Event

Senior Showcase- Acting

Join ChiArts Theatre Conservatory as the senior actors showcase original works devised in collaboration with "Now Is The Time" consortium. Poignant and gritty, "Eyes Closed" and "Headlines" are culminating senior projects that wonderfully display the skills and talents students honed through 4 years of rigorous theatre training.

"EYES CLOSED"
Facilitated and directed by Jay Torrence

In the city of Chicago, America's murder capital, where funerals are as common as high school graduates, a group of Chicago high school students attend a party where they learn their lives are intertwined by a violent turn of events. This collection of scenes reveals how violence can be traced back to the individual choices we make.

Written by:
Alisha Laurie Alexander
Nosakhere Cash-O'Bannon
Bash'e Antoinette Jackson
Evelyn Bravo
Favor Jaye (Jay Calhoun)
Marissa Jenette Castillo
Dashae A. Cora
John Carter
Ryan Wasney
Starlyn Angelique Stratton
Christan Chad-Ashley Helem
Lauren Fern Terrazas

"HEADLINES"
Facilitated and directed by Scott Westerman

This play follows eleven students from one Chicago south side public school through one week of life as they deal with the reality of violence and intolerance that have, unfortunately, become more commonplace for American teens than should be the case. These themes are presented through comedy, tragedy, stage combat, comedy, Hip Hop, dance, rap, and comedy.

Written by:
Amorita Antoine Falcon
Bianca Corral
Charlie Diaz
Carlita Dixon
Martin Downs
Zae Gregory
Asia Hall
Raven Sims
Taylor Elie Talhamme
Kortnee Woodall
Julia Rey Zuniga