About Face Names Dean Carpenter as Managing Director
Chicago native Dean Carpenter will take the reins as general manager of About Face Theatre Company.
Category Archives: Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Northern Sky Theater’s Next Season: Lumberjacks, Sawbones, and BBQ
A season of musical comedies will include one world premiere and the return of three popular hits.
‘No More Sad Things’? A Tender, If Impossible, Wish
Kilroys-recommended playwright Hansol Jung makes her official debut with ‘No More Sad Things’ at Boise Contemporary Theater and Sideshow Theatre Company.
On the Rights of Playwrights and White Tears
Lloyd Suh and Katori Hall offer the latest teaching moments in race-conscious casting.
New Stages for New Plays in Chicago
The Goodman Theatre’s festival of new works brings plays to their feet and makes sure that the work leaves with legs.
Milwaukee Rep to Partner With African-American-Led Bronzeville Arts Ensemble
A collaboration between the two theatres begins in January with a production of ‘The Mojo and the Sayso’ by Aishah Rahman.
American Players Theatre Announces 2016 Season
Shakespeare, Beckett, and Sarah Ruhl are among those whose works will be featured in both indoor and outdoor theatrical spaces.
Detroit Public Theatre Gets In on an Urban Arts Renaissance
Founded by a trio of female directors, Motor City’s newest theatre company plans to produce new plays that reflect the city’s own story of struggle and rebirth.
Drury Lane Announces 2016–17 Season
The Chicago-area theatre’s new lineup boasts jukebox musicals and adaptations of film and television classics.
Experimenting in the Playwrights’ Center’s PlayLabs
The Minnesota company builds community around dramatists with its annual 10-day festival devoted to developing new work.
