The Unsettling But Fertile Ground of ‘Turret’
A Red Orchid ensemble members Michael Shannon and Travis A. Knight star in Levi Holloway’s eerie new play.
Category Archives: On the Scene
Bramble Theatre Company’s Lofty Ambitions
Putting down roots in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, the Bramble Arts Loft is both a home for the theatre company and a community-centered rental space.
Grown in Chicago: Creating Your Community
This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
2 Days in April: TCG Goes to Washington
Theatre leaders gathered to train, talk, and meet with Congressional staff about urgent issues facing the industry.
A Song Heard ’Round the World, and the Unsung Fiddler Who Set It in Motion
‘Ghost Waltz,’ Oliver Mayer’s new play at Latino Theater Company, excavates the life of Juventino Rosas, an obscure musician who wrote one of the most popular earworms of all time.
Farewell to a Chicago Director’s Haven
As Haven Theatre closes its doors after 10 years in the city, it takes with it an initiative that has helped foster 7 cohorts of emerging directors.
Making a Musical ‘Prelude to a Kiss’
Craig Lucas’s fanciful, freighted romance returns to the theatre that commissioned it, South Coast Repertory, this time with songs attached.
Grown in Chicago
In this month’s Chicago newsletter, theatremakers Jillian Leff and Joel Willison share what inspires them and the American Theatre team invites you to join us for a special event in the city.
‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’: Who They’ll Come for First
Deborah Zoe Laufer’s new play, now kicking off its rolling world premiere at Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre, imagines an eerily plausible fascist future.
Exploring an Ensemble’s ‘Purpose’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s world premiere play about a Black political dynasty is the latest in Steppenwolf’s lineage of explosive work crafted around their acting ensemble.
