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The CYS Ensemble's 2019/'20 production of Richard III featured the collaborative work of 18 youth artists and a cast of predominantly female-identified actors. View the production program.
Enama Samuels as Lady Anne
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KING LEAR was our very first staged reading featuring youth artists and alumni of CYS alongside professional Shakespeare actors. The one-night-only event played to a full house at The Edge Theatre, Chicago.
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David Lively as King Lear
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Twelfth Night was our 2019 Summer Shakes production, with performances and community outreach events at Raven Theatre, The School of Theatre & Music at UIC, and Adventure Stage Chicago. Click the image to view the production program.
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Siah Berlatsky (Malvolio) decodes a secret message from his would-be love, Olivia.
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Set on a modern day college campus, the CYS Ensemble's 2018/'19 production of Othello examined issues of systemic racism, sexism, and abuse, through a contemporary lens that spoke directly to young adults. Following each of the performances, audiences engaged with the Ensemble in a some amazing conversations about race, gender inequality, and the impact of theatre and the arts on issues of social justice.
Uneasy Lies the Head was an original, devised production combining scenes from more than 15 Shakespeare plays.
Ticketed & community outreach performances at Raven Theatre, The School of Theatre & Music at UIC, and Adventure Stage Chicago. Click the image to view the production program.
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The CYS Ensemble 2017/'18 production of the The Tempest held performances & community outreach events at The Joffrey Ballet's Black Box Theatre, The Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Addison Public Library.
Artistic collaborations with percussionist, Peter Ferry, student media artist, Taylor Feld, and visiting teaching artists, Lawrence Grimm and Samuel Taylor. Click the image to view the production program
Israel Terrell as Ariel
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Catherine Wilson as Caliban
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Summer Shakes, 2017! Click to view the production program.
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Maiya Swedberg (Conrade), Nico Olszanski (Watchman), Brandon Lozano (Dogberry), Antoinette Pompe Van MeerderVort (Antonia),
and Haley Seda (Sexton) performing at Indian Boundary Park.
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Ticketed performances at Theatre Wit; community outreach events at The Arts Club of Chicago and LaSalle Language Academy (CPS).
Artistic collaborations with LTAB poets, Ireon Roach and Victor Musoni. Click the image to view the production program.
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Horatio (Kiara Rivera) with a dying Hamlet (Freedom Martin)
Hamlet (Freedom Martin) ponders his mother's "hasty" marriage to his uncle.
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The 2016 summer production of The Comedy of Errors held performances and community outreach shows at Stage 773 Theater and Noble Street College Prep (CPS). Click to view the production program.
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The Dromios: Oskar Westbridge and Simon Cohen
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2015/'16 Ensemble production. Ticketed performances at Center on Halsted's Hoover-Leppen Theatrer | Community outreach shows at Hefferan Elementary School (CPS) and Kelvyn Park High School (CPS). Click on the image above to view the production program.
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Karla Corona (Titania) with fairies: Kiara Rivera, Coda Marcus, Gabriel Girson, and Tori Okabi
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Ticketed performances at Center on Halsted's Hoover-Leppen Theater | Community outreach shows and events at Roe Elementary School (CPS) and Unity Park, Logan Square. Click on the image above to view the production program.
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Mari'jae Moore (Julius Caesar) at Center on Halsted
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2014/'15 Ensemble prodcution. Ticketed performances at Gorilla Tango Theatre and Charnel House | Community outreach shows and events at
Lakeview High School (CPS) and Theodore Roosevelt High School (CPS). Click on the image above to view the production program.
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Freya Trefonides (Juliet) and Nina Sachs (Romeo)
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Summer program production, 2014. Ticketed performances at The Hairpin Arts Center | Community outreach shows and events
at Wrigley Square at Millennium Park, Unity Park in Logan Square, Piccolo Theatre, and The Admiral on the Lake. Click on the image above to view the production program.
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Jesse Granato (Touchstone) and Sophia Carlin (Celia)
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Ticketed performances at The Lincoln Park Cultural Center
| Community outreach shows and events at Phoenix Military Academy (CPS) and Urban Prep Academy, Englewood (CPS). Click on the image above to view the production program.
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Our very first CYS Ensemble!
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