Goodman Playwrights Unit Free Staged Readings July 21-31

Goodman Playwrights Unit Free Staged Readings July 21-31

Goodman Theatre’s first all-female Playwrights Unit presents “Women Rule The Stage,” a weekend of free staged readings devised by Kristiana Rae Colón, Sandra Delgado, Jenni Lamb and Calamity West. Over the past year, members worked with the Goodman’s artistic team to develop and discuss their plays-in-progress. The diverse line-up ranges...

Read more
Spiel Chicago Episode Two: Adia Alli

Spiel Chicago Episode Two: Adia Alli

Spiel Chicago logo designed by Jon Kurtycz This week I spoke with actress and stage manager Adia Alli about working in Chicago, representation in the theater and the kinds of shows she loves to see.  Adia recently stage managed The Hairy Ape at Oracle Theatre and is currently understudying for Kristiana Rae...

Read more
Gift’s Season Features Three Premieres by Female Playwrights

Gift’s Season Features Three Premieres by Female Playwrights

The Gift Theater’s 2017 season will feature three world premieres all be female playwrights. Kicking off in February with the debuts of Mona Mansour’s war-torn drama UNSEEN, Claire Kiechel’s futuristic PILGRIMS and Janine Nabers’ time-hopping love story A SWELL IN THE GROUND.

Read more