Shade Murray

Shade Murray has directed The Aliens, The Butcher of Baraboo, Abigail's Party, Kimberly Akimbo, Trevor, Mud Blue Sky (A Red Orchid Theatre), The Chosen, The Subject was Roses (Writers' Theatre), Fatty Arbuckle... (The Second City), End Days (Next Theatre Company), The Petrified Forest, The Good Soul of Szechuan, R.U.R., Marathon ‘33, Detective Story, WRLS #5, Our Country's Good (Strawdog Theatre Company), The Shadow over Innsmouth (Wildclaw Theatre), Love Tapes (The Inconvenience), Stupid Kids, Some Explicit Polaroids, Santaland Diaries, Never Swim Alone (Roadworks Productions); as well as productions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Shattered Globe Theatre, About Face Theatre and Chicago Moving Company.

Shade serves as the Associate Artistic Director with A Red Orchid Theatre and has taught at Northwestern University, DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, National Louis University, National High School Institute, Piven Theatre Workshop, Act One Studios and Actors Gymnasium.

Testimonials

Shade Murray (Master Scene Study) can work a scene like nobody's business.

— Huy Nguyen

"I loved it (Master Scene Study with Shade Murray). It felt like working during a rehearsal as opposed to just performing."

— Master Scene Study with Shade Murray Student

"Shade Murray (Master Scene Study with Shade Murray) really respects every actor's individual needs while making this scene study class incredibly fun and challenging in the best way. I really got pushed past my comfort zone. Shade is the best!"

— Master Scene Study with Shade Murray Student

"The first-day conversation was beautiful! I like the repetition of ideas and the different ways he (Shade Murray, Instructor - Master Scene Study) illustrated them in action, i.e. active listening, not diminishing your scene partner, accepting the offer more. The atmosphere that encourages respect for the craft and the safety to take risks."

— Master Scene Study with Shade Murray Student

Online Testimonial

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ASC faculty member Charles Andrew Gardner booked a McDonald's Voiceover commercial. He also appeared onstage and, with the Covid19 pandemic stopping live theatre, via streaming in TimeLine Theatre's Kill Move Paradise.

ASC faculty member Christina Gorman performed the co-star role of Terrie Cross for Season 5 of Chicago Med.

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ASC faculty member Adria Dawn performed a guest star role on season 5 of Chicago Med.

ASC faculty member Norm Boucher booked a commercial voiceover for United Healthcare.

ASC alum CeCe Russo was originally cast as the understudy for the lead role of Woman at Oil Lamp Theater's play Now and Then before its postponement due to Covid19.

ASC alum Huy Nguyen played George Tesman in TUTA Theatre's production of Hedda Gabler: A Play With Live Music.

ASC alum Larissa Belova shot a short film, Sunshine at Midnight, and performed in the sold-out stage reading of Vagina Monologues from Golden Ticket Productions

ASC alum Max Thomas performed on the MAINSTAGE in The Second City’s 108th Revue Do You Believe in Madness.

ASC alum Inglish Washington performed in Rise of a Black Man at AFC Multicultural Theater.

ASC alum Anne Wrider played Adlai Stevenson in City Lit's production of Thirteen Days.

ASC faculty member Linda Gillum performed in Top Girls by Caryl Churchill directed by Keira Fromm at Remy Bumppo Theatre at Theatre Wit.

ASC alum Meredith Brasher performed as Hattie in Kiss Me Kate at Elgin Community College (directed by ASC Faculty Member Sarafina Vecchio).

ASC alum Bill Drain performed as Chancellor Boyd in MPAACT's production of Jeff recommended Spoken Word at the Greenhouse Theater Center.

ASC faculty member Jack Bronis performed the guest star role of Shimblecock on NBC's Chicago Fire.

ASC Alum Max Thomas, performed in The Second City’s Black History Month Show at Second City’s UP Comedy Club.

ASC alum Nick Page was cast as Orry in the Loop Player's production of Harry & The Thief.

ASC alum Lynnette Li was cast as Margot Vigoreaux in The Plagiarists production of Poison by Dusty Wilson.

ASC alum, Andrea Conway-Diaz, played Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman from the deep South to be elected to the U.S. House of Reps, in Voice of Good Hope.