Weekend of Workshops provides a platform for directors, devisers, and performers to hone and delve into their craft. This winter, audiences will experience a blend of new and familiar pieces, both devised and revised. The Weekend of Workshops is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression for every participant in this intimate space.

Paper Wasters by Eva Schultz

Cast

Kaleigh Perez (Muse One)

Alex Wilson (Muse Two)

Oliver Zajac (Muse Three) is a first year student and prospective Political Science major from the best place on Earth, God’s chosen country; Toledo, Ohio. This is his first full UT production, but he appeared as an actor in Theater[24] Fall (Mrs. Saggitiddies) and Winter Quarter (Fancy Pen/Sweatpants) of this year, and in the Dean’s Men Richard III Shakespearience.

Eva Schultz (Girl) is a first year Astrophysics major. She has previously worked on Falsettos (Scenic Designers) and two Theatre[24] productions (designer).

Production Staff

Eva Schultz (Director)

Danielle Yablonovskiy (Stage Manager)

Song of Circles by Alisyn Parfait

Cast

Ahan Raina (Warren) is a fourth year Philosophy and LLSO major. He has previously worked on Harlesden High Street (Kareem).

Kaitlin Langille (Adrienne)

Folasade Fanegan (Myrtle)

Max Kay (James)

Danielle Yablonovskiy (Jessica) is a fourth year Economics and Psychology major. She has previously worked on The Trail to Oregon (Stage Manager) and Be More Chill (Stage Manager), as well as a variety of other UT managerial roles. She is also currently the chair of UT. You can catch her next stage managing the spring 2024 production of Strings Attached. She would like to thank her co-stage manager at Strings Attached, Coco, for dealing with her this week. Everything is for UT and, most of all, Eleni.

Caroline Lopez (Ruby - Thursday)

Alex Nobert (Ruby - Friday and Saturday)

Production Staff

Alisyn Parfait (Director)

Arman Olgun (Stage Manager) is a first year Economics and TAPS major. He has previously worked on The Wolves as a light board operator and is currently working on Ballad of Oedipus as the associate master electrician. This is his first UT show and he is loving it so far!

Workshops Production Staff

Eleni Lefakis (Production Manager) is a third-year TAPS major. Her Workshop credits are The Heirs (Costume Designer) and Ah Wing and The Automaton Eagle (Assistant Stage Manager) from Autumn 2021 AND Strings Attached, In Concert (Production Manager) and Cassandra (Production Manager) from Autumn 2023. She has 9 UT MainStage credits and is currently working on Falsettos (Dramaturg), Richard III (Assistant Costume Designer), and Strings Attached (Co-Director/Dramaturg). This is UT’s second consecutive quarter producing a fully student-written Weekend of Workshops and she’s really excited and proud of everyone for conquering the challenge of producing new work so beautifully, but especially the many company members whose first UT credit this is!

Max Jervis (Lighting Designer) is a first year physics and philosophy major, who’s done theater before in high school but this is his first time doing theater at uchicago. In high school he mainly did curtains/fly operator for shows like Much Ado About Nothing, 42nd Street, and Grease, and props for Letters to Sala.

Maddy Tavel (Sound Designer)

Emma Linderman (Scenic and Props Designer)

Kaden Kaden (Costume Designer)

Abby Kanes (Committee Liaison)