Current Students

Biggest goal in life:
To give a message to the world that theatre is still alive and will always tell a story that we can relate to.  Read more...

Manny Ortiz
Acting

Most important thing I’ve learned so far in my major:
That it’s okay to say, “I don’t know,” as long as the things you do know you know really well.  Read more...

Reshmi Hazra
Directing

Favorite academic project:
My final project for Advanced Makeup, where I designed the makeup for a sea monster character. I had to make a silicone prosthetic and ventilate a wig  Read more...

Rachael Claxton
Scenic Design

Love going to school in Chicago:
Because I’m able to work within the thriving Chicago theatre community while constantly being exposed to new ideas and concepts.  Read more...

Samuel Hillyer
Theatre Technology

Alumni

At DePaul, service learning is...
integral to the DePaul experience. Almost every class I have taken has spent at least some time talking about how the topics we have discussed affect  Read more...

Chloe Hughes
Theatre Arts with a minor in Psychology

My favorite thing to do off campus is...
go to the Lake Michigan. It is great to be able to walk a couple blocks and be on the lake. There is a bike/walking path, a beach and parks. It is a  Read more...

Emily Guthrie
Scenic Design

I chose my major because…
creating or designing a world based on the text of a play is like reading a book and having all of things you imagined in your head come to life. I  Read more...

Ross Hoppe
Scenic Design

The one thing I’d like to say to students considering DePaul…
get involved. The amount of learning I do outside the classroom is just as valuable to me as my academics, and it’s all a part of the college  Read more...

Kellen Krause
Scenic Design, minors in Marketing and Catholic Studies