Great Lakes

Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.

Managing Director Julie Friedman to Depart Dobama Theatre

Friendman will leave the Ohio company at the completion of the 2018-19 season.

Meet the driving force behind the institution that would become Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

The writer of ‘Skeleton Crew’ and ‘Pipeline’ will receive $625,000 over 5 years.

Playwrights Georgette Kelly, Dianne Nora, Marisela Treviño Orta, and Stacey Rose will join the residency program.

How co-artistic directors Faye Price and Noël Raymond of the Minneapolis theatre organization infuse the arts into everyday life.

The season will feature world premieres by May Lee-Yang and Leah Nanako Winkler.

NNPN goes beyond the rolling world premiere model to cross-pollinate new work across 3 cities.

A conversation with the playwright about epic theatre, political uplift, and why she doesn’t need “allies.”

This year’s Chicago gathering of Asian American and Asian Pacific Islander theatremakers overflowed with dialogue, camaraderie, and activism.

The youth theatre has expanded its programming to position itself as a professional nonprofit theatre, with more opportunities for adults.