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The Absurd Guide To Not Looking Absurd When Having an Absurd Post-Show Lobby Discussion About an Abs
by Danielle Szabo The dictionary definition of “absurd” (provided by Merriam-Webster) is “ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or...
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THE WINTER QUARTER FORUM 2015
The Grappler's Winter Quarter Arts Issue Forum: Reimagining the Classics held on Thursday, February 19th at 5pm in TTS Room 301. Kathy...
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GATEKEEPERS FORUM
On April 7th, The Grappler challenged The Theatre School and greater Chicago theatre communities to come together to discuss the...


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Trigger Warning: A World Without Trigger Warnings?
By Kathy Ferolito There is no phrase more emblematic of the disdain for women of the so-called millennial generation than “trigger...


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"Sucker Punch" Fails to Land its Target
By Lauren Quinlan Victory Gardens has been actively making an effort to attract younger audience members to its theatre. Sucker Punch is...


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The Obligation to Praise “Holocaust Theatre”
Graphic by Daniella Mazzio By: Mariah Schultz There are few times when as a nation we have felt guilt or remorse. One such time was the...


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Should I Dramaturg This Play: Representation Offstage
By Rachel Perzynski “Perhaps people will tell you that you have no way of understanding how to live in my shoes. On a certain level, I...
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