CLASS FINAL FOR INTRODUCTION TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
TESTIMONIALS
“Growth Theatre provides a safe space that was both accepting and educational.”
Jimothy Johnson, 16
“I love the community feeling you get when working with each other-it really made me feel like I was apart of something bigger.”
Abbie Garcia, 15
“Growth Theatre allowed me to fully express my creative side while educating me on how to be a better person for the environment.”
Eunice Chen, 17
Our 2019- 2020 Production
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Brown Pelican
Written by George Sklar
Directed by Dylan Cohen
Having organized "Project Noah" to protect endangered species, Jeff Tanager (curator of the local zoo) is appalled when several rare birds are mysteriously murdered in their cages—and doubly shocked when he is accused of the crime. As he fights to defend himself and his family against increasingly scurrilous attack, Jeff receives support from a disembodied "Voice," and as the action moves on to a bizarre courtroom scene the "Voice" gives Jeff the absolute power to control the forces of nature. In the resulting chaos, machines stop, animals talk, the heads of state confer desperately on ways for a man to regain domination of his environment. But, as the exciting denouement makes chillingly clear, it may already be too late—unless mankind reverses its present ecological destructiveness and seeks out its true and proper place within the overall balance of nature.
We are thrilled to announce the production for next year's season, Brown Pelican. Brown Pelican creates a dialogue not only on the i importance of environmental consciousness, but also introduces ideas of democracy and using your voice.