RPS All City Theatre Fest Workshops 2025

Acting on Camera
Alexander Gelman
Cap: 25
Explore techniques of performing in front of a camera for film and television. Students will have the opportunity to observe the filming of a scene and experience some time in front of the camera.
SB 250 - Sally Stevens Players Theatre

Auditioning for BFA Acting Programs
Bethany Mangum-Oles
Cap: 40
Hot topics and tips for auditioning for BFA Acting Programs from those who sit on the other side of the table. Some topics covered: constructing your resume, headshots, and audition material selection, and how to find auditions.
SB 235 - Large Classroom

Classic Jazz Dance
Marc Macaranas
Cap: 35
In this workshop, students will explore classic jazz dance movement with inspiration from the Swing Era.
Gabel Hall 140 - Dance Studio

Costume Workshop: "Growing Your Sewing"
Jeremy Floyd & Costume Crew (Akaya Chambers, Danisha Garrett-Gilmore, Emily Christianson, Kylee Galarneau & Ski Sciaraffa)
Cap: 12
Learn basic hand sewing skills and create a flower keychain/backpack charm to take home. Students will also have the opportunity to create parts of a photo wall by creating fabric flowers and quilting squares.
SB 130 - Costume Classroom

Crash Course in Dialect
Stanton Davis
Cap: 20
In this workshop, you will learn basic steps to using and applying dialect on stage. Come learn some tongue twisters and sound changes that will get you ready to take on a crash course in dialect. We will use a British accent to reveal a system for teaching yourself new dialects.
SB 249 - Corner Theatre

Designing through model building: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Sahin Sahinoglu & Christopher Christ
Cap: 20
In this fast-paced creative workshop students will explore "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" through Model building. Using simple materials like glue, paper, and tape, they will design a miniature stage world that captures the play’s concept. The focus is on imagination over perfection!
SB 103 - Manual Design Lab 

Devising Theatre for Social Change
Gibson Cima
Cap: 35
Practical approaches to theatre making to address social issues. Using exercises inspired by Black American playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith and experimental Brazilian director Augusto Boal, we will improvise short scenes promoting dialogue about issues of concern. 
SB 167 - Movement Lab

Digital Previsualization
Brandon Wardell
Cap: 16
Learn how to operate the ETC Nomad console and previsualize lighting, projection, and scenic cues digitally using the previsualization software Capture 2025.
SB 163 - Computer Lab

Group Campus Tour of Northern Illinois University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions Representatives
Cap: No cap
Join us for an exciting campus tour and information session.
Meet at Stevens Building Lobby

Mechanical Design in Theatre Workshop 
Drew Bagby, Emery Foster, Jorge Serrano & Luigi Locascio
Cap: 16
We will be talking about our Stage Machine Design Competition (SMDC) entry. The SMDC is for theatre technicians to test their knowledge and skills in a competitive environment through Purdue University. We have designed and 3D printed a petal pushing device for this year's Petal Drop challenge. For this class, we will talk about what the SMDC is, our ideas for the project, how we made it, and then run the machine. 
SB 109 - Scene Shop

Rehearsal Props: Creation Race and Preset
Angi Miller
Cap: 20
Need a rehearsal prop on the fly? How creative can you get? In this workshop we will talk about making rehearsal props from everyday items and have a race to create all your props for an upcoming rehearsal.
SB 241 - Small Classroom

Secrets of Performer Flying Effects
Tracy Nunnally
Cap: 20
Internationally renowned flying director Tracy Nunnally will unveil the secrets surrounding flying effects and discuss cost effective ways to add flying effects to your production. Learn about the types of systems used to fly performers, how they operate, and how they interface with your facility. Discover the basic steps you must take to prepare to fly a performer to your production.
SB 227 - Conference Room

Shaking off the Dust: Staging Classical Drama
Hans Herrera
Cap: 20
Rediscover the timeless nature of classical Greco-Roman drama through this directing and devising workshop. We'll examine modern productions of ancient texts, practice conceptualizing heightened texts, and then stage them! Groups will stage versions in both the original translations as well as devise the scene into their own words.
SB 205 - Acting Lab

Up Close with “For Colored Girls”
Creative Team and Cast of "for colored girls…"
Cap: 20
Tour the set and hear more about the concept and design process for the production. Then learn some of the choreography