Breaking the Binary Announces Regional Theatre Partnership Program
The traveling workshop series for local TNB2S+ artists begins with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in May and Steppenwolf Theatre in July.
Category Archives: Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
From Chicago, Contraction and Expansion
This month, theatres are still making tough programming choices as they look hopefully toward growing into the future, plus thoughts from Willow James and Tiffany Keane Schaefer.
Vanessa Severo, Joanie Schultz, and Theatre That Sticks With You
From an instant connection at a workshop to world premiere productions, the creative duo’s working relationship has continued to blossom over the years.
Life Imitates Art in Hampshire High’s Contested Staging of ‘The Prom’
First it was cancelled, then it wasn’t, then the students couldn’t talk about it. Now that the show actually went on, it’s worth asking: Were this school district’s precautions about safety or silencing?
Jennifer Morrison Realizes a Childhood Dream
The film and television actor talks returning to Chicago, acting training, and tackling Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Penelopiad’ at the Goodman.
Know a Theatre: Indy Convergence
Known for their artist’s residency, this company offers community-focused work, including performances on the White River in Indianapolis.
Lookingglass Meets Funding Goal, Names Kasey Foster Artistic Director
The Chicago ensemble theatre, which put this past season on pause, begins space renovations this spring and will return with programming in the fall.
Chicago Theatres Sign New Equity Agreement
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
Shakespeare at Notre Dame Announces New Staff
Scott Jackson has been promoted to executive artistic director, while Debra Gasper has been promoted to producing director.
From Chicago, the Infectiousness of Joy
This month, we look at joy as a candle in the darkness and hear from artists Yao Nana Dogbe and Michelle Renee Bester.
