Windy City Playhouse Expands Creative Staff
Windy City Playhouse has promoted Carl Menninger to Associate Artistic Director and appointed David H. Bell as an Artistic Associate. Menninger and Bell are the directing team behind the Playhouse’s 2018 hit “Southern Gothic,” now in its 16th month in Chicago at its new Motor Row home (2229 S. Michigan)....
46th Non-Equity Jeff Award Winners
The Jeff Awards announced recipients of the 46th Annual Non–Equity trophies in a ceremony tonight at the Athenaeum, honoring excellence at Chicago’s non-union theaters.
Drury Lane Announces Cast & Staff for Agatha Christie’s AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Drury Lane Theatre has announced the casting and creative team for Agatha Christie’s mystery AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, directed by Jessica Fisch.
Review | FOUR PLACES at the Den Theatre
Joel Drake Johnson’s 2008 play FOUR PLACES, the first show produced by the Den Theatre itself in about five years, begins and ends with its characters in a car, mostly not talking, punctuating the silence with banal observations.
Handbag Announces THE DRAG SEED Cast and Designers
Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced the cast and design team for its world premiere of THE DRAG SEED.
Factory Theater Adds To Ensemble
Pictured: Jennifer Betancourt, Brittney Brown, Jose M. Cervantes, Michael Jones and Ashley Yates. The Factory Theater has announced five new members to its artistic ensemble: Brittney Brown, Jose M. Cervantes, Ashley Yates, Michael Jones and Jennifer Betancourt. Factory’s ensemble members write all of the Factory’s original plays and democratically choose...
Goodman Names Kimberly Senior to Artistic Collective
Goodman Theater announced today that Artistic Director Robert Falls has named Kimberly Senior as the latest member to the company’s 10-member Artistic Collective. Falls established the collective when he became Artistic Director in 1986. Current members include Brian Dennehy, Rebecca Gilman, Henry Godinez, Dael Orlandersmith, Steve Scott, Chuck Smith, Regina...
Green Theatre Alliance to Host E-Waste/Textile Drive & Costume Exchange
The Chicago Green Theatre Alliance will host the 5th Annual E-Waste/Textile Drive and Costume Exchange for the Chicago theater community this weekend.
Review | TAKE ME at Strawdog Theatre
With some workshopping and clarification of the most essential themes and elements, TAKE ME has the potential to be a wonderful and thought-provoking piece.
Review | “Six” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Sometimes an audience witnesses the perfect confluence of events and talent and timing, and what results from this fortuitous union is a cultural phenomenon.