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Emily Townley
Sep 30, 20224 min read
The Many Characters of Bruce Springsteen
Staff Writer Emily Townley explores how Bruce Springsteen embraces theatricality in his performances.
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Liv Queen Majestic
Sep 23, 20225 min read
The Revival of Love: How The Notebook Redefined My Expectations of Love, Loss, and the World
In this heartfelt and exploratory piece, Liv Majestic reviews the opening night of The Notebook at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
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Multiple Contributors
Sep 9, 20223 min read
September Editors' Letter: Meet the Editors!
Camille, Leah, and Liz, this year's editors, introduce themselves and share their intentions for the school year.
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Multiple Contributors
Jun 3, 20224 min read
Looking Back and Moving Forward: May/June Editors' Letter
The editorial team reflects on their experiences as editors and catch glimpses of what The Grappler will look like next year.
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Camille Pugliese
Jun 1, 20228 min read
Owning Our Intentions: An Interview with Kost
In our final Spring Lab Interview Series installment, Camille Pugliese interviews Kost about their lab "Are You With Me?"
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Artemis Westover
May 30, 20225 min read
Dungeons & Dragons & Devised Theatre
Written by: Artemis Westover, Staff Writer Imagine telling a story. Now imagine telling a story but all of your protagonists have full...
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Joan Starkey
May 27, 202214 min read
An Interview with Kenny-Finch: WOS Podcast Series
We are rounding out our podcast series with this interview by Joan Starkey with Kenny-Finch about his play "The Ornithologist's Lullaby."
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Ember Sappington
May 27, 202218 min read
An Interview with Holly Dodd: WOS Podcast Series
Our third podcast episode is here! Ember Sappington interviews Holly Dodd about her play "Heartbeat."
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Emily Townley
May 26, 20228 min read
An Interview with Lila Engelhardt: WOS Podcast Series
We are kicking off our Wrights of Spring podcast series with this interview with Lila Engelhardt, playwright of "Work in Progress."
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LeeAnne Nakamura
May 26, 202212 min read
An Interview with Helaina Coggs: WOS Podcast Series
In our first podcast episode, LeeAnne Nakamura interviews playwright Helaina Coggs.
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Liz Bazzoli
May 23, 20225 min read
Deconstructing the 'Evil Woman': An Interview with Liv Garcia
Interview by: Liz Bazzoli, Associate Editor This is the third installment of our Spring Lab Interview Series. We will be interviewing the...
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Laura Rodriguez Sierra
May 19, 20224 min read
Collective Decision Making: An Interview with Lincoln Harrison and Oskar Westbridge
Laura Rodriguez Sierra interviews Lincoln Harrison and Oskar Westbridge about their upcoming lab "One for the Road (Hit and Run)"
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Camille Pugliese
May 16, 20225 min read
Trigger Warnings: Acts of Access and Acts of Love
Camille Pugliese expands on an article about trigger warnings from The Grappler archive.
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Leah Geisler
May 13, 20225 min read
Cultish Behavior: An Interview with Genevieve Swanson
Leah Geisler interviews Genevieve Swanson about her upcoming lab "Clearing" by Beth Hyland.
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Emily Townley
May 6, 20224 min read
Baseball as Theatre: A Reflection and a Love Letter
Our newest staff writer Emily Townley shares her love of baseball and her love of theatre.
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Spencer Heemang Kim
Apr 28, 20226 min read
The Ethics of Immersive Theatre
Spencer Kim tells the story of his own experience with immersive theatre and what it taught him about ethics.
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Multiple Contributors
Apr 25, 20225 min read
April Editors' Letter: The Road to Mentorship
The (new!) editors team speaks on the ways that mentorship has the potential to function at TTS.
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Joan Starkey
Apr 21, 20226 min read
Room 408: The Roaring Twenties of Student Comedy
Joan Starkey interviews Liz Joynt Sandberg and Lazarus Howell about the new comedy arts programming in room 408.
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Holly Dodd
Apr 15, 20224 min read
What Was Lost: Seniors Reflections on the Pandemic
Holly Dodd reflects on what was lost from over a year of online learning for TTS seniors.
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Ember Sappington
Apr 9, 20226 min read
The Movie-to-Musical Menagerie Part 3: From Silver Screen to Great White Way
In the third installment of her movie-to-musical series, Ember Sappington looks deeper into the exponential increase of the 1960s and 1970s.
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