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.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Katy Sullivan’s Changeable, Charming, Deadly ‘Richard III’
Director Edward Hall and actor Katy Sullivan discuss the unique qualities that the Paralympian brings to one of Shakespeare’s iconic roles.
Congo Square Exec Director Charlique C. Rolle to Step Down
She’ll leave in March after 4 four years in the role.
Where We Are and Where We’ve Been: ‘Tad in 5th City’
As Chicago’s MPAACT remounts ‘Tad in 5th City,’ which first ran in 2010, its content finds new and continuing resonances within the Chicago community.
Twitter to Stage: The Road to ‘Highway Patrol’
Mined from the archives of Dana Delany’s social media is a new Goodman thriller from a creative team that includes Jen Silverman, Mike Donahue, and Dane Laffrey.
Best Damn Book Shop: The Understudy’s New Frontier
Nearing its first birthday, the Chicago bookstore stages a show in its space, by a playwright who’s logged some quality writing at the café.
From Chicago: Retirement, and a Hope for Local Hits
As we start the new year, we, along with theatremakers Owais Ahmed and Mikael Burke, are dreaming about what future theatre might hold.
Karamu House Named Affiliate Company of Playhouse Square
The historically Black theatre will retain its home in Cleveland’s Fairfax District.
Megwyn Sanders-Andrews Named Managing Director of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Sanders-Andrews, who works alongside artistic director Brent Hazelton, started in the new job on Jan. 2.
Goodman CEO Roche Schulfer to Retire, John Collins Will Succeed
Schulfer leaves after 50 momentous years with the company, to be replaced at the start of the next season by the company’s current managing director/COO.
