George Wendt, Staying Mostly Within the Norm, Stars in Northlight’s ‘Funnyman’
In Bruce Graham’s new play, Wendt plays an actor known for a single iconic role who’s trying to break the mold—unlike Wendt himself, who seems content with the comedic.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
2015 Wilde Awards Fetes Purple Rose Theatre and Michigan Opera Theatre
The awards recognized 19 productions at 16 Michigan theatres.
Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company Will Close After 30th Season
The Windy City storefront mainstay loses its home at the Angel Island Theater after nearly three decades.
You Know, for Kids: ‘Adult’ Playwrights Try Their Hand at TYA
What happens when writers accustomed to grown-up audiences aim younger? The results can be rich and rewarding for all concerned—though there are pitfalls.
Pegasus Theatre Season to Include Nambi E. Kelley World Premiere
The slate also includes a festival of plays written by high schoolers and an adaptation of a classic seafaring novel.
Chicago Dramatists Names Meghan Beals Artistic Director
Beals, a longtime associate of founding artistic director Russ Tutterow, inherits his mission of championing new plays and playwrights in Chicago.
Dee Sandt Named Managing Director of American Theater Company
The administrator travels from Synchronicity Theatre to join the Windy City troupe.
What Price Goodness? Ten Thousand Things and the LAPD Have Kept Accounts
Two new books look at companies that serve audiences outside the institutional theatre’s cocoon of privilege.
Shattered Globe Theatre Announces 2015–16 Season
The roster includes plays about family, friendship, and fate.
The New Colony Announces Season of World Premieres
Among the new plays is ‘Byhalia, Mississippi,’ which will debut in several cities at once in hopes of sparking an online conversation among audiences.
