ACADEMIC PRODUCTIONS
THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
February 27-March 8, 2020
Arcadia University
photos by Daniel Kontz
Described by Brecht as "a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all," Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a fictional, small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade in the 1930's.
THE DOLLHOUSE PROJECT
December 7-10, 2017
Arcadia University
photos by Matthew Wright
Christmas is fast approaching for Nora Helmer, the happiest little housewife in Anytown, USA. She has a beautiful home and three lovely children, and of course, none of it would be possible without her husband Trip. But this macaroon-loving mother has a secret she wants no other soul to know. The Dollhouse Project is an ensemble-devised 1950's take on Ibsen's classic play (with a little Lady Gaga sprinkled in for good measure).
BOB: A LIFE IN 5 ACTS
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
March 30-April 1, 2017
Penn Players
University of Pennsylvania
Born on Valentine's Day in a Kentucky White Castle bathroom, Bob embarks on an epic journey across America to become a truly "Great Man." It's two parts Forrest Gump, one part Candide, and a sprinkling of Citizen Kane.
T.I.C.
(TRENCHCOAT IN COMMON)
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
July 2016
National High School Institute (Cherubs)
Northwestern University
photos by Jane Clausen
Kid has just moved clear across the country to live with her gay dad in San Francisco. So she's done what any enterprising teenager would do - she's set up cameras to spy on and blog about her dad's neighbors. And it's not long before she uncovers an unexpected conspiracy. It's Hitchcock's Rear Window through the eyes of a teenage blogger.
POOL NO WATER
by Mark Ravenhill
July 2015
National High School Institute (Cherubs)
Northwestern University
photos by Jane Clausen
A group of artists care for their much more successful friend after a horrific accident. But when they start to turn their friend's recovery into a potentially lucrative art project, their jealousy takes over.
MOTH
by Declan Greene
February 14-23, 2014
The Theatre School at DePaul University
MFA Thesis Production
photos by Michael Brosilow & Greg Pinsoneault
Claryssa and Sebastian are best friends...and the class outcasts. After a night of brutal bullying by their classmates, their friendship is left in shambles, and Sebastian is faced with a task of apocalyptic proportions.
THE HAMLET PROJECT
October 15-20, 2013
The Theatre School at DePaul University
3rd-year Studio Production
photos by Andrew Peters
Shakespeare's tale of troubled youth + today's media-saturated culture =
an ensemble-devised Wooster Group-inspired riff on the Prince of Denmark
MACHINAL
by Sophie Treadwell
April 9-14, 2013
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2nd-year Off-Site Production
(at Theater Wit)
photos by Manuel Ortiz
1920's New York. As America returns to normalcy, one young woman feels suffocated by all that society expects her to do, say, and think. Only when she dares to scribble outside the lines does she find peace and freedom. But it comes at a cost.