Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards Announce 2019 Winners
The annual Chicago theatre awards honored Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and Court Theatre with five awards each,
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
A Windy City Mirror
Some of the nation’s biggest theatrical questions are being asked, and vigorously answered, in Chicago.
Our Kind of Town
The Windy City challenges and inspires the theatre ecosystem from coast to coast.
Direct From Chicago
A town known for tight acting ensembles and distinctive writers may have another ace in the hole: its directors.
Stronger Together
What makes Chicago’s well-known ensemble ethos special, and where did it comes from? A new book finds some surprising answers.
How Chicago’s Scrappy Storefront Scene Sustains Itself
The reality behind Chicago’s mythic small-theatre scene: hard work, low pay, burnout—and growing signs of solidarity.
A City Divided
How Chicago’s theatre scene reflects its legacy of racism—and what can be done to fight it.
6 Chicago Theatre Workers You Should Know
From dramaturgs to directors to teachers, here are 6 Windy City artists to keep on your radar.
Regina Victor: Critiquing With Love
Armed with the idea that truth-telling and empathy don’t have to be mutually exclusive, they founded Rescripted, an independent Chicago theatre publication.
Jessica Huang Named 4 Seasons Residency Playwright
Four organizations will support Huang for a year-long residency of intensives and retreats.
