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(Sean is a member of Steppenwolf For Young Adults‘ Young Adult Council)

About a week ago, the Theatre Communications Group held its annual National Theatre Conference right here in Chicago, and about a week ago, I became sure of what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Thanks to Steppenwolf, four of us Young Adult Council members had the privilege of being a part of this invigorating conference. It was awesome not only to represent Steppenwolf, but to see firsthand that people care. I loved being asked to share all the successes our department saw this year - from the sold-out The Brother/Sister Plays after-party to the growing Council applicant pool size - with people who did similar work at other theatres, who were just starting young adult programs, and others who were simply interested in what us young folks are doing with our time.

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Over the weekend, I attended a family wedding. Relative after relative inquired what I was doing this summer. “An internship,” I said. “I’m interning at a theater.” I wasn’t sure who of my extended family would understand how excited I am to be working at Steppenwolf for three months.

“Ugh,” one of my cousins said. “You work nine to five? That’s not fun, that’s a job!” There we were, on a beautiful beach, and all I could think was how many conversations and events I was missing out on back here at the administrative offices, how long I’d been away from my desk, how much I wanted to be back in this amazing environment.

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(Joy is the Literary Manager at Steppenwolf)

Over the weekend, our colleagues from around the country flooded into to Chicago for Theatre Communication Group’s National Conference: the biggest annual gathering of theatre professionals in the country. The attendees represented theatres big and small; independent artists; trustees and funders; artists, educators, and administrators; and practitioners of every style and form of theatre imaginable. Over the next week or two, we’ll post some responses to the weekend, including some thoughts from a delegation attending the conference for the first time: the extraordinary teens that comprise Steppenwolf’s Young Adult Council.

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(Robert is a teaching artist with Steppenwolf for Young Adults)

When I first found out that I was going to lead post-show discussions for Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had studied Beckett’s Waiting for Godot in graduate school, but felt intimidated by the prospect of leading discussions about a play so many have studied.

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(Devon was the co-author and co-director of The Twins Would Like To Say, part of the Visiting Company Initiative Garage Rep)

Today is June 10, 2010. The first ever Garage Rep closed on April 25, 2010. So, I’ve had some time to reflect, take stock and evaluate. One of the things I’m really left to think about is the audience experience - both of the rep as a whole and for our show The Twins Would Like to Say.

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