Chicago Film Archive of Performance (C-FAP)

 Abstract

Collection includes recordings of live performances and associated programs filmed by the Chicago Film Archive of Performance (C-FAP).

Biographical/Historical

In 2014, Chicago Public Library partnered with the Chicago Film Archive of Performance (C-FAP) and agreed to serve as the official repository for recordings made by the organization. C-FAP records live theater performances in Chicago.

Scope and Contents

The C-FAP Collection includes recordings of live theater performances, and their associated programs and playbills, in Chicago. Per C-FAP, “productions are chosen for their cultural, historical, aesthetic and educational value. Premieres, unique events, community interest and contributions of particular value by performers, directors and/or designers are given special consideration in selecting productions to archive.”

Productions include:

• Animals Out of Paper by Rajiv Joseph, Shattered Globe Theatre, directed by Devon de Mayo, sets by Grant Sabin, costumes by Sarah Jo White, lights by Brian Patrick Healy, sound by Stephen Gawrit, with Cortney McKenna, Joseph Wiens and Awate Serequeberhan. 2016 January 31
• At Mister Kelly’s by Jason Paul Smith, Gary Gimmestad, Rob Dorn and Daniel Mozurkewich, Three Cat Productions, directed by Jason Paul Smith, music direction by Roy A. Freeman, sets and lights by Pat Henderson, costumes by Jason Paul Smith, with Haley Bensen [Benson], Christie Coran, Jake Degler, Alisha Fabbi, Siobhan McKissic and Daniel Mozurkewich, 2016 June 3
• The Body of an American by Dan O’Brien, Stage Left Midwest premiere, directed by Jason A. Fleece, sets by Anthony Churchill, costumes by Brenda Winstead, lights by John Kohn III, sound by Stephen Gawritt [Gawrit], with Don Bender and Ryan Hallahan, 2016 June 12
• Byhalia, Mississippi by Evan Linder, Definition Theatre Company and The New Colony, directed by Tyrone Phillips, sets by John Wilson, costumes by Kotryno Hilso, lights by Slick Jorgensen, with Jeffery Owen Freelon, Jr., Kiki Layne, Evan Linder, Liz Sharpe and Cecelia Wingate, 2016 January 24
• Circle-Machineadapted by Emma Stanton, Thom Pasculli and Nigel O’Hearn from the play Full Circle by Charles Mee, Oracle Theatre, directed by Thom Pasculli, original music by Nicholas Tonozzi, sets by James Ogden, costumes by Joan Pritchard, lights by Michael Banks, sound by Andrew Rovner, with DeChantel Kosmatka, Stephanie Shum, Kevin V. Smith, Simina Contras, Ryan David Heywood, Jeremy Trager, Martel Manning, Jamie Bragg, Pavi Proczko, Alexandria Miller, Sam Allyn and Mark Pontarelli, 2015 February 16
• Direct from Death Row, The Scottsboro Boysby Mark Stein and Harley White, Jr., Raven Theatre Company, directed by Michael Menendian, musical direction by Frederick Harris, sets by Ray Toler, costumes by Sarah Jo White, lights by Diane D. Fairchild, sound by Joe Court, with Breon Arzell, Anna Dauzvardis, Brandon Greenhouse, Tamarus Harvell, Andrew Malone, Semaj Miller, Kevin Patterson, Katrina D. Richard and Charlie Williams, 2015 October 18
• The Drowning Girlsby Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalic, Chicago premiere by Signal Ensemble Theatre, directed by Melanie Keller, sets by Buck Blue, costumes by Rachel Lambert, lights by Michael C. Smith, sound by Anthony Ingram, with Katherine Schwartz, Meghan Reardon and Anne Sheridan Smith, 2015 June 4
• The Few by Samuel D. Hunter, Steep Theatre Midwest premiere, directed by Brad Akin, sets by Lauren Nigri, costumes by Emily McConnell, lights by Becca Jeffords, sound by Matthew Chapman, with Dana Black, Peter Moore, Travis Coe, Michelle Bester, Daniel Dauphin and Jerico Bleu, 2016 May 13
• The Hairy Apeby Eugene O'Neill, Oracle Productions, directed by Monty Cole, sets by Eleanor Kahn, costumes by Joan Pritchard, lights by John Kelly, sound by, with Julian Parker, Bradford Stevens, Rashaad Hall, Tony Santiago, Michael Turrentine, Breon Arzell and Rasell Holt, 2016 February 21
• Haymarket: The Anarchist’s Songbook by Alex Higgin-Houser and David Kornfeld, Underscore Theatre Company, directed by Elizabeth Margolius, sets by Carolyn Cristofani, costumes by Mealah Heidenreich, lights by Kurtis Boetcher, sound by Tyler Merle Thompson, with Halle Bins, LaKecia Harris, Summer Hofford, David Kaplinsky, Royen Kent, Mike Mazzocca, Victoria Olivier, Khaki Pixley, Josiah Robinson, James Smart and Tyler Merle Thompson, 2016 May 30
• The House That Will Not Stand by Marcus Gardley, Victory Gardens Midwest premiere, directed by Chay Yew, sets by Yu Shibagaki, costumes by Izumi Inaba, lights by Paul Whitaker, sound by Christopher Kriz, with Linda Bright Clay, Diana Coates, Aneisa Hicks, Angela Alise, Lizan Mitchell, Penelope Walker and Jacqueline Williams, 2016 July 8
• The Jungleby Upton Sinclair, adapted by Matt Foss, Oracle Theatre, directed by Matt Foss, music direction by Nicholas Tonozzi, sets by Mat Foss, costumes by Joan Pritchard, lights by Jason Fassl, sound by Sam Allyn, cattle design and additional art by Jesse Mooney-Bullock, Jennifer Drinkwater and Tony Santiago, with Travis Delgado, Stephanie Polt, DeChantel Kosmatka, Andrew Rathgeber, Thomas Wynne, Kate Staiger, Rick Foresee, Zachary Baker-Salmon and Grayson Heyl, 2015 April 17
• Le Switch by Philip Dawkins, About Face Theatre, directed by Stephen Brackett, sets by Joe Schermoly, costumes by David Hyman, lights by Sarah Hughey, sound by Paul Perry, with La Shawn Banks, Stephen Cone, Mitchell J. Fain, Elizabeth Ledo and Collin Quinn Rice, 2016 February 7
• Miss Buncle’s Bookbased on the novel by D.E. Stevenson, adapted by Christina Calvit, Lifeline Theatre, directed by Dorothy Milne, sets by Alan Donahue, costumes by Izumi Inaba, lights by Kevin D. Gawley, sound by Anthony Ingram, with Peter Greenberg, Katharine Hildreth, Elise Kauzlaric, Kristina Loy, Martel Manning, Katie McLean Hainswroth, Tiffany Ogelsby, Sean Sinitski, Jennifer Tyler and Chris Vizurraga, Shelby Lynn Bias, Linsey Falls, Josh Mattingly and Jhenai Mootz, 2015 October 24
• Murder Balladconceived by Julia Jordan and by Juliana Nash, Bailiwick Chicago Theater, directed by James Beaudry, musical direction by Nicholas Davio, sets by Megan Truscott, costumes by Raquel Adorno, lights by Charles Cooper, sound by Patrick Bley, with Amanda Horvath, Chris Logan, Matt W. Miles and Camille Robinson, 2015 April 25
• No Wake by William Donnelly, Route 66 Theater Company, directed by Kimberly Senior, sets and lights by Brian Sidney Bembridge, costumes by Alarie Hammock, stage management by Ari Clouse with Raymond Fox, Stef Tovar and Lisa Mortensen, 2016 January 17
• Northanger Abbey based on the novel by Jane Austen, by Robert Kauzlaric and George Howe; Lifeline Theatre, directed by Elise Kauzlaric, sets by Sarah Lewis, costumes by Aly Renee Amidei, lights by Diane D. Fairchild, sound by Eric Backus, with Chris Ballou, Shelby Lynn Bias, Andres Enriquez, Javier Ferreira, Peter Greenberg, Lydia Hiller, Stephanie Stockstill, Denzel Tsopnang and Jenifer Tyler, 2016 June 23
• Porcelainby Chay Yew, Prologue Theatre Company, directed by Matthew Ozawa, sets by William Boles, costumes by Sarah Jo White, lights by Eric Watkins, with Scott Shimizu, Scott Olson, Graham Emmons, Colin Sphar, Cory Hardin, Alec Silver, Jericho Blue and Addison Heimann, 2015 July 10
• Posh by Laura Wade, Steep Theatre Midwest premiere, directed by Jonathan Berry, sets by Ashley Ann Woods, costumes by Stephanie Cluggish, lights by Pete Dully, sound by Matthew Chapman, with Will Kinnear, Sean Wiberg, Alex Gillmor, Eric Staves, Michael Kurowski, Christopher Borek, Dash Barber, Michael Holding, Colin Sphar, David Seeber, Matthew Garry, Ryan Hallahan, Japhet Balaban, Bryce Gangel and Kendra Thulin, 2016 February 28
• Prowess by Ike Holter, Jackalope Theatre Company world premiere, directed by Marti Lyons, sets by Courtney O’Neill, costumes by Samantha C. Jones, lights by Michael Stanfill, sound by Matt Chapman, with Julian Parker, Donovan Diaz, Sydney Charles and Andrew Goetten, 2016 June 19
• Really Reallyby Paul Downs Colaizzo, !nterrobang [Interrobang] Theatre Project, directed by James Yost, sets by Jeff Kmiec, costumes by Noel Huntzinger, lights by Claire Chrzan, sound by Christopher M. LaPorte, with Kristen Magee, Amanda Lipinski, Maurice Demus, Michael Holding, Ben TeBockhorst, Tommy Beardmore and Sarah Gise, 2015 March 1
• Redby John Logan, Redtwist Theatre, directed by Steve Scott, sets by Eric Luchen, costumes by Allison M. Smith, lights by Zoe Mikel-Stites, sound by Karlie Blalock, with Brian Parry and Aaron Kirby, 2015 February 2
• Rolling by Calamity West, Jackalope Theatre Company world premiere, directed by Nate Silver, sets by Joanna Iwanicka, costumes by Hanna Wisner, lights by Cat Wilson, sound by, with Dana Black, Ann James, Abby Pierce with Pat Whalen, 2016 March 27
• Sender by Ike Holter, Red Orchid Theatre world premiere, directed by Shade Murray, sets and lights by Mike Durst, costumes by Alexia Rutherford, sound by Joseph Fosco, with Mary Williamson, Steve Haggard, McKenzie Chinn and Steven Wilson, 2016 May 20
• United Flight 232by Laurence Gonzales, House Theatre of Chicago, adapted and directed by Vanessa Stalling, sets by John Musial, costumes by Delia Ridenour, sound by Steve Labedz, with Brenda Barrie, Echaka Agba, Alice da Cunha, Elana Elyce, Rudy Galvan, James Doherty, Johnny Arena, Kroydell Galima and Michael E. Martin, 2016 April 23
• The Wild Partyby Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe, based on the poem by Joseph Moncure March, Bailiwick Chicago Theater, directed by Brenda Didier, musical direction by Aaron Benham, sets by Megan Truscott, costumes by Theresa Ham, lights by Brian Hoehne, choreography by Brenda Didier, sound by Patrick Bley, with Danielle Brothers, Molly Coleman, Gilbert Domally, Patrick Falcon, Desmond Gray, Jason Grimm, Christina Hall, Sharriese Hamilton, Matthew Keffer, Ryan Lanning, Steven Perkins, Khaki Pixley, Jason Richards, Danni Smith and Sasha Smith, 2014 October 25
• Yasmina’s Necklace by Rohina Malik, 16thStreet Theater world premiere, directed by Ann Filmer, sets by Joanna Iwanicka, costumes by Rachel Sypniweski, lights by Cat Wilson, sound by Barry Bennett, with Susan Jamshidi, Michael Perez, Mark Ulrich, Laura Crotte, Amro Salama, Salar Ardebili and Miguel Nunez, 2016 February 13

Arrangement

The C-FAP Collection is arranged chronologically by production filming date. The recordings are also listed in the Library’s online catalog.

Subject Headings

• Chicago theater recordings
• Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century -- Sources
• Theater -- History -- Sources
• Theater production and direction

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