We also had alumni panels for our graduating actors in New York City and in Los Angeles. This was our first year doing showcases for our actors in three cities, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. It was the school's 7th New York Showcase, but the first since 1994. The performance, a mixture of monologues and scenes with transitional music performed by the graduates, was presented twice that evening, attracting an audience of about 30 casting directors, agents and theatre directors and numerous alumni. Approximately 75 agents and casting directors from the film and television industry attended along with numerous alumni.
Students pay for their own transportation and housing costs for the regional locations.
He succeeds John Ransford Watts, who held the position from 1979 - 1999. An acclaimed theatre director with more than 20 years regional and national experience, Dean Maggio has been Associate Artistic Director of Chicago s Goodman Theatre since 1987. He received The Theatre School Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1993. Mr. Maggio joined the faculty of The Theatre School as an associate professor in 1997 after serving as a Guest Director, teaching advanced directing and scene study. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.