Lori Myers’ 10 Wishes for Your Own House
I have been waiting for the right time to approach a new change for Not In Our House Chicago Theatre Community … and I think the time is now.
Steppenwolf Welcomes New Ensemble Member
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro announced today the addition of a new ensemble member.
Teatro Vista Adds Managing Director and Six Ensemble Members
Pictured: Ayssette Muñoz Teatro Vista Executive Artistic Director Ricardo Gutiérrez announced Friday the addition of six artists to the company’s ensemble, along with the appointment of a new Managing and Development Director, Sylvia Hevia. Hevia has a 15+ year track producing Latinx cultural events, including through her own multicultural event production company,...
DirectorsLab Chicago’s Artistic Director Steps Down
Effective immediately DirectorsLabChicago’s co-founder Elizabeth Margolius has stepped down as Artistic Director, a position she’s held since founding the company in 2005.
Goodman’s UNCLE VANYA Embodies the “Russian Soul”
Pictured: Marton Csokas and Kristen Bush. Photo by Liz Lauren. [Editor’s note: Our reviewer, Tonika Todorova, broke a clearly defined PerformInk rule, as she will mention. Reviewers are asked to disclose any conflicts of interest to editors in advance and to decline to review shows that they may have a bias...
Liesl Tommy Slated to Direct Steppenwolf’s PASS OVER
Tommy was the first woman of color nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira, starring Lupita Nyong’o on Broadway. Other acclaimed world premieres she has directed include THE GOOD NEGRO and THE URBAN RETREAT at The Public and Disney’s upcoming stage adaptation of FROZEN.
Powerful Content Prevails in Collaboraction’s GENDER BREAKDOWN
The stats are revealing. Kay Kron’s research shows that only 36% of directors and 25% of playwrights for Jeff-nominated shows in Chicago are female. 30% are scenic designers and just 12% are sound designers.
Four Playwrights Receive Two Year Residency at TimeLine
Four playwrights have been named to TimeLine Theatre Company’s Playwrights Collective, the company’s new-play incubator.
Circle’s VENUS IN FUR Explores Fantasies and Fetishes
Did you know that Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is the “M” in S&M? In 1870 he published a novella VENUS IN FUR expressing his fantasies and fetishes which mostly revolved around dominant women wearing, you guessed it, fur.
INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH Has Its Cast and Creative Team
16th Street Theater has announced the cast and creatives for Karen Zacarías INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH adapted from the novel by Luis Alberto Urrea.