DFPA: Theatre
Interdisciplinary study in the formation of adaptable theatre artists.
By nurturing and educating actors, directors, administrators, playwrights, designers, and technicians, we prepare theatre makers to shape the world.
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Scholarship Auditions
Unified Auditions On-Campus February 6, 2026
The Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host their Unified Auditions on-campus, including in-person Theatre Scholarship Auditions. Apply by February 1, 2027 for the priority deadline.
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Faculty Feature
Interview With "The Neighborhood of the Loners (El Barrio de los Solos" Playwright
In October, Loyola University Chicago Theatre will open the English-language world-premiere of the tragicomedy "The Neighborhood of the Loners (El Barrio de los Solos)" by Jimena Márquez. Kelly Howe, Associate Professor of Theatre at Loyola University Chicago and the translator/director of The Neighborhood of the Loners, recently spoke with Márquez about the play and some of her other theatrical work. What follows is a translated and edited transcript of that interview.
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Production Spotlight
Cast and Crew of Tartuffe Featured in The Loyola Phoenix
The company creation is just as much an academic piece as it is a performance, blending elements of French literature, an accurate English translation and a splash of humorous absurdity into a two-act deliverable.
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