Talkbacks
Want to learn more about what you see on stage?
Join Us For A Talkback & Community Events
The Department of Theatre and New Dance hosts talkbacks, community events and pre-show discussions about the theatre we produce. Check back here for schedule and information on how to join a talkback this year!
Fall 2026
Thursday October 15: Talk Forward with Playwright Chelsea Sutton
5:30pm-6:30pm in the University Theatre Lobby, Building 25
Free. Light refreshments provided.
Learn more about the process of new play development, the work behind our current production of Chelsea Sutton's The Graveyard Shift, and all things playwriting.
About the Playwright
Chelsea Sutton is a writer and director based in Los Angeles. She’s a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, a Humanitas Play LA award-winner, and she co-wrote the Emmy-nominated Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, an interactive film event for Blumhouse/Amazon. Her play Wood Boy Dog Fish appeared in the inaugural season at the Garry Marshall Theatre and her plays have been finalists for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, the Reva Shiner Comedy Award, the Woodward/ Newman Drama Award, and others. She’s the author of the novella Krackle’s Last Movie from Split/Lip Press and her short work has appeared in many journals and podcasts, including It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton. She recently co-created the holiday horror advent calendar podcast, Long Winter Nights. She’s the Artistic Director of Rogue Artists Ensemble and holds an MFA in Creative Writing UC Riverside.
Join us for a talkback with the cast and production team behind The Graveyard Shift after the show on Friday, October 16!
