Great Lakes

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

Annie Baker and Taylor Mac Receive MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grants

The two theatre artists are among the 24 recipients of the 2017 MacArthur Fellowship, which comes with $625,000.

The Minneapolis theatre will present a one-man adaptation of ‘Moby Dick’ and Sarah DeLappe’s ‘The Wolves’ next season.

Robinson will bring his experience with community development and social justice to the arts organization.

Dominique Morisseau’s play about the 1967 riots gets a multi-month tour courtesy of Detroit Public Theatre.

One of the theatre’s founding directors, she will take the helm this fall.

After 30 years, the longtime leader of the 50-year-old theatre will step down.

The season will include holiday favorites, musicals, and dramas.

Writing is a solitary pursuit, but not for a week each year on this idyllic Midwestern campus.

A new musical tells the tale of Albert Cashier, a Union soldier who was born a woman but fought—and lived—as a man.

Inspired but not daunted by Steppenwolf’s history, she lit up its stage for three decades.