{"id":135,"date":"2026-05-30T18:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:25:34","slug":"chrissy-calkins-steele","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/profiles\/chrissy-calkins-steele\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrissy Calkins Steele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/scotland2026\/files\/2026\/05\/Steele-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where are you from? (Hometown)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alton, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Major\/Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor of Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are you most excited to learn and to do while abroad in Scotland &amp; England?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m most excited to share my love of theatre, particularly Shakespeare with this wonderful group of students. I always learn something new from our work with the professionals at Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe Theatre.\u00a0 One of the experiences that I most love is the first time the group attends a show at the Globe, as &#8220;groundlings,&#8221; standing right by the stage, seeing the actors and the actors seeing them. It&#8217;s magical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you could travel back in time, where and when would you like to go? and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If time travel were possible, I would visit Elizabethan England to see the original plays of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, and other playwrights of that time.&nbsp; I would love to see the original practices of the stage &#8211; acting, dance, music, costuming, and audience interaction (although I don&#8217;t know if I would be able to stand the smell!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is your favorite Shakespeare play or character or Shakespeare-inspired film?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing my favorite Shakespeare play or character is almost impossible because I love each one for different reasons.&nbsp; But if I have to pick one play, it would be The Winter&#8217;s Tale with its powerful mix of grief and joy.&nbsp; &#8220;It is required you do awake your faith.&#8221;<br><br><strong>What is your favorite way to express yourself creatively?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love to create theatre &#8212; in a classroom, in rehearsals, in performance &#8211; but what most excites and satisfies me is being in a creative process, collaborating with others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are you from? (Hometown) Alton, Illinois Major\/Minor Professor of Theatre What are you most excited to learn and to do while abroad in Scotland &amp; England? I&#8217;m most excited to share my love of theatre, particularly Shakespeare with this wonderful group of students. 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