<p>Addressing a post from a parent on the Drama forum about facilities:</p>
<p>The O'Malley Theater is not a black box theatre, that is the Miller Theatre. "The Theatre Conservatory's Mainstage performance space is the O'Malley Theatre, a semi-thrust 210-seat venue presenting six productions and the Graduating Students Showcase each season. With a raised platform stage and vaulted seating, the theatre is equipped with a technical grid, catwalk, production booth, and optional elevated orchestra pit."</p>
<p>And yes, the showcase VIVID is performed in the gorgeous Roosevelt Auditorium and includes both Music Conservatory voice/opera major performances and Theatre Conservatory MT majors</p>
<p>The kids worship the set designer, Michael Lasswell, and Steven Kruse who do magical things with stagecraft.</p>
<p>They just announced their 2012-15 productions:
Putnam County Spelling Bee
Assassins
As You Like It
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
You Can't Take It With You
Wild Party
and a few showcases, one of which is upper classmen-written short plays performed by the freshman acting students.
Not sure if there are other straight plays.
The showcases are performed in the Miller.</p>
<p>Freshman participate in a fall and spring showcase, then as sophomores and up all students are required to audition for all productions. CCPA has guaranteed casting per semester. And as upper classmen (with prior permission) they can audition in the Chicago community and the school actively seeks to get the students into internships in Chicago.</p>