SPEND A SEASON LEARNING FROM THE BEST
The SGT Protégé Program identifies emerging artists & affords them the opportunity to work alongside a professional, ensemble-based theatre
Now in its 10th year, the Shattered Globe Theatre Protégé Program is a free, ensemble-based theater training program that culminates in an original devised production. This year, the program will be led by teaching artists, Raquel Torre, Victor Maraña, and SGT Ensemble Member Drew Schad, with playwright Dolores Díaz.
To ensure that there is no barrier to participation, the program remains free of charge.
Who is the Protégé Program for?
Shattered Globe is committed to making this training program accessible to everyone. We are actively looking to cast a diverse ensemble of theater-makers from different backgrounds. Generally, performers are interested in this program, but if you are interested in collaborating and devising an original piece of theater in a different capacity, please apply and we’ll see how we can best use your talent. We’re interested in working with team players who want to deepen their collaborative skills and become part of a tightknit group. All are welcome, and artists of color and LGBTQ artists are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested in Joining?
The 2019-2020 program will begin in late November or early December, with regular meetings culminating in performances of an original devised piece in March or April. We will likely be meeting on Sunday and Thursday evenings through January, then switching to Sunday and Monday evenings. Specific schedule will be determined when this class of Protégés is selected.
What to prepare:
Audition: Please prepare either 1. a monologue or 2. a physical movement piece that includes an object. Please be sure that your monologue or movement piece is no longer than two minutes. We want to get a sense of who you are and how you work. We may ask you to play around with the monologue or movement piece, so please be prepared to explore the piece and try new things.
Letter of Intent: Please also include a letter with your application indicating why you’re interested in the program, why you’d be a good fit as a member of the Protégé Ensemble, and what your personal goals for growth and expectations are during the program.
How to apply:
Please email protegeprogram@shatteredglobe.org with a headshot, resume, and letter of intent. Submissions must be received by the new, extended date and time of 11:59pm on Saturday, November 16.
Audition dates and location:
The first round of auditions will be held the evenings of Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13. Callbacks are scheduled for the evening of Monday, November 18. Please send any conflicts you have after 5pm on these days when submitting.
About the Program Leaders:
Victor Maraña trained as an actor at the University of the Americas in Mexico and received his MA in Physical and Devised Theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has worked in several productions at the National Theatre in Mexico City and The Goodman Theatre, Theatre Wit, Victory Gardens, The Den Theatre, among others in Chicago. He has trained actors for the National Theatre Library of Mexico, Theatre Without Walls, and the Performing Arts Studio. Victor has co-directed Boal’s “Theatre of the Oppressed” workshops in Mexico and Chicago alongside Boal’s student David Psalmon. He has received Best Actor awards for his work on Heaven Under the Skin and Strawberry and Chocolate. Victor is represented by Gray Talent Group.
Drew Schad has been a Shattered Globe Theatre Ensemble member since 2009, co-leader of SGT’s Protégé Program since 2016, and SGT’s Business Manager since 2018. He has performed in over 15 productions with SGT, including: Hannah and Martin, Crime and Punishment, How to Use a Knife, Five Mile Lake, The Heavens Are Hung in Black, In the Heat of the Night, Marvin’s Room, The Rose Tattoo, The Whaleship Essex, Mill Fire, Our Country’s Good, Happy Now?, Her Naked Skin, Orpheus Descending, Romeo and Juliet, Buried Child, and The Little Foxes. Other Chicago credits: Born Yesterday (Remy Bumppo, Jeff Award–Best Production Midsize) and Six Degrees of Separation (Eclipse). On-camera credits include: Chicago Med (NBC), Kitchen Hamlet, Highwater, and Gamer Chick. Drew has studied at the National Theater Institute and holds a BA in Drama from Kenyon College, where he received the Paul Newman Trophy for his performance as Estragon in Waiting for Godot.
Dolores Díaz is a Chicago-based playwright from the U.S.-Mexico divide who writes about borderlands. Dolores’s work has appeared on Chicago stages and beyond, including at 16th Street Theater, Broken Nose Theatre at Steppenwolf Garage, Nothing Without A Company, Three Cat Productions, and more. Her plays investigate the gray areas that defy definition, the contradictions within the individual and the group, and the hybrid places where the notion of “natural” is investigated, challenged, and revealed. Dolores uses boundaries as a vantage point to observe different points of view and as a means to interrogate current affairs
Enjoy this video overview of the Protégé program created by 2017-2018 Protégé Solana Price.
“Shattered Globe’s Protégé Program was an exciting, cross disciplinary introduction to a new style of making art that I hadn’t experienced before. Building work with 7 other young artists over the course of a year broadened my perspective on the ways in which dynamic, living theatre can be made.”
“These 8 months have not only allowed me to grow as an artist, as a professional, but I feel so much healthier than I was before I met these people. Shattered Globe’s family was immediately welcoming in the call back, to first build, all the way through the end. I can’t even put into words how amazing it is to not only feel accepted into a community, but to be welcomed into a group of people that were excited to have me. My fire is back and I feel like I can face anything after this experience.”
“The Protégé Program offered a radically-passionate and inquisitive community that provided me with a bridge from the world of academia to the realm of professional theatre. Surrounded by thoughtful makers of all stripes, I was challenged to grow and explore in ways that would ultimately make me a more versatile artist & better collaborator.”
“The SGT Protégé Program has been invaluable in my development as a theatre practitioner due to its advanced and innovative training. More importantly, though, this program has afforded me the opportunity to really grasp what ensemble based theater is all about, while working with a highly respected company that is driven by its collaborative spirit!”
“A service to the community.”
“As one of the newest Protégés to the city, I am so grateful that I was able to be a part of such an incredible program. I agree whole-heartedly with Spenser! It truly is a service to this community and there are not many programs like this one out there. The work I have seen from the company this year is incredible, and I am so grateful and fortunate that I am able to be connected in this way with Shattered Globe.”
“The Shattered Globe Protégé Program has been one of my favorite experiences since moving to Chicago. It was amazing to have a dedicated community of truly lovely human beings who showed up real early on Saturday mornings to come learn and play.”
Current Protégés & Alumni
2019-2020 Protégés
Deveon Bromby
Drew Michele Bryan
Emily Daigle
Teresa Elj
Nico Fernandez
Jessamyn Fitzpatrick
Allie Freed
LaTorious Givens
Theresa Liebhart
Olivia Rose Nathan
Monique Rooker
Christopher Sylvie
Subhash Thakrar
Danny Turek
2018-2019 Alumni
2017-2018 Alumni
Jackie Bowes
Tyler Brockington
Chesa Greene
Eddie Lynch
Keishana Miller
Solana Price
Keith Surney
Justin Tsatsa
2016-2017 Alumni
Adam AbouAish
Nick DiMaso
Rachel Gabrielle
Mikey Gray
Jenni Hadley
Robert Hardaway
Philip Lindsey
Riley Mondragon
Jazzma Pryor
Alanna Rogers
David Stobbe
Autumn Teague
2015-2016 Alumni
Sarah Joy Adler
Jerico Bleu
Ani Cohen
Cecilia Collar
Elisa Dei
Jay Españo
Elsa Gay
Christina Hughes
Warren Jay
Joe Liolos
Alejandro Ortiz
Rachel Rosen
Kellie Wyatt
2014-2015 Alumni
Mitchell Martin
George Infantado
Eric Feltes
Jon Beal
Emily Marso
Bobby Johnson
Brittany Handler
Spenser Davis
Juliana Brecher
Amber Snyder
Lindsey Kite
Tina Muñoz Pandya
Abby R. Blankenship
2013-2014 Alumni
Ali Burch
Andy Blaustein
Anthony Conway
Audra Yokley
Ben Page
Brian Scannell
Chelsea Taylor
Erika Geller
Josh Leeper
Justine D’Amour
Kate Torcom
McKenna Kirchner
Omer Abbas Salem
Sarah Reddy
2012-2013 Alumni
Abbey Smith^
Adam Hinkle
Addison Heimann
Anne Joy
Dillon Kelleher
Mary Franke
Megan Skord*
Nate Santana^
Sean Dolan
*SGT Ensemble Member
^SGT Artistic Associate
2011-2012 Alumni
Jeff Glass
Michael Holtzman
Trina McGee
Kelsey Melvin*
Matthew Nerber
Maggie Scrantom
Jesse Thurston
Jacob Watson
*SGT Ensemble Member
If you have any questions regarding the SGT Protégé Program please contact protegeprogram@shatteredglobe.org
Supporters & Funders
Shattered Globe Theatre is partially supported and funded by generous grants from The Shulman-Rochambeau Charitable Foundation, The James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Family Foundation, Alphawood Foundation, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts & Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Illinois Arts Council, The Shubert Foundation, the League of Chicago Theatres and ComEd, The Blum-Kovler Family Foundation, and The Robert J. & Loretta W. Cooney Family Foundation.