On the Ground: On Stage in Chicago
As the TCG conference comes to town, artists with work onstage tell us about themselves, their shows, and their city.
As the TCG conference comes to town, artists with work onstage tell us about themselves, their shows, and their city.
This month Brian speaks with the busy playwright about dramatizing Idaho, promoting the film of ‘The Whale,’ and working on a new play at Steppenwolf.
This year’s recipients include Samuel D. Hunter, Sanaz Toossi, Caridad Svich, Jules Feiffer, Gretchen Cryer, and Nancy Ford.
New works by Samuel D. Hunter and by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire were named best play and best musical of 2021-22.
His new play at the Signature Theatre is not a theological argument but another of his searching efforts to find meaning in contemporary American life.
The awards will allow 28 productions more time for rehearsal and development with the entire creative team.
A conversation with the writer of ‘Greater Clements’ about political plays, the dramatic form, and Idaho.
The two artists will be produced multiple times over a single season at the Off-Broadway theatre; Samuel D. Hunter, Lauren Yee, and collective the Mad Ones will join the Residency 5 program.
Samuel D. Hunter’s play for Theater Breaking Through Barriers is about a group of childhood friends who happen to be Deaf and disabled.
The Connecticut theatre’s season will include a world premiere by Samuel D. Hunter and a revival of Emily Mann’s ‘Having Our Say.’