THE ORIGIN STORY

THE EXODUS ENSEMBLE IS A COLLECTIVE OF 13 ARTISTS FROM LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, NYC, SALT LAKE CITY, AND ATLANTA WHO JOINED FORCES IN 2020 TO CREATE THE MOST ELECTRIFYING THEATRE COMPANY THEY COULD IMAGINE — IN THE HEART OF SANTA FE.

THOUGH THEIR ROOTS SPAN THE COUNTRY, THE ENSEMBLE FIRST MET IN CHICAGO AS STUDENTS AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY’S THEATRE SCHOOL. AFTER YEARS OF COLLABORATING AT THE CONSERVATORY, THEY EMBARKED INTO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, WORKING WITH MAJOR THEATRE COMPANIES AND APPEARING ON SCREENS THROUGH NETFLIX, AMC, QUIBI, NBC, AND MORE.

ON MARCH 12TH, 2020, THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY SHUT DOWN. THEATRE WENT DARK, PRODUCTIONS FROZE, AND PROMISING CREATIVE CONTRACTS EVAPORATED. AS THE PANDEMIC WORE ON, EIGHT DEPAUL ALUMNI RECONNECTED AND MADE A RADICAL DECISION. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THEY LEFT THEIR CITIES BEHIND FOR SANTA FE, WHERE THEY BEGAN BUILDING A REPERTOIRE OF ORIGINAL, WILD, AND IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.

LIVING AND REHEARSING TOGETHER AS A QUARAN-TEAM, THE ENSEMBLE TRANSFORMED BEDROOMS, BATHROOMS, AND KITCHENS INTO REHEARSAL SPACES. OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, THEY CREATED WHOLLY ORIGINAL ADAPTATION OF CHEKHOV’S 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN DRAMA — IVANOV.

SINCE IVANOV, THE ENSEMBLE HAS CONTINUED TO PUSH BOUNDARIES — CRAFTING SIX MORE ORIGINAL EXPERIENCES — BATHSHEBA, JAYSON, ZERO, DEATHCOOKIE, HAMLET, AND CYRANO.