Dr. Benjamin Williams, the former principal of Julian who helped establish CAST, has passed away.
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Co-Founder of the CAST program, Michael Poehlman, has died at the age of 60.
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CAST students produce, write and host a charming new show about middle school life.
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CAST Program Director, Bill McGlynn, reflects on 25 years with Oak Park’s Sherlynn Reid.
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CAST’s broadcast of this new work was enjoyed by audiences as far away as Venezuela!
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Bill McGlynn has created a new show that focuses on the important contributions of John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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CAST’s first foray into virtual productions proved that theatre can be effective and compelling even without a stage.
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CAST’s recent virtual production got raves from professional actors and former CAST Artistic Associates, Erin Noel Grennan and Paul Slade Smith.
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CAST Costume Designer, Rex Booth, had the challenge of dressing the casts for 3 virtual shows this fall.
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CAST alum Terria O’Neal returns as Assistant Director of Aftershock.
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Sam Schurr, CAST alum and Assistant Director of The Diary of Anne Frank, reflects on creating this virtual production.
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Students in Votes for Women are learning about other plays that celebrate this year’s 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.
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CAST is using this season’s theme, Resilient, to openly talk to students about this important skill.
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CAST creates a cookbook as a fund raiser for the Fall 2020 Season. Submit your recipes by September 30, 2020
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CAST Program Director Bill McGlynn interviewed about Fall 2020 by the Wednesday Journal.
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CAST actors were not silenced by the pandemic and recorded performances from home!
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The new DesignCORE program for girls is proving girls have what it takes to run the show!
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CAST announces that CASTSummer 2020 has been canceled
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Read about CAST’s Black and White season and then check out the fascinating documentary that students produced that year exploring many of the issues of Black Lives Matter.
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