Piven Theatre Workshop

Hey West Coast Piven People!
Piven alum Carmella Riley will be performing her solo show 'Singularities and Safety Pins' at the Colony Theatre in Burbank on:

Saturday, June 13 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, June 20 @ 3:00pm

Purchase tickets at: https://sondertheatrecompany.ludus.com/200532391

In `Singularities and Safety Pins`, a woman uses humor and science to help her navigate a look back at her mother`s battle with cancer. It was featured at the StarStuff Festival for solo performances in Seattle in October 2025, and after two beautifully received runs at Piven, you won't want to miss this thought-provoking work, written and performed by Carmella Riley and directed by Piven Artistic Director Jennifer Green. We hope you can make it!

Produced by Astro Lab Productions in association with Sonder Theatre Company

Congrats to Young People’s Company Alum, Sally Kozminski, on her new job as a PA at the DWW+ Program at AFI! While there, she met Young People’s Company Alum, Arabella Anderson who is in the DWW+ cohort. Arabella has served as a writer and producer on shows such as Transparent, and Riverdale.

Sally and Arabella realized they were Pivenites within 48 hours of meeting each other. We love an LA Piven connection!Sending you both all the best vibes and keep us posted on what the two of you are up to!

The DWW+ Program at AFI is an intensive that helps underrepresented directors improve their directing skills and make short films.

Thank you The Woman's Club of Evanston for your generous support of the programs at Piven Theatre Workshop.

The dedication and work that went into the annual r***e brought the house down in March and we're thrilled that the community came out to support the WCE and Piven.
Piven Artistic Director, Jen Green, Piven Board President Glo Rolighed - Residential Lifestyle Broker and Vice-President, Lucia Guridi (pictured below), enjoyed a morning get-together at the WCE today - a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this year's R***e benefitting Piven, and to meet last year's recipients and recipients for the upcoming year.

A huge shout out to Glo and Lucia, and board members Alyssa Altman, Nekohl Johnson, and Andrew Keith for their participation and support of the event. Thank you to our grant writer, Juliet Bond, for her hard work and for sharing her beautiful voice on the WCE stage. And thank you to the Piven students who gave their time and talent performing in the show (Kitty, Amanda, Duncan, and Audre), and to all of those who came to see it.

Just a couple of spots left!
Get a taste of our celebrated work in a week full of laughter, creativity, teamwork, and play!

Register today for Piven's Late Summer One Week Camp for 5th-8th Graders!
https://piventheatre.easy-ware-ticketing.com/classRegistration/jHrPOnpEvzQL2Hq8EzLjLw

Thank you to the Evanston RoundTable for this article highlighting the collaboration between Fleetwood Jourdain Theatre and Piven Theatre Workshop for Tater Tot Theatre! This fun and creative program provides a space for 5-7 year olds to explore the art of theatre and the life skills it teaches as they work to put on a show under the guidance of their team of directors. Tater Tot Theatre was started by FJT Artistic Director Tim Rhoze. Read more about the program at the link below.

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/13/the-curtain-rises-on-evanstons-tiniest-thespians/

And thank you to our own Donna Osowski who provided the photos accompanying the article.

The curtain rises on Evanston's tiniest thespians - Evanston RoundTable Tater Tot actors take the stage this weekend thanks to the guidance of staff like Amanda Thorsberg (left) and Tyrone Norwood Jr. Credit: Donna Osowski. As

Jump into fun this summer in our Improv, Games & Risk-Taking. This class allows students to discover the Piven Technique by learning theatre games and improvisation in a fun, supportive, ensemble-based environment.
Perfect for all students looking to discover and re-discover our work.
Great for beginning and intermediate students!

Register today at: https://www.piventheatre.org

Photo: Mark C Weidling

It's not too late! Spaces available in the TTRPG & LARP Camp! (Tabletop Role Playing Games and Live Action Role Play)

Register today: https://www.piventheatre.org

Gather ye, fantastical gamers and be immersed in the world of Tabletop Role Playing — along the lines of Dungeons & Dragons and more! Over the course of two weeks, delve deep into character creation, apprentice professional dungeon masters, and complete costume quests and prop building that take our gaming to the next level! It all culminates in a daring Live Action Role Play, so get your D20 ready for adventure!

We still have spaces available in our Late Summer 1 Week Camp for 3rd-5th graders.

Register today at this link in our bio: www.piventheatre.org

Get a taste of our celebrated work in a week full of laughter, teamwork, and play! Theatre games, improv, and more in the mornings with your Piven instructor. In the afternoon, guest artists lead workshops complementing our core curriculum. Previous topics have included stage combat, clowning,

Check out this amazing team of directors for Tater Tot Theatre! Piven and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre partnered up for this program for 5-7 year olds, who have gotten to explore their creativity over the last few weeks, and who will be sharing their performance of 'The Magic Tree' on the Piven stage on Saturday. The directors have been having a blast working with their cast of 7. Good vibes to everyone involved! Break a leg!



Photo: Donna Osowski