PRESENT TENTS ...

Caroline Donnelly, Teens Together Summer Theatre Ensemble, '06 and '07, will graduate from Lincoln Park High School this June. After considering acceptance letters from several colleges, Caroline chose to stay in Chicago and enroll at DePaul University.

Brian Hannah, Teens Together Summer Theatre Ensemble, '06, '07 and '08, graduates from Thornridge High School in a few weeks. This fall he will attend Eastern Illinois University with a double major in business and drama.

 Briana Morris, Teens Together Summer Theatre Ensemble, '05 and '06, will graduate from Lincoln Park High School. She will continue her theatre studies at Howard University in Washington, DC.
Tom Hill, Teens Together Ensemble, '97, is the Behavioral Management Team Leader for Beacon Diagnostic in Calumet Park.

Mia Lahoz, Teens Together Ensemble, '97 has her Masters degree in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. She works at Trilogy, Inc; in the Rogers Park neighborhood. She is married to Oncologist Brendan Mattson MD, also a Teens Together Ensemble alumni, '97.

Lucia Lopez, Teens Together Ensemble, '97, lives in the Pilsen neighborhood with her two children. She is in nursing school.

Sheila Beth Kalish, dear friend and supporter of MTW, died on January 19, 2009. An attorney concerned with juvenile justice and other social issues, Sheila was a champion for many of the young people the company worked with at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville. In 2005, she introduced MTW to another of her favorite organizations, Know Your Chicago (KYC), an annual fall lecture and tour series designed to promote civic awareness and participation. More than 200 KYC subscribers attended performances of MAKING IT in November 2005. Many of those women continue to be supporters, volunteers and audience members for MTW. At a memorial service on April 5, 2009 family and friends gathered to remember Sheila's wit, wisdom and generosity of spirit.