Discipline: Theater
Travel Tales
Fantastical tales, told through interactive storytelling, take audiences on unexpected journeys to faraway places.
Amazing Science of Magic & Illusion
Mystifying illusions help audiences learn how chemistry and physics relate to magic in this mesmerizing show.
Jennifer Green
Jennifer Green has been a part of the Urban Gateways community for almost twenty years. As a teaching artist she specializes in theater games, improvisation, and developing new works. Her …
Walter King Jr. (The Spellbinder)
Walter King, Jr. (aka) “The Spellbinder” has been a professional award-winning artist in the field of magic and illusion for more than 3 decades. He has performed nationally and internationally …
Mark Nichols
Please see The Puppet Place. Mark Nichols is available for teaching artist residencies as well as touring performances.
Jess Hawthorne Fiene
Jess Hawthorne Fiene is a theater and dance performer, director, and teaching artist. She has helped young people develop their creative voice through theater and dance in and around Chicago …
Avery R. Young
Multidisciplinary artist avery r. young is a 3Arts Award winning teaching-artist, composer, and producer with work that spans the genres of music, performance, visual arts, and literature. Examining and celebrating …
Jeremy Schaefer
Jeremy Schaefer began telling stories like many storytellers do: as a child fantasizing about dragons and dragon slayers. Storytelling was a natural way to harness his imagination and create something …
Yolanda aka Ms.Y
Yolanda was born and raised in Chicago. Yolanda loves dance as it is one of her top passions. Yolanda is glad to be able to share her passion of dance …
Marvin Tate
Marvin Tate is a self-taught, multidisciplinary artist, community activist, and art educator. Marvin has performed and recorded with Mike Reed’s “Flesh & Bone” in Poznan, Poland and at New York …