Ideas, Actions, and Finding the New Mop
Theatremakers at this year’s TCG National conference gathered to face today’s challenges much as its host city, Chicago, always has: by getting down to business and building from below.
Category Archives: Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Staying Power
In Indianapolis, James Still is not just a playwright—he’s a brand.
Tracy Letts: No Place Like Home
The writer and actor has found his niche in Chicago theatre.
A Beginner’s Guide to Rebecca Gilman
Don’t let the gentle demeanor fool you. Her plays are rife with murder and mayhem.
Long Distance
Anupama Chandrasekhar’s new play depicts life on the other end of the call-center line.
Addie’s Last Tape
A look at Steppenwolf’s new staging of Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying.’
Three Women Talking
British playwright Arnold Wesker’s new play about gender relations opens at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre.
Chicago Impromptu
Spolin and Sills Laid Down The Rules. The Generations Who Came After Played by Them. That’s How Chicago Invented Itself.
Galati’s New Hat
The Goodman’s second-in-command looks to the future.
Make New Sounds
Studs Terkel interviews Lorraine Hansberry.
