Loop Players
Our mission is to bring challenging and relevant contemporary plays to the Harold Washington College and greater Chicago community.What Is Loop Players?
- Loop Players is an educational theatre company that produces full-scale, professional quality productions with and for the Harold Washington College community – right in Washington Hall/Room 103
- We offer students a truly professional training ground:
- Loop Players productions give HWC students the opportunity to work alongside professional designers and working Chicago actors;
- Our downtown location makes Loop Players productions attractive to industry professionals; and
- HWC students have obtained representation by talent agents from performing in Loop Players shows.
What Makes Our Legacy Unique?
- Loop Players has been producing professional quality theatre, as part of the college’s English, Speech & Theatre Department, since 1966;
- Professor Sydney Daniels, the company’s founder, was well-known and recognized in the Chicago theatre scene;
- The current director of Loop Players is Associate Professor Rachel Sledd Iannantuoni. Rachel has performed at theatres all over the country as well as appeared in Indi films and television shows including CHICAGO MED and CHICAGO PD.
How Can I Get Involved?
We welcome student involvement in our showcases and productions both onstage and behind the scenes! For info on upcoming opportunities email Professor Iannantuoni at riannantuoni@ccc.edu
