The Ghost is Here
Yadira Correa Reveals
Posted by DCA Theater on February 17, 2012 in January - July 2012 Season, The Ghost is Here
An Interview with Yadira Correa, the actress playing Toshie for Vitalist Theatre’s current production of The Ghost is Here at DCA Storefront Theater 
Q: You play the classic comic wife in The Ghost is Here—pioneered by Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows right up to contemporary sitcoms like Everybody Loves Raymond and The King of Queens. So, are you the “take no prisoners” kind of wife in real life?
YC: I don’t think so…..when I was married I was younger so I was trying to be supportive. I am always afraid of emasculating the men in my life because I am an opinionated, strong person. I’m a strange bird…I do take charge and sometimes I don’t…depends on the situation. If there is someone with a more take-charge attitude, I have no problems stepping to the side and following their direction. I’m a workaholic and a problem-solver, so once a problem is presented to me I will solve it, this can be seen as take-charge I guess. Then again there are plenty of times that I just ride along and support whatever the person in charge is doing.
Q: You are amazing in that you drink a gallon of water a day—or more. What got you started and do you notice a difference?
From Farm Town to Classroom to Chicago Stage
Posted by DCA Theater on February 16, 2012 in January - July 2012 Season, The Ghost is Here
An Interview with Darrelyn Marx, the actress playing the Old Woman & Ensemble for Vitalist Theatre’s current production of The Ghost is Here at DCA Storefront Theater 
I have been acting, singing, and performing since I was a kid. Growing up in a small town on a farm was a blessing because it forced us to find our passions in our playtime. I was always outside making ‘discoveries’ and playacting - putting my ‘dressed-up’ cats in a baby buggy and taking them on a journey to ‘town’ to buy groceries. When forced indoors, I took up teaching. My younger brother and sister were my first students, in a classroom that I had made for them out of TV trays and a small chalk board. Worksheets that I made for them were corrected with my trusty red pencil. I had even more ideas after I started first grade and emulated a teacher that I adored.
Outfitting the Imagination
Posted by DCA Theater on February 15, 2012 in January - July 2012 Season, The Ghost is Here
An Interview with Rachel M. Sypniewski, Costume Designer for Vitalist Theatre’s current production of The Ghost is Here at DCA Storefront Theater 
Our journey to blend both post-war Japan and the western influence was exciting and took many minds to accomplish. As with many design processes, it took the whole artistic team to bring our concept into a unified visual representation of what this particular play meant to all of us. It was a challenge and gave way to many long discussions, however, it is that type of collaborative process that keeps me personally excited about being a theatrical costume designer. The idea that this particular world did not exist before we all found it and created it, is a very rewarding and fulfilling feeling.
A Theatre Maker’s Path
Posted by DCA Theater on February 14, 2012 in January - July 2012 Season, The Ghost is Here
An Interview with Liz Carlin Metz, Artistic Director & Producer of Vitalist Theatre, currently producing The Ghost is Here at DCA Storefront Theater 
Q: You have worked in theatre on both coasts and now are Chicago based. What do you think makes Chicago unique?
LCM: Chicago theatre critics do not snub non-profit theatre. Emerging artists cannot grow and theatre companies cannot evolve without a culture in which work is seen, debated, and above all, supported. “Supported” does not just mean “liked.” It means, that the city government and merchants, the press, and the audience work with the artists to make Chicago the number one theatre city in the United States. Chicago’s theatres are in and part of almost every city neighborhood and are the major contributors to arts experiences in the schools. There are more plays showing on any given Friday night in Chicago than anywhere else in the United States—including NYC. There are more new plays presented in Chicago than in any city in the United States. Chicago sends more plays to NYC than any other city in the United States. Even the critics in London know that Chicago is number one for theatre in the USA. And without a doubt, the acting pool in Chicago also is number one. Chicago actors are hugely talented, all heart, and dedicated—they are in Chicago instead of LA and NYC because being artists is central to their lives and Chicago theatre lets them make choices in their art and in their lives. I overheard Londoners in the elevator at the Royal National Theatre rhapsodize over the Chicago cast of August: Osage County—they were bowled over by the passion and the precision. Chicago just grows ‘em good.
Q: You trained as an actress—when did you discover you wanted to be a director?
A Director Describes
Posted by DCA Theater on February 9, 2012 in January - July 2012 Season, The Ghost is Here
An Interview with Jaclynn Jutting, Director of Vitalist Theatre’s The Ghost is Here at DCA Storefront Theater 
Q: Why is this story important to tell?
JJ: This play opens with Oba living under a bridge in the years following WWII in a war-torn Japan. It is a land of lost dreams, and it is a place and a time distant from our own, yet I think there are many parallels between then and now. I think we are currently living in a world today where dreams are hard to realize given the world around us and it’s an investigation of why that is our current reality.CURRENT SHOWS
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