Chicago Theatres Sign New Equity Agreement
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
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.
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.
