Students from the Illinois State University Department of Theatre, which Pritner served as founding department chair, include: a majority of the founding members of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble; Tony winners Judith Ivey and Rondi Reed; Oscar nominee John Malkovich; former Steppenwolf Theatre artistic directors Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Randy Arney; and film and television stars Gary Cole and Jane Lynch.
In addition, Mr. Edelstein will direct Coming Home at Berkeley Rep this year and The Glass Menagerie starring Judith Ivey this spring at Roundabout Theatre in New York City.
In addition, some of the nation’s leading actors, including Sam Waterston, Stacy Keach, Brian Dennehy, Judith Ivey and Anna Deavere Smith, have performed on the theatre’s stages.
Phil Ivey | Judith Butler | Judith Bingham | Judith Malina | Judith Anderson | Judith | Judith Wright | Judith Ivey | Judith Blegen | Judith Shulevitz | Judith Rossner | Judith Jamison | Judith Godrèche | Dana Ivey | Judith Stacey | Judith Palfrey | Judith of Lens | Judith Lucy | Judith Krantz | Judith "Judy" Murray | Judith Durham | Judith Chalmers | Judith Barrett | Judith Alice Clark | William Ivey Long | Judith Viorst | Judith Thompson | Judith Skelton Grant | Judith Sewell Wright | Judith Schaechter |
In the 1990s, his TV appearances included an ABC unsold pilot entitled Coconut Downs, a recurring role on the Judith Ivey sitcom Down Home (NBC, 1991), an episode of NBC's Law & Order, and the pilot episode of its spin-off Criminal Intent.