Goodman Joins Up With Center Theatre Group for New Play Commissions

Goodman Joins Up With Center Theatre Group for New Play Commissions

Currently 16 local and national playwrights are working under a Goodman commission.

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Hypocrites Announce New Structure, Ensemble, Follow-Up to ALL OUR TRAGIC, and DRACULA at Mercury

Hypocrites Announce New Structure, Ensemble, Follow-Up to ALL OUR TRAGIC, and DRACULA at Mercury

Today The Hypocrites announced a new non-profit business model after the company was forced to cancel a portion of their 20th anniversary season.

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Barrel of Monkeys AD Joseph Schupbach to Step Down

Barrel of Monkeys AD Joseph Schupbach to Step Down

Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble Barrel of Monkeys announced today that Joseph Schupbach will end his tenure as the company’s Artistic Director later this summer.

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No One Is Beyond Reproach in New Colony’s SCAPEGOAT

No One Is Beyond Reproach in New Colony’s SCAPEGOAT

Political and legal dramas dominate the entertainment landscape these days. Some seek to cast a rosy glow over our institutions and yearn for the American ideal of irreproachable truth. Others present a darker, and perhaps more realistic view of these supreme monoliths of society, where the scandals and intrigue seen in fiction almost match the calamity that dominates America’s current cultural moment.

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Steppenwolf Adds Education Department, Announces Young Adults Offerings

Steppenwolf Adds Education Department, Announces Young Adults Offerings

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today that it will create a new department, “Steppenwolf Education,” under which the Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) program will be housed. In addition to youth productions, the department will oversee educator training, teen programming and an expanded model for community partnerships, allowing Steppenwolf to reach neighborhoods and communities in new ways.

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American Blues Announces 2017 RIPPED Festival Line-Up

American Blues Announces 2017 RIPPED Festival Line-Up

American Blues Theater has announced the line-up for 2017 RIPPED: THE LIVING NEWSPAPER FESTIVAL. The 16the edition of the annual festival, based on the 1930’s WPA-era program that brought Orson Welles, Arthur Miller, and Clifford Odets into public attention, features 10 original pieces reflecting current cultural events with proceeds benefiting...

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New Executive Team for Brown Paper Box Co.

New Executive Team for Brown Paper Box Co.

Pictured: Anna Schutz Brown Paper Box Co. has announced a change-up and addition to their Executive Team as they continue their 2017/2018 season. Co-founding members Anna Schutz and M. William Panek are making the move to Executive Director and Marketing Director, with Kristi Szczepanek in the company’s newest Executive role,...

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Line-Up Announced for Victory Garden’s UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Series

Line-Up Announced for Victory Garden’s UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Series

Victory Gardens Theater has announced the lineup for the UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Series.

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Cast and Creatives Announced for Refuge Theatre Project’s THINGS TO RUIN

Cast and Creatives Announced for Refuge Theatre Project’s THINGS TO RUIN

Refuge Theatre Project has announced the cast and creatives for their spring production of THINGS TO RUIN: The Songs of Joe Iconis.

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League to Honor Route 66, Lookingglass, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Michael and Mona Heath

League to Honor Route 66, Lookingglass, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Michael and Mona Heath

League members will honor Route 66 Theatre Company as the recipient of the Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theatre Award, Michael and Mona Heath with the Tribute Award, Cheryl Lynn Bruce with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Lookingglass Theatre Company Ensemble with the Artistic Achievement Award.

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