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Celeste M. Cooper

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Believer. Actor. Producer. Educator. Casting Associate.
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Pt 3 of #MyBigFatMovieMeetup 🎉 Y’all kept the party going! Thanks to my fellow actor friends/#HueandHer girlies and school friends both new and old for joining me. Your laughter made my day! 😂 And I so appreciate all of those who sent me pics from movie theaters nationwide! I hope you had as much fun seeing the movie as I did looking at the pics. 😁 Your support means so much. Y’all are the best. 💕 #Idiots now streaming on most major platforms! #idiotsmovie
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Today I was a plane person as I came from Chicago to Kansas City to see this fabulous cast’s closing performance of Come From Away! Directed by @stuartcarden and a casting team including @darringtune @_be_that_light_ & @mccrackencasting I am thrilled I got to visit and see this show! Thank you for taking such excellent care of your artists @kcreptheatre and congrats on this incredible production!!!
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Big thank you and shout out to our supporters this week!
 We are so grateful not just for your support of the film but also for our incredible majority queer, women/non-binary BIPOC team behind the scenes turning this vision into a reality. We know we can’t do this without community so let’s keep this momentum going and bring the LMS vision to life! Pledging is simple: • Go to our Seed&Spark page (link in bio) • Check out the incentive tiers • Choose your pledge amount (no need to tip) If pledging isn’t feasible right now, you can still support us! • Become a follower on the campaign and share the page with others • Like and share this post in your stories • Follow @lastmanstandingfilm We have 8 days left to go and we need your help! Every little bit helps and we are deeply grateful for your contributions!
 Stay tuned for more updates! Supporters: @feliciaa_armstrong @katelyn_vines @elisekedens @_be_that_light_ @lenaraff @kpizzle_foshizzle @swileyface @mcadonofrio @freerosie @caseyleebee13 @guywicke @danfabervocalstudio @hillyford @flynnfetti @annyjules @shelbyjmurr @katieb130 @themancuso.themyth.thelegend @destinyortega12 @csbrown220 @kaceejhudson @_be_that_light_ @large____marge @hsia_shank @katherinebournetaylor
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Announcing our Creative Team & Understudies for Little Women! 💖 We can’t wait to get the whole team together for rehearsals in just a couple weeks! You won’t want to miss this show!
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CLOSING WEEK and I am still overwhelmed with gratitude and joy. This whole experience has been magical! Thank you Broadway for teaching me what it really means to be on the #princesstrack THANK YOU FRIENDS & FAMILY who made it out last week! @karaakter you are a legend and it meant the world to me that actually found time to come see our lil skit. It felt so special to receive not just a FaceTime after, but a phone call too and then you came back to the theatre just for hugs and to tell me all of those beautiful things! I love you friend! Poor Kate Burton, I kinda abandoned her when you came back. You can see her taking off in the last photo! Bwahahaha!!! @motoworkschicago bought out almost the entire second row and we had an amazing weekend of stuffing ourselves full of NYC’s incredible and delicious offerings. Thank you @_johnny_scheff_ @colordiva1 for making it and bringing the whole crew! I cried most of the time yall were here bc it was such an honor and I felt so damn loved. This isn’t just a motorcycle dealership and shop, it was my home for a while, my place of employment one summer and it’s where my hubby has been working our whole time together. It meant THE WORLD to me to have you all here. I would have given the world to be at my cousin’s wedding in PR, but we got to celebrate here in NY! Congrats @dj_wats & @katvelez27 I love you both so much!!! They also got to meet / have their photo taken w two time Tony winner Kara Young! The award winning director @andrewahnfilms made it out! We worked on his Cassevetti Spirit Award winning film @spanightfilm years ago in LA. Now we are both working in NY! My dear friends from Chicago @_be_that_light_ and @charliehano both saw the show. Charli actually cast the show and Celeste is a phenomenal actress w Steppenwolf and does casting too! Then I met three sailors… 🤪🎖️😈 @___bourque___ & @hiemilycasey thanks for getting a babysitter and coming to see me! @redsavage0 & @rygarbayo also got sitters to come see me! Thanks dads! Alex is part of @latinxplaywrightscircle Dino LaBate Alisha Espinosa & Brandon Craig Cunningham David Zayas & Andres Eric T Miller Tim, Jenna & Tyla
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CATCH AS CATCH CAN Opening Night! ✨ Thanks to all who joined us for the final opening of our 50th Anniversary Season! 🍾 This incredible show is now playing thru July 12! Photos by Kyle Flubacker 📸 #chicago #theatre #openingnight
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Oh, what a night! 🥳 Thanks to all who joined us for the opening of WINDFALL. Ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney's latest work is now playing thru May 31! Photos by Kyle Flubacker #chicago #theatre #openingnight #nowplaying #chicagogram
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And we’re open!!!! “Out Here” has been an unforgettable journey —and one I will treasure. To have been able to collaborate with the brilliant artists Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, erin mckeown & David Levin was a gift! To this incredible cast—Becca Ayers, Cliff Chamberlain, Ellie Duffey, Bethany Thomas, Z Mowry, Amanda Pulcini, and Alex Goodrich—thank you for diving in so fully, for playing, for listening, and for bringing so much heart (and humor) into this process. These characters are alive because of you. And our understudy company is fire too!! Shout out to Lexi Alioto, Danielle Davis, Michael McCracken & Avery Moss! And to our brilliant director Chay Yew and music director, Christie Chiles Twillie, congrats on all you did to shape and shepherd this beautiful, messy, complicated, joyful production! So grateful to Celeste M. Cooper to be on team casting!! Can’t wait for audiences to be “out here” with us. This is a truly special one!! 💛 Happy Opening!!! 📸Michael Brosilow
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What. A Weekend. 2 sold out electrifying performances at the @lyricopera of @avery_r_young ‘s masterpiece, SAFRONIA! I am beyond humbled to have been in collaboration with the creatives to bring this cast together! So proud of this extraordinary Safronia cast—each performance was filled with emotion, truth, personal connection, and completely captivating. Grateful to have been a part of casting this alongside Cory Lippiello & Celeste M. Cooper, helping bring together such a powerful group of artists: Avery R. Young, Meagan McNeal, Maiesha McQueen, Lorenzo Rush Jr., Jeff Parker, Zachary James, Jessica Seals, Renelle Nicole, Sydney Charles, Miciah Lathan, Kendal Marie Wilson, Eric Andrew Lewis, Maxel McLoud Schingen, and Bailey A. Champion. Just in awe of avery r. young for this deeply moving work and huge shout out to Timothy Douglas for guiding it with such care. What a special, unforgettable night. 💫 Beyond excited for its next chapter at @courttheatre !!
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Announcing our 2026/27 Season! 💀🪩 THE COMEUPPANCE Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau A co-production with American Conservatory Theater Featuring ensemble members Celeste M. Cooper, Caroline Neff, Karen Rodriguez and Namir Smallwood​ Feb 4 — Mar 21, 2027 in the Downstairs Theater Welcome back, St. Anthony’s graduating class of 2002! On the night of their 20th high school reunion, a group of misfit Millennial classmates reconnect for a familiar pregame: drinks, pot, a limo ride and a whole lot of messy memories. But, in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ riveting dark ensemble comedy, a specter looms over the proceedings, reminding us that time only marches forward, even for ‘90’s kids. This Chicago premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Purpose is a contemplative, hilarious and grave reflection on life and death. Learn more @ steppenwolf.org/comeuppance #chicago #theatre #steppenwolf #reunion #comedy
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Unc peepaw people’s princess or something like that Stay mad. Stay mystified
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Celebrating hitting the greenlight with the radiant Celeste M. Cooper!!!!
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