Cleveland Play House Celebrates 100th Season with a Ken Ludwig World Premiere
Cleveland Play House will present a mix of contemporary and classic plays during its 2015–16 season
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Victory Gardens’ 2015-16 Season to Feature Hillary Clinton (the Character)
The 2015-16 season at the Chicago theatre will include new plays about the Clintons by Lucas Hnath and about gun control by Sarah Gubbins.
Bruce Graham’s ‘Funnyman’ to Premiere in Northlight Theatre’s 2015-16 Season
The theatre’s 2015-16 season will feature both classic drama and a fourth world premiere by Bruce Graham.
Sarah Bellamy Named 2015 Bush Fellow
The co-artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company was one of 23 regional leaders awarded the $100,000 fellowship.
Steppenwolf’s ‘This Is Modern Art’ Tagged With Controversy
Two major critics diss a new play about graffiti and hip-hop culture, igniting a debate about privilege, race and who gets to tell young people’s stories.
Goodman Theatre’s 2015–16 Season to Include 4 World Premieres
New plays by Jose Rivera, Thomas Bradshaw, Charise Castro Smith and Seth Bockley highlight the Chicago theatre’s next season.
Court Theatre 2015–16 Season to Include New Translation of ‘Agamemnon’
Also announced for the Chicago theatre are ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf,’ ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ and Greta Oglesby, back as Aunt Esther in ‘Gem of the Ocean.’
Charles Schulz, Louis Sachar and Roald Dahl Lead First Stage’s 2015–16 Season
The Milwaukee company’s 29th season also includes the world premiere of a stage adaptation of ‘Ella Enchanted’ and new works in the theatre’s First Steps series.
Strawdog Travels ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’
How do you adapt an underwater epic for the stage? Very carefully, say adaptors Ann Sonneville and Clint Sheffer.
The Goodman Theatre Claims a Piece of August Wilson’s Ground
Director Chuck Smith curates an August Wilson Celebration, with readings of all 10 of the Century Cycle plays and little-heard Wilson poetry.
