In Cleveland, Theatre Is Helping to Stage an Urban Renaissance
The site for the 2015 TCG conference is a city on the rebound, and Cleveland Play House and Cleveland Public Theatre are key players in the upsurge.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Light a Candle for PJ Paparelli—and Use It to Continue His Work
If the late director was tireless, it wasn’t for his own sake. He demanded as much from himself as he did from others, and we are all the richer for it.
Executive Director Amanda Farrar to Leave Barrel of Monkeys
She vacates the post after six years helping to lead the arts education theatre ensemble.
Steppenwolf for Young Adults Announces 2015–16 Season
George Orwell’s work returns to Steppenwolf, as well as a world-premiere devised performance by Michael Rohd.
Pillsbury House Names 3 Naked Stage Fellows
Marisa R. Carr, Junauda Petrus and Eliza Rasheed will develop new work in the theatre’s seven-month development program.
Mourning Russ Tutterow, Chicago’s New-Play Champion
The Chicago Dramatists leader nurtured generations of playwrights with weekly readings. They in turn formed the family that gathered around him as his health declined.
Stew Pays a Debt to James Baldwin With ‘Notes of a Native Song’
The famed essayist and author has long loomed in the background of the songwriter’s work. Stew’s new concert musical pushes the influence to forefront—but don’t expect a hagiography.
Erin Myers: A Talent Who Burned Brightly, Whose Loss Stings Sharply
She communicated ease onstage, but few worked harder or had a more intense commitment to their work or their colleagues.
AstonRep Announces 2015–16 Season
The slate includes Chicago premieres by Nicky Silver and Deborah Brevoort.
Sideshow Theatre Company Announces 2015–16 Season
The slate includes world premieres by David Jacobi and Hansol Jung, as well as a script development program.
