EVERYBODY

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins | Directed by Devon de Mayo

Performed at Loyola University Chicago

Photos by Joe Mazza, bravelux

Poster Courtesy of the Loyola Department of Fine and Performing Arts

A poster showing a woman with six arms, holding a phone, skull, and flower. It says, "Everybody."

Thirteen glowing skulls sit in a pyramid formation and stare out into the distance.

Maggie Smith as God in Everybody, wearing a gray suit, bowtie, and sunglasses.

"Putting the story together like glue, God and Usher (Maggie Smith) drove the ideas of love and selflessness home. Hilarious in her acting, she opened and closed the show with spunk and an overall immersing experience. Her strut up the stair step platform — elevated above everyone — with sunglasses was unforgettable and hysterical."

-Kara Morelock, Loyola Phoenix

Maggie Smith as God in Everybody, wearing a gray suit, sunglasses, and kneeling on a podium.

Maggie Smith as Usher in Everybody, wearing a gray suit, bowtie, and headset, smiling at the camera.

In the summer of 2022 Loyola's production of EVERYBODY was chosen to be included in Eta Creative Arts' Collegiate Showcase along with two other productions from Chicago schools. The production was a part of the theater's 51st Season, and ran from May 19th to June 12th.