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Graphic by Rae Shuman by Mike Dole MEH-HE-KO SÍ-TAY, MEH-HE-KO–– I plop my wilting carcass onto a Metro seat. I thank god that not only...
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From Screen to Stage: B-Side Studio Breathes Life Back Into Live Theatre
Graphic by Rae Shuman By Matthew T. Messina I have vivid memories of sleeping over at my grandmother’s house as a young child. I had a...
How to Write Movies For (Ladies And) Gentlemen
Graphic by Rae Shuman By Molly Dannenberg Four years ago I was a person who today feels very far away, and I was deciding between...
An Actual Arab on Arabian Nights
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Leila Abdul Razzaq This season, The Theatre School at DePaul University has brought colonialism, Western...
Imprisoned by Boredom at Statesville Haunted Prison
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Matthew T. Messina The last time I went to a haunted house I sobbed harder than my five-year-old sister. I hate...
The Politics of Pain in Verbatim Theatre: Sochi 2014
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Tess Berry-Hart Other people’s pain has never held particular enjoyment for me. By this I don’t mean that...
Judith: A Banal Meditation
by Matthew T. Messina Seventy-five minutes in the theatre without an emotional response is very close to death. Even a seventy-five...
I Don’t Buy It: Wes Anderson’s Treatment of Race
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Dylan Fahoome The other day my friend and I were discussing The Grand Budapest Hotel. She told me that her...
The Normal Gay
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Jeremy Martens What is the right way to be gay man? Easy, right? Must have a flawless taste in fashion. Sassy...
Sign of the Times: The Final Strokes of Mad Men’s American Portrait
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Michael Conroy I re-watch seasons of Mad Men like I re-read a good, classic piece of literature such as The...
Mawwaige
Graphic by Rae Shuman by Abby Blaize Mawwiage is what bwings us together todaaayy…. Dated references aside, I’d like to discuss that...
Letter from the Editorz
A blackout in the theatre signifies the ending of a performance. Those dark seconds when the space fades away, are a moment of rest...
Jamil Khoury: Representation in the Local Theatre
Dylan Fahoome (Playwriting, ’16) and Morgan Greene (Theatre Arts, ’15) discuss the present condition of representation in theatre...
Interview with Lisa Portes, Director of IN THE HEIGHTS
Lisa Portes serves as the head of MFA Directing at The Theatre School at DePaul University, as well as the Artistic Director of Chicago...
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...
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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