afterMAPH

Two University of Chicago Alums team up for a “darkly fascinating,” “ambitious”* theatre piece:
Caffeine Theatre presents:
Like the Moon Behind the Clouds
by Donald Gecewicz (AB ‘76)
directed by Jennifer Shook (MAPH ‘05)
And this week, Caffeine brings you two special events with these U of C artists:

Wednesday, January 30: A free reading of poetry and Donald Gecewicz’s translation […]

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Jennifer Shook graduated from MAPH in 2005 and is currently doing work at Chicago’s Caffeine Theatre. She submits this post with the hopes of generating conversations with other (After)MAPHers after being inspired by her work with the theatre company.
Caffeine and Translations–and Caffeine Theatre’s TRANSLATIONS
The same week I started in MAPH, Caffeine Theatre premiered its […]

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Running from October 27 through November 11 the Chicago Humanities Festival returns to Chicago for its 18th year. The theme this year is “The Climate of Concern,” working in conjunction with the Chicago Festival of Maps. Every year this festival runs throughout the various cultural institutions in Chicago, bringing lecturers, panel discussions, and music and […]

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by Margaret
MAPHers feeling free and frisky after turning in their theses last year gave Court Theatre’s Arcadia rave reviews. Coming up is a real thespian treat: Seneca’s time old story of human rage, Thyestes, translated and interpreted by two of today’s greatest female artists. The play will open on Sept. 20 and run […]

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