Welcome to the monkey house
evolutionary adventures in the artistic jungles from Jeff Christian and his simian collaborators
Monkey Business
- Teaching advanced directing in Columbia College’s Department of Cinema and Television Arts.
- Wrote animated entertainment shorts for The Chicago Cubs, working with the creative designers at Sarofsky.
- Directed and produced ScreenPlay, a series of original short films for the CCPA at Roosevelt University
- Developing projects with LA and Chicago production houses.
- Performed in a concert reading of the world premier musical, Parcel from America, with Irish Theatre of Chicago.
- Contributed to Isaac Butler and Dan Kois’s bestselling book, The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America.
- Adapted and directed The Two Gentlewomen of Verona and acted in The Rover for 15th season with Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre.
- Acted in The Weir at Notre Dame University with Irish Theatre of Chicago.
- Directed Mojo Mickybo at Notre Dame University and The Davis Theater with Irish Theatre of Chicago.
- Wrote for and performed in JR Sullivan’s Hometown Holiday.
- Directing and producing James Krag’s solo show, According to Mark.
- Taught an American cinema directing workshop for the Beijing Film Academy.
- Posted a screen acting reel.