Inspiring Agency through Art: TTS Reps Week Fall Art Installation Recap
By Yasmin Mitchel, Associate Editor The Art Installation during #TTSREPS week was a project that the entire Grappler team was excited...
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Women: How We Perceive Casting
By Trisha Mahoney, Editor-in-Chief “Is there such a thing as a woman’s story?” It was just a discussion in a class. Nothing that I should...
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A Letter from The Grappler Editors
The Grappler is back from its Winter hiatus and ready to have an exciting Spring Quarter 2016! This quarter we will specifically be...
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Finding My Voice as a Dramaturg
Graphic by Danielle Szabo By Mariah Schultz, Associate Editor I’ve always been someone who listens very carefully to others, taking my...
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‘United Flight 232’ a Compelling Lesson on Life’s Fragility
Graphic by Adam Elliott By Lauren Quinlan, Critic Like many cash-strapped people, the cost of an airplane ticket often keeps me from...
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Do These Questions Need Answers?
Graphic by Klaire Brezinski By Trisha Mahoney, Editor-in-Chief “Do you believe in God” “Does it matter?” “It might.” These words in...
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The Wimpy City, or How Chicago Theatre Has Lost its Edge
Graphic by Daniella Mazzio By Adam Elliott, Guest Writer I would define myself as a sadist. I make art to expose communities to real...
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Ode to the Dramaturg
Graphic by Adam Elliott By Danielle Szabo, Editor-in-Chief “I’m the dramaturg for this production.” “Did you just say “drama TURD”? “No,...
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Prevention Impossible: The Sexual Assault Paradox at DePaul University
Graphic by Klaire Brezinski By Kara Rodriguez, Guest Writer National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) came to a close at the end of...
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Artist Profile: Flint Youth Theatre
Graphic by Danielle Szabo By Danielle Szabo, Editor-in-Chief If you’ve ever talked to BFA3 Playwriting student Ben Claus about me, he’ll...
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The Whip
Graphic by Daniella Mazzio By Hampton Cade, Guest Writer If I had to describe my state of being in early 2011 Hagerstown, Maryland I...
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Diversify, Defy, or Die
Graphic by Danielle Szabo By Daniella Mazzio, Staff Writer Members from all across The Theatre School community gathered in the Fullerton...
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WoS Edition: Interview with D Matthew Beyer
Graphic by Raquel Villalobos By Rachel Perzynski, Associate Editor In order to learn more about the ways in which dramaturgy and...
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WoS Edition: Interview with Kaysie Bekkela
Graphic by Raquel Villalobos By Rachel Perzynski, Associate Editor As someone who has had experience as both a dramaturg and a...
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WoS Edition: Interview with Carlos Murillo
Graphic by Raquel Villalobos By Rachel Perzynski, Associate Editor Carlos Murillo, the Head of the Playwriting Department at The Theatre...
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Rivendell’s ‘Dry Land’ Illustrates an Authentic View of High School
Graphic by Daniella Mazzio By Lauren Quinlan, Critic Uber drivers are always a mixed bag. Sometimes they will never say a word to you the...
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Find Our Way Forward: Healing and Justice for DePaul
Graphic by Danielle Szabo By Elon Sloan, Guest Writer What Happened to Us on That Tuesday? At 5:00pm,the Yiannopolous event attendees...
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Fall Editors Letters
Dear Grappler Readers, In an age of online interaction, it is no wonder that even our professional and political spheres are turning into...
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The Death of Living Pictures
By Trisha Mahoney, Editor-in-Chief Graphic by Daniella Mazzio “I heard the Pageant of the Masters is pretty cool theatre thing,” my...
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Cinematic Universes and the Death of Moral Storytelling
By Danielle Szabo, Editor-in-Chief Graphic by Danielle Szabo My dad started letting me get away with watching Batman: The Animated Series...
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