Jeff Helgeson

 

On-Stage Appearances:

Long Days Journey Into Night

James Tyrone, Collage Productions

The Man Who Came To Dinner

Mr. Ernest Stanley, Collage Productions

Lunacy

Lewston/bartender Stockyard Theatre Project

Ulterior Motives

Timothy, Backstage Theatre

Inherit The Wind

Mayor, The Boxer Rebellion Ensemble Theatre

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Twilight Zone narrator, The Boxer Rebellion Ensemble

84 Charing Cross Road 

Assistant bookseller, George Martin, Trinity Theatre

Glengarry Glen Ross

James Lingh, Redtwist Theatre

Directing Credits

The Man Who Came To Dinner

George S. Kaufman and Moss Harts classic
Comedy, set in the Gunder Mansion of Chicago’s
North Lakeside Cultural Center

House Party

A play written by Poetry Slam inventor, Marc Smith, produced at The
Three Arts Club, Chicago, Illinois

Master Builder

Henrik Ibsens play presented
at The Frank Lloyd Wright School of
Architecture, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Second Productions of:

Graces

Sins Of The Father

Fall From Grace

Teaching Experience:

Lecturer in ethics, American Literature, and Humanities at St. Augustine College.

Director of the Roosevelt University tutoring center, responsible for supervising the individualized instruction provided by a staff of 30 tutors of writing and mathematics, as well as all content areas offered by the university.
Consultant in the teaching of writing. Client
organizations have included: The Chicago City
Colleges, The Cook County Court System,
The Energy Absorption Corporation,
Training On-Line, The Chicago Public Schools,
Robert Morris College, Northeastern Illinois
University, The Art Institute of Chicago,
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.

Courses taught: English Composition, Creative
Writing, Business Communication, Thesis Writing, American Drama Since World War Two, Eugene ONeill, Art In Urban Life.

Prior:
Creative Writing Program at Columbia College,Assigned Teacher in The Chicago Public Schools, Office Manager at Richman Brothers, Charles Stevens, and Baskin Clothing Company.

Education:
The University of Chicago
Emphasis upon: Contemporary Prose Fiction, Literature and Literary Criticism prior to 1900,
Degree of Master of Arts in English 6-76.

Roosevelt University
Emphasis upon: Expository Writing, Education,
Drama, Bachelor of Arts Degree received 9-72.

Affiliations:
Drama Chairman for The Society of Midland Authors, Theatre Awards Committee
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Alliance of Playwrights.

Jeff Helgeson

On-Stage Appearances:

Long Days Journey Into Night

James Tyrone, Collage Productions

The Man Who Came To Dinner

Mr. Ernest Stanley, Collage Productions

Lunacy

Lewston/bartender Stockyard Theatre Project

Ulterior Motives

Timothy, Backstage Theatre

Inherit The Wind

Mayor, The Boxer Rebellion Ensemble Theatre

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Twilight Zone narrator, The Boxer Rebellion Ensemble

84 Charing Cross Road

Assistant bookseller, George Martin, Trinity Theatre

Glengarry Glen Ross

James Lingh, Redtwist Theatre

Directing Credits

The Man Who Came To Dinner

George S. Kaufman and Moss Harts classic Comedy, set in the Gunder Mansion of Chicago’s North Lakeside Cultural Center

House Party

A play written by Poetry Slam inventor, Marc Smith, produced at The Three Arts Club, Chicago, Illinois

Master Builder

Henrik Ibsens play presented at The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Second Productions of:

Graces

Sins Of The Father

Fall From Grace

Teaching Experience:

Lecturer in ethics, American Literature, and Humanities at St. Augustine College.

Director of the Roosevelt University tutoring center, responsible for supervising the individualized instruction provided by a staff of 30 tutors of writing and mathematics, as well as all content areas offered by the university. Consultant in the teaching of writing. Client
organizations have included: The Chicago City Colleges, The Cook County Court System,
The Energy Absorption Corporation, Training On-Line, The Chicago Public Schools,
Robert Morris College, Northeastern Illinois University, The Art Institute of Chicago,
The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.

Courses taught:

English Composition, Creative Writing, Business Communication, Thesis Writing, American Drama Since World War Two, Eugene ONeill, Art In Urban Life.

Prior:
Creative Writing Program at Columbia College,Assigned Teacher in The Chicago Public Schools, Office Manager at Richman Brothers, Charles Stevens, and Baskin Clothing Company.

Education:
The University of Chicago
Emphasis upon: Contemporary Prose Fiction, Literature and Literary Criticism prior to 1900,
Degree of Master of Arts in English 6-76.

Roosevelt University
Emphasis upon: Expository Writing, Education,
Drama, Bachelor of Arts Degree received 9-72.

Affiliations:
Drama Chairman for The Society of Midland Authors, Theatre Awards Committee
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago Alliance of Playwrights.