Month: February 2018

Breakout Theatre Alumnus Damon Gillespie to Star in NBC Drama Series ‘Rise’

Damon Gillespie

Like many students in Roosevelt University’s Theatre Conservatory, Damon Gillespie dreamed of one day becoming a star. The lightning speed of his success in achieving that goal has yet to sink in for Gillespie, a 2012-14 musical theatre major who will star in the upcoming NBC drama series Rise….Continue Reading Breakout Theatre Alumnus Damon Gillespie to Star in NBC Drama Series ‘Rise’

CCPA Social Justice Program Opens Doors for Performing Arts Projects

Allen Otte, Performing Social Justice resident

One of the missing links between refugees and Swedish citizens is performing arts. At least, that’s what Roosevelt music composition student Sean Hussey argues in his latest project….Continue Reading CCPA Social Justice Program Opens Doors for Performing Arts Projects