Under Jon Carr, Second City Looks For a Second Wind
With a new leader and new owners, the Chicago comedy staple has expanded its digital reach while reorienting for the future and readying a live return.
Category Archives: Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Coya Paz Brownrigg Named Interim Dean of DePaul Theatre School
Paz Brownrigg, who has been with DePaul since 2008, will step in following the departure of John Culbert.
Yussef El Guindi Awarded 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award
Yussef El Guindi’s play ‘Refugee Rhapsody’ will receive a staged reading as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.
Victory Gardens Names Ken-Matt Martin as Its New AD
Martin promises a ‘clean slate’ at the Chicago theatre famed for its playwrights ensemble, after serving as associate producer at the Goodman.
Lanise Antoine Shelley: Following Her Intuition
Looking toward the future, Shelley hopes to create an inclusive atmosphere that cements the House Theatre of Chicago as a destination for artists to come and create.
Cleveland Public Theatre Announces Spring Season
The season will feature virtual staged readings of multiple new works in development.
House Theatre of Chicago Names Lanise Antoine Shelley Its New AD
Shelley takes over for founder Nathan Allen who stepped down last fall after 20 years as artistic director.
How Much Is That Play in the Window?
Stop Motion Plant’s ‘Window Plays’ found a new way to bring audiences and performers together again, if only for a few minutes.
Cleveland Public Theatre Names 2020-21 Premiere Fellows
Ananias J Dixon, Nina Domingue, Siaara Freeman, and Toby Vera Bercovici have been named Premiere Fellows.
Cleveland Play House Names Interim Managing Director, CFO
Collette Appolito Laisure and Anita H. Cook, respectively, will step into the new roles.
