The cast and crew of Sandburg High School's production of Tammy: A Coming of Age Story About a Girl Who Is Part T-Rex, had the opportunity to talk directly with the play's author Julia Weiss, via Skype.
The students asked her questions about the play as well as her professional life in the theater as a playwright and an actor.
Weiss then stopped by the see the production in the school's Performing Arts Center over the weekend.
"It was gorgeous and wonderful and those kids are exceptional," Weiss said. "They brought so much to the script and filled it with life. It was a true honor and the best experience of my life to get to see the play and spend some time with that awesome group of young people."
Weiss also said she hopes to return for future productions at Sandburg.
According to her website, Weiss is a 2007 graduate of the Indiana University Theatre and Drama program, where she studied playwriting under the mentorship of Dennis Reardon and Paul Shoulberg. As a junior, her one-act play, Mr. Postman was honored by the Indiana University Theatre Circle and was later produced by The Bloomington Playwright's Project. In 2008, Weiss became affiliated with Corn Productions, a long-standing storefront theatre in the heart of Chicago's North Center community, where she has produced several plays. Weiss's written work has also been seen on McSweeney's Internet Tendency and at The Paper Machete, a weekly live magazine. Weiss studied improvisational comedy at the world-famous iO Theatre, where she currently performs.
