Audition for Tartuffe

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Alyssa Vitale Posted in Around Campus, Get Involved, Theatre | Comments Off

Some people haven’t started thinking about their Halloween costumes yet (for shame!), but we’re already asking our student actors to prepare for the upcoming spring semester. Auditions for our spring semester production of Tartuffe are almost underway! To sign up for an audition slot, visit this site and click on your preferred time. Please keep in mind that students participating in Tartuffe will not be able to participate in this spring’s second stage productions of Almost, Maine and Frankenstein. Contact … →

Catch a Free Show at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Alyssa Vitale Posted in Around Town, Theatre | Comments Off

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre has had a history of amazing productions grace their stage. If you’ve never seen a performance of theirs (you should be embarrassed), we have an amazing opportunity to get acquainted with this fabulous theatre. The people behind the curtain have invited Loyolans to catch a free performance of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch at the Broadway Armory. The play, based on interviews playwright George Burke conducted with Scotland’s Black Watch in Iraq, explores the conflicts of … →

Congratulations to our Jeff Professors!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Alyssa Vitale Posted in Faculty News, Theatre | Comments Off

Every year when Chicago’s coveted Jeff Awards roll around, Loyola’s talented theatre professors always snag nominations. This year Loyola’s instructor of sound design, Mikhail Fiksel, won an Equity Jeff Award for his sound design in Victory Gardens Theatre’s Oedipus El Rey. Congratulations, Misha! Here’s a list of all our professors who were nominated for Jeffs this year. Congratulations to everyone for all your hard work! Rachel Anne Healy, for costume design in Writers’ Theatre’s A Little Night Music Lee Keenan, … →