2022 Fall Protégé Training Program Theme:
Activating your Personal Identity In the Professional Industry
Now in its 11th year, the Shattered Globe Theatre Protégé Program is a free, ensemble-based theater training program. To ensure that there is no barrier to participation, the program remains free of charge.
Who is the Protégé Program for?
Shattered Globe Theater and Ensemble offer a free, 10-week actor training program. This workshop series is designed to support early career theater artists in entering the professional industry more confident and empowered in their authentic voices. The cohort will participate in workshops rooted in ensemble building, movement, voice, and storytelling alongside SGT ensemble members and professional Chicago theater artists.
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.
Are You Interested in Becoming a Protégé?
The 2022-2023 season Protégé program will run September 18 – Nov 18 on Sundays and Mondays from 6:00-9:00 PM. Applications are due by end of day on Saturday, September 10.
How to apply:
Please fill out this google form and be prepared with the following materials:
- A letter 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 (no more than one page).
- An Acting Resume or Bio with your previous experience.
- A 1-minute tape of a monologue or performance of your choosing
Applications must be received by 11:59pm on Saturday, September 10. Please email amontgomery@shatteredglobe.org with any questions about the program or application process.
About the 2022 Program Leader
Leslie Ann Sheppard (she/her/hers) is a filmmaker, musician, teaching artist, and producer who is committed to creating art full of joy and hard truths. Last seen in SGT’s Sheepdog by Kevin Artigue (Jeff Award/BTAA nominations), and Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play at Theater Wit (BWW Chicago/Chicago Reader Best of 2021 nominated). Additional credits: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, The Hypocrites, and TimeLine Theatre Company. Regional/international: TheatreSquared, Kennedy Center, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Playhouse, Olney Theatre Center. TV/Film: Chicago Fire, Mob Doctor, and Subordinate. Founder of Padded Corner Studios. Represented by Gray Talent Group. leslieannsheppard.com
Enjoy this video overview of the Protégé program created by 2017-2018 Protégé Solana Price.
Current Protégés & Alumni
If you have any questions regarding the SGT Protégé Program please contact amontgomery@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.