Student artists find summer inspiration
With projects ranging from short films to a musical score for a circus, students get creative with Arts Council Summer Fellowships.
Jessen O’Brien
Chelsie Sluyk
Film veterans trace success back to Chicago
For alums like Anna Chlumsky, AB’02, the path to acclaimed movies included a rigorous liberal arts education.
Susie Allen
Smart comedy built Second City success
As theater turns 50, co-founder Sahlins recalls how UChicago lessons, audiences built foundation.
Susie Allen
Anthropology comes alive in one-woman show
Recent grad Kit Novotny takes her collection of collectors to the stage.
Susan Soric
Urinetown: From Chicago to Broadway and back
The hit musical has its roots at the University, creators tell students.
Michael Drapa
New, interdisciplinary arts center aims to nurture creativity
The Reva and David Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts is scheduled to open in 2011.
Improv, explained
Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.