zelwegger will be Roxie Hart, also in the cast are Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Christine Baranski and JOHN C. REILLY (BFA, Acting, '87) will be Amos.

SARA WILCOX (BFA, Costume Design, ’99) is currently working for Norcostco in Minneapolis as the retail Costume Rental Manager. She will design costumes for Cowbird and The Play About the Baby, opening, respectively, in 2/02 and 4/02, Eye of the Storm Theatre, 3754 Pleasant Ave. South #202, Minneapolis, MN, 612/823-6768. She will also be designing costumes for F is for Freedom, Stages Theatre, Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, 952/979-1111.

ALLISON WILLIAMS (BFA Acting program, ‘92-’93) is spending a third semester as a guest artist in residence at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI, teaching Improvisation, Circus Skills, and Mask and Movement Theatre.

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS (BFA, Acting, ’87) is in A Christmas Carol , Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. (See NOTES )

SHANE' (DAVIS) WILLIAMS (BFA, Acting, ‘89) plays Marissa in Early Edition, now in syndication, 6PM and 9PM Mondays through Fridays, and Saturdays at 5PM and 6PM, Fox Family Channel.

HOWARD WITT (Certificate, Acting, ‘67) will be in The Price, Writers’ Theatre Chicago, Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon, Glencoe, IL 847/835-5398, in January. Howard is a member of the Alumni Board. (See NOTES )

JEFF WITZKE (BFA, Acting program ‘88-‘89) appeared on the 12/7/01 episode of WB’s Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.

LAURIE (RIFFE) WOLFF (BFA, Acting, ’94) is directing Into The Woods, Jr., The Young Actors Ensemble, Mayer Kaplan JCC, 5050 W. Church St, Skokie, 847/675-2200, one performance remaining on 12/13/01. Also with The Young Actors Ensemble, she will be directing Still Life with Iris, running 2/28/02 through 3/3/02, and Fiddler on the Roof, running 5/30/02 through 6/9/02.

JENNIE WOOD (BFA, Theatre Studies, ‘94) has started her own record lable, JaySlayer Records, and plays guitar & sings in a rock band; check out the band’s website at < http://www.heathersdamage.com

DAVID WOOLLEY (BFA, Acting, ’81) is the fight choreographer for Oklahoma, Columbia College Chicago Theatre Center, Getz theatre, 62 East 11th St, 312/344-6126, through 12/16/01. FRANCES MAGGIO (MFA, Costume Design, ’87) designed the costumes.

LARRY YANDO (MFA, Acting, ’88,Faculty) is in The Birthday Party, Apple Tree Theatre, 595 Elm Pl, Highland Park, 847/432-4335, through 1/6/02.

DENNIS ZACEK (GSD & BA, DePaul University, ‘63) will be directing the world premiere of The Old Man’s Friend, Victory Gardenstheatre, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773/871-3000, opens 5/24/02 through 7/7/02.

MATT ZEIGLER (BFA, Acting, ’02) will appear in the film Joshua, starring F. Murray Abraham, directed by Jon Purdy, currently in post-production. Also in the cast are BETH LACKE (BFA, Acting, '98) and LINSEY MORTON (BFA, Acting, ’01).

SCOTT ZIEMBA (BFA, Stage Management, ‘92) is the Production Manager for the Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University, here in Chicago.

LOU ZORICH (GSD) is in 45 Seconds From Broadway, Neil Simon’s 32nd play, Richard Rogers Theatre, 226 W. 45th, NYC, 212/307-4100 or 800/755-4000, open run. Lou also has a recurring role on Mad About You as Paul Buchman’s father, now in syndication, WGN, Mondays through Saturdays, Midnight.

NOTES

Please make a note to update your email addresses for those of us at DePaul. The “wppost” part of our addresses has been dropped. As an example, your editor’s email address used to be < jbridges@depaul.edu It is now < jbridges@depaul.edu Mail that includes the “wppost” will continue to work through June of 2002, but you might as well update your address books now to get it over with. This goes for all faculty and staff at DePaul.

Our second Chicago Playworks production is Selkie, opening 1/17/02 through 3/16/02, at the Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Drive, 312/922-1999. JOHN JENKINS (Faculty) is the director. NAN CIBULA-JENKINS (Faculty) is the costume designer, ZANE PIHLSTROM (BFA, Scene Design, ’03) is the scenic designer, BRIAN TYLKE (BFA, Lighting Design, ’03) is the lighting designer, CORRINE DE OCEJO (BFA, Playwriting, ’04) is the assistant director, MEGAN BREEN (BFA, Dramaturgy, ’02) is the dramaturg , BETSY HAMILTON (Faculty) is the movement coach, CLAUDIA ANDERSON (Faculty) is the dialect coach, and WILLIAM COLLINS (BFA, Production Management, ’03) is the stage manager. Our second New Directors Series production is Landscape of the Body, opening 2/1/02 through 2/10/02, at the Athenaeum Studio Four, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport, 312/922-1999. ROSS PRIBYL (MFA, Directing, ’02) directs, MORGAN CONERY (BFA, Costume Design, ’03) is the costume designer, NICK LANGE (BFA, Lighting Design, ’03) is the lighting designer, JENIFER LAMPSON (BFA, Scene Design, ’03) is the scenic designer, NATHANIEL HARE (BFA, Theatre Technology, ’02) is the sound designer, DEBBIE FETCH (BFA, GTS, ’04) is the assistant director, HOLLY VOGES (BFA, GTS, ’04) is the dramaturg, and BRIDGET McCARTY (BFA, Production Management, ’04) is the stage manager. Our second Showcase production is Murder of Crows, opening 2/15/02 through 2/24/02, at the Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Drive, 312/922-1999. JIM OSTHOLTHOFF (Faculty) is the director. LINDA BUCHANAN (Faculty) is the scenic designer, VIVIAN PAVLOS (BFA, Costume Design, ’02) is the costume designer, DONALD CHRISTENSEN (BFA, Lighting Design, ’02) is the lighting designer, ERNIE NOLAN (MFA, Directing, ’04) is the assistant director, SARAH BARKOWSKI (BFA, Theatre Management, ’04) is the assistant to the director, MEGAN BREEN (BFA, Dramaturgy, ’02) is the dramaturg, and NIKKI LINT (BFA, Production Management, ’03) is the stage manager. Remember that as an alum, you are eligible for a comp for any of these shows, subject to availability. Call the box office and identify yourself as an alum to reserve your comp.

Over at Barat College of DePaul University they just closed their first children’s show of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Between 2/21/02 through 2/24/02 they will be presenting You Can’t Take It With You. Drake Theatre, 700 East Westleigh Road, Lake Forest, IL. As an alum you also can receive comp tickets to these shows. Call the Barat box office at 847/604-6344.

Stage Left Theatre is one of the numerous theatres in Chicago that were either started by (which Stage Left is one) or are currently peopled with Theatre School alumni. Stage Left is currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season. Through the month of December, there is a display on the 9th floor of the Harold Washington Library, 400 South State Street, in celebration of their 20th anniversary. Visit their website at < http://www.stagelefttheatre.com

JOE SLOWIK (Faculty) will be reluctantly taking his first sick leave ever. He is scheduled to have knee surgery on 12/12/01, and will be returning to teach at the beginning of Spring Quarter 2001-2002. Joe’s stay in the hospital could be from 4-14 days, depending on his reaction to the surgery. He will then need to go to a rehabilitation center for a week or two. If you’d like to send him a card or give him a call, the hospital info is West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, 3 Erie Court, Oak Park, IL 60302, 708/383-6200. If you’d like his home info, contact me < jbridges@depaul.edu directly. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Joe!

WAYNE SMITH (Staff) is now serving as Interim Technical Director for The Theatre School. He took on this position beginning 10/22/01. We anticipate that the Technical Director search will be concluded by 3/31/02. We will also be hiring an interim Properties Master to be responsible for Wayne’s current duties. Wayne has been our Property Master since 1982. During his tenure with us, he has worked in a number of shop facilities (the shared Grant Place facility with the Goodman Theatre, the Lyceum building on Sheffield, and our current space). He has produced props for over 190 of our productions in the last 19 years, and has worked closely with Tim Brault and Gerry Reynolds during that time. Wayne has a B.A. in Technical Theatre and Design from U of I Champaign/Urbana; has worked for Goodman, Court, and Chicago Children’s Theatre; and is an active member of USITT, having hosted a Midwest section workshop here in 1996 titled, “Blood and Guts, Fire and Brimstone.” Wayne is our Safety Officer, has re-written its handbook twice now, and is certified in Hazard Communications. He is in his second term on the DePaul University Staff Council, currently chairs its Communications Committee, and chaired the 2000 DePaul University Picnic Planning Committee.

CHRIS JONES (Faculty) will be taking a one-year leave of absence from The Theatre School starting in January of 2002. He has accepted an exciting offer from the Chicago Tribune to be a full-time arts critic as part of the transition from the retiring Richard Christiansen to Michael Phillips, currently theatre reviewer at the LA Times and the Tribune's new chief theatre critic. Chris will also be serving as a national arts correspondent and cultural analyst during this time. During the period of the leave Chris will maintain his connection to us by teaching the Graduate Seminar course at The Theatre School and will keep his student advisees.

SUSI BUCK (Faculty) has joined us as our Interim Properties Manager and will serve in that role through the end of March 2002. Susi's background includes work at the Santa Fe Opera with their five opera season; Center Stage in Baltimore; Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY; Seattle Repertory Theatre; and the Goodman Theatre. She has extensive experience in properties, paint, and scenic art work. She has additional experience in mold making & casting, stitching, carpentry, drafting, and cartooning. She holds a BFA in Technical Theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University.

In celebration of the residency of Visiting Professor NTOZAKE SHANGE (Faculty) the Executive Committee at The Theatre School is pleased to announce an afternoon of workshops and performances featuring her work. This will take place on Monday, 1/21/02 in conjunction with the university’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Theatre School classes after noon that day will be canceled so that all students, faculty and staff may attend. The programs will run from 1-5PM. All Theatre School students will be required to attend unless the workshop conflicts with courses in other schools of the university. In addition to performances by Dr. Shange, the day will include workshops led by Theatre School faculty, other DePaul faculty and guests from the community. These sessions will explore Dr. Shange’s work and examine issues of diversity and multi-culturalism. Everyone will be expected to prepare for this day by reading a selection of Dr. Shange’s work. The featured works will be for colored girls…, spell #7 and love/space/demands. Copies are available at Act One Bookstore, 2540 N. Lincoln, 773/348-6757. The committee organizing this afternoon includes DEAN CORRIN (Faculty), LARA GOETSCH (Staff), PHYLLIS GRIFFIN (Faculty), CHRIS JONES (Faculty), and RACHEL SHTEIR (Faculty). They invite the participation of anyone interested in helping to plan this event. This committee and The Theatre School are also planning other events that will introduce Dr. Shange to the wider DePaul and Chicago communities.

Elsewhere At DePaul:
Since 1998, DePaul has been the largest Catholic university in the United States. Based on Fall 2000 data, DePaul moved to a new status as the ninth largest private university in the country. The eight schools larger than DePaul University form an impressive group: New York University, Brigham Young University, Boston University, Southern Cal, Harvard, Northeastern (Boston), University of Pennsylvania and Columbia in New York. Right behind DePaul University is Syracuse University. In the Fall of 2000, DePaul welcomed their largest first year class ever and, for the first time in DePaul’s history, they had to close admissions and establish a waiting list. During a two- year period, the college’s first year entering class has increased by more than 42 percent.

The sophisticated technology of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have made it possible to bring awesome images of planets and galaxies into the classroom. Bernhard Beck-Winchatz, an astronomer and faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, wanted visually impaired students to have the same opportunities to engage themselves in space science. With the help of astronomer and author Noreen Grice, he has developed a much-needed space science resource book for the blind. Using $10,000 HST grant earmarked for educational programs, Beck-Winchatz and Grice created a large print, Braille book that combines tactile illustrations with colorful images taken with the HST. The book, Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy, includes spectacular images of planets, start clusters and nebulae. For more information about this project or to order a copy of Touch the Universe contact Bernhard Beck-Winchatz by e-mail at < bbeck@condor.depaul.edu or by phone at (773) 325-4545. Noreen Grice can be reached by e-mail at < ngrice5456@aol.com

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ department of communication is pleased to announce the beginning of a new master’s degree in public relations and advertising. DePaul University and Illinois Institute of Technology offer Joint Degree Programs in Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Through this alliance, DePaul students will be able to earn dual degrees at both institutions in five years.

On 11/18/01, DePaul University bestowed its first ever Overseas Honorary Degree to former President George H. W. Bush at a ceremony held at the International Bank of Asia in Hong Kong. University President JOHN P. MINOGUE was on hand to present the degree. The International Bank of Hong Kong and DePaul University have jointly established MFA and bachelor’s degree programs.

The new Student Center on the univeristy’s Lincoln Park campus will officially open at the start of Winter Quarter on Monday, 1/7/02. It’s located on the spot where Alumni Hall used to be. There are two entrances, one at the corner of Sheffield & Belden, and the other at Sheffield & Kenmore. Housed in the new center will be the Cultural Center, Lincoln Park Admissions, ID Services, Copy Center, Student Life and Student Organizations, Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Center Administration, Leadership Institute, Women’s Center, Dean of Students, Academic Enhancement, University Ministry, and of course, University Dining Services. There is a coffee bar on the 1st floor at the Sheffield & Belden entrance, and the majority of the 2nd floor is the rest of the cafeteria offerings. The Stuart Center, which formerly housed most of these departments, officially closed on 12/7/01 and is scheduled for demolition during the Winter Quarter 2001-02. A temporary surface parking lot will be put there once the demolition is completed in April 2002. It is the future home of the next science facility on the Lincoln Park campus.

DINA LINDENBERG (Staff) who is our alumni contact, along with her office, has launched a new functionality on the Alumni Website that allows staff, faculty and current students to subscribe to two alumni e-newsletters using your Campus Connect username and password. These e-newsletter are to help alumni stay informed about professional development, career networking, giving and other opportunities at DePaul, engage DePaul, a general-interest publication for alumni, has been published since April 2001, and the first issue of the new Business & Technology ebulletin will be sent in January 2002. New online subscription functionality was recently added to the Alumni Website to allow you to subscribe and unsubscribe to these publications by logging in. To get this new functionality, visit < http://alumni.depaul.edu and click on Subscribe to E-Newsletter. The site features a cool new Quick-check form to give you an immediate reminder if you forgot or never had your login information. If you have any questions you can contact Dina at < dlindenb@depaul.edu or 312/362-5495.

Interested in becoming a mentor? Join ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) at DePaul. You can do it online at < http://careercenter.depaul.edu or call 312/362-8281. ASK is a unique, career-focused program devoted to building relationships between alumni and students through conversations, email and events. All you’ll need is: A willingness to contribute time and expertise to students and other alumni; A degree from a college, school, institute or certificate program of DePaul (or Goodman School of Drama for you alums prior to 1978); Access to email - since the system is web-based, email is the primary mode of communication with participants.

 
Holiday Happenings in Chicago :

DECEMBER & Beyond - Welcome Yule! A Christmas Spectacular, 12/14-12/17/01, Orchestra Hall, 220 S. Michigan Ave, a sing along of Christmas favorites; Winter Wunderfest, 12/15/01-1/6/02, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave, a Holiday Family Fun Fest including a circus, large-scale inflatable games & Santa’s Holiday Village; World Bazaar, 12/18/01, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, a look at how different cultures celebrate the winter holidays including vendors offering exotic items for sale; Skate With Santa, 12/19/01, Daley Bicentennial Plaza, 337 E. Randolph, Free Admission; Christkindlmarket Chicago 2001, through 12/20/01, Daley Plaza, Washington & Dearborn Streets, Free Admission, a German marketplace of unique gifts, ornaments, wooden toys, nutcrackers, etc; The LaSalle Bank Do-It-Yourself Messiah, 12/20 & 12/221/01, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, join the audience in being the chorus for Handel’s Messiah led by a 100-piece orchestra and four soloists, Free Admission; Kiddie New Year Sleepover: Island Dreamin’, 12/28-12/29/01, Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Pack a Hawaiian shirt and be ready to be engulfed by the culture, animals, games and atmosphere of island life; Mayor Daley’s 2nd Annual Holiday Sports Festival, McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Reach for you New Year’s fitness goals in this festival featuring a bungee run, human bowling, scooter hockey, a Velcro wall, and more, Free Admission; S.A.F.E. Night, 12/28-12/31/01, Various Locations Throughout The City, 312/747-2606, New Year’s celebrations hosted by agencies throughout the city with alcohol-free family events, Free Admission; Hancock Holiday Mountain Railroad, through 12/31/01, The Hancock Observatory, 875 N. Michigan Ave, a 1375 square foot model train exhibition featuring 9 trains, including a Hanukkah train, two waterfalls, a cable car to the North Pole, a reindeer barn, a skating rink, and a Christmas carousel; New Year’s Eve at Navy Pier, 12/31/01, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, includes fireworks and a giant ferris wheel countdown; Over the Fireworks - New Year’s Eve, 12/31/01, The Hancock Observatory, 875 N. Michigan Ave, Have a bird’s eye view of Chicago’s New Year’s Eve fireworks; Start the New Year at Navy Pier, 1/1/02, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, free family programs including fireworks; Space-tacular Holidays!, through 1/6/02, Museum of Science and Industry, 57th St & Lake Shore Drive, Christmas Around the World with trees decorated by different ethnic communities; A Great View and Santa Too!, 12/15, 12/16, 12/22 & 12/23/01, The Hancock Observatory, 875 N. Michigan Ave, give your list to Santa and receive a free photo with Old Saint Nick taken by Mrs. Claus; Star of Wonder, through 1/6/02, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, view the stars and the moving planets just as they appeared in the sky during the likely time of the magi’s travels; Zoo Lights, through 1/6/02, Lincoln Park Zoo, Cannon Drive at Fullerton Pkwy, a nighttime extravaganza featuring ice-carvings, animated light displays, children’s activities, Santa’s workshop and your favorite animals; Come Out and Skate! Parks on Ice, through Early March, skate on any of the nine rinks at various parks throughout the city, more info at 312/742-PLAY.

MORE THAN A FEW

Here are some activities that involve “more than a few” Goodman/Theatre School folks:

JEFF BUELTERMAN (BFA, Acting, ’94) and KARLIE NURSE (BFA, Acting, ’01) appear in From Both Hips, Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 731 W. Sheridan, 773/871-0442, through 12/16/01. MARTIN ANDREW (MFA, Set Design, ’01) designed the set, KEITH PARHAM (BFA, Lighting Design, ’98) designed the lights, MARY ELLEN PARK (MFA, Costume Design, ’01) designed the costumes, and JAY PAUL SKELTON (MFA, Directing, ’93) directed.

JULIA NEARY (BFA, Acting, ’90) is in previews for Waving Goodbye, Naked Eye Theatre Company, Steppenwolf Studio Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, 312/335-1650, < http://www.nakedeyetheatre.org opens 12/14/01. JOE SHERMAN (BFA, Acting ’01) is an understudy. JAYMI LEE SMITH (BFA, Lighting Design, ’96) designed the lights and KRISTINE KNANISHU (Faculty) is designing the costumes.

HENRY GODINEZ (Faculty) is directing A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312/443-3800, through 12/22/01. Appearing in the cast are CHARLES BROWNING (BFA, Acting, ’00), SARAH UNDERWOOD (Certificate, Acting, ’91), and JACQUELINE WILLIAMS (BFA, Acting, ’87). The brand new set design is by TODD ROSENTHAL (Faculty). This is the first new set for the Goodman’s production of A Christmas Carol in over twenty years, celebrating a new season in a new space. We wish this set the same lasting longevity as its predecessor designed by JOE NIEMINSKI (Faculty).

LEE ROGERS (BFA, Acting, ’81), JEFF STILL (MFA, Acting, ’89) and HOWARD WITT (Certificate, Acting, ‘67) will be in The Price, Writers’ Theatre Chicago, Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon, Glencoe, IL, 847/835-5398, this January. MARY ELLEN PARK (MFA, Costume Design, ’99) designs the costumes.

BRIAN McKNIGHT (MFA, Acting, ’01) and LANCE BAKER (BFA, Acting, ’93) will be in Hamlet , Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis, 773/753-4472, < http://www.courttheatre.org opening 2/14/02 and running through 3/24/02. JOHN CULBERT (Dean) will be designing the lighting. TRAVIS MASSAR (BFA, Theatre Studies, ’02) will be interning on the production.

INA MARLOWE (MFA, Directing, '81) is the Producing Artistic Director of the Organic Theatre Company, which recently announced its 2001-2002 season. This season Ina will be directing Painting Churches with sound design by JOE TECH HUPPERT (BFA, Theatre Studies, '04), The Substance of Fire starring RYAN KITLEY (MFA, Acting, '98) and ROHANNA DOYLIDA (BFA, Acting, '91), and Organic's co-production of Romeo and Juliet with Pickwick Theatre also starring RYAN KITLEY (MFA, Acting, '98). Churches and Fire will play at The Theatre, 1420 Maple Avenue, Evanston IL, 847/475-2800, and R & J will play at the Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect, Park Ridge IL, 847/692-6590.

X-FILES

Here is the latest list of lost alumni. If you know anything about them, I'd appreciate your either passing it on to me, or contacting the alum and letting them know that we're looking for a way to get in touch with them. I can be reached by email jbridges@depaul.edu, by phone 773/325-7943, or by mail c/o The Theatre School, 2135 N. Kenmore, Chicago, IL 60614.

If YOU are on the list, it means that though we may have an email address for you, we don't have any other contact information: