Great Lakes

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

Lauren Yee Branches Out From the Family Tree

Her comical ‘King of the Yees’ is not your average family play, but then her dad isn’t your average dad.

The Cleveland theatre will present seven plays, including a world premiere by Greg Vovos.

The season will welcome the new performance space, the Yard.

Baskin will serve a three-year term on the board of the Educational Theatre Association.

Globe practitioners will run workshops for students, teachers, and the public during the free April festival.

The lineup features world premieres by Jacqueline Goldfinger and Karen Hartman.

The Milwaukee theatre will also present a new-play festival as part of the season.

The leader of the LGBTQIA-identified company will leave at the end of the 2016-17 season.

The season will include Sarah DeLappe’s ‘The Wolves’ and the Young Vic production of ‘View From the Bridge.’

From Lola’s heels to Aaron Burr’s simmer, the improv and TV star feels at home onstage.