Broken Nose Has Its KINGDOM Cast and Production Team

Broken Nose Has Its KINGDOM Cast and Production Team

Pictured: Johnard Washington and Watson Swift.  Broken Nose Theatre has announced the cast and production team the world premiere of resident playwright Michael Allen Harris’ KINGDOM. Directed by Kanome Jones, the production features company member Johnard Washington and artistic associates Watson Swift and RjW Mays with Byron Coolie and Christopher...

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Broken Nose Theatre Announces Season and Partial Casting

Broken Nose Theatre Announces Season and Partial Casting

Pictured: (left to right) Jennifer Cheung, Adam Soule, Evan Linder and Elise Spoerlein in Broken Nose Theatre’s hit 2017 production of AT THE TABLE by Michael Perlman, directed by Spenser Davis. Photo by Matthew Freer. Broken Nose Theatre has announced the full line-up for its 2018 season, featuring three world premiere productions, to be presented at its new resident home, The Den Theatre in Wicker...

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Is There Really a Place for Everyone AT THE TABLE?

Is There Really a Place for Everyone AT THE TABLE?

I remember waking up the morning after the election absolutely astounded by the results whilst wondering how the polls were wrong.

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Chicago’s Best Shows of 2016

Chicago’s Best Shows of 2016

As an amazing year of performance in Chicago comes to an end, we’re wrapping up our picks for the best productions of 2016. We asked our critics which of the 125 shows we reviewed this year have really stuck with them, and here are their favorites.

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AT THE TABLE Cast and Creative Team Announced

AT THE TABLE Cast and Creative Team Announced

(clockwise from top left) Evan Linder, Echaka Agba, David Weiss, Jennifer Cheung, Benjamin Brownson, Johnard Washington, Adam Soule and Elise Spoerlein.  Broken Nose Theatre has announced casting and production team for the midwest premiere of  AT THE TABLE by Michael Perlman. Directed by Spenser Davis, the production features Evan Linder (Stuart),...

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Schedule Set for Broken Nose Theatre’s BECHDEL FEST 4

Schedule Set for Broken Nose Theatre’s BECHDEL FEST 4

Broken Nose Theatre has announced the line-up for this years BECHDEL FEST 4: THE BOILING POINT. The festival will feature new female-driven stories, and all passing the Bechdel-Wallace Test.

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Broken Nose Theatre: Setting Goals and Carving an Identity

Broken Nose Theatre: Setting Goals and Carving an Identity

In the Chicago storefront scene, there’s always a new company debuting—and another one disbanding. It’s hard to peg which fresh collectives have begun an exciting trajectory and which will flame out after a handful of shows.

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Mesmerizing HUMAN TERRAIN Is a Story That Needs to Be Told

Mesmerizing HUMAN TERRAIN Is a Story That Needs to Be Told

Shozzett Silva and Kim Boler. Photo by Matthew Freer. Review: HUMAN TERRAIN at Broken Nose Theatre By Abigail Trabue Every so often a play falls into the right company at the right time and becomes the example of what Chicago storefront theater is all about. That play is HUMAN TERRAIN and that...

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Broken Nose Theatre Announces Casting for HUMAN TERRAIN

Broken Nose Theatre Announces Casting for HUMAN TERRAIN

Continuing their first season as a pay-what-you-can organization, Broken Nose Theatre announced Friday the cast for the Chicago premiere of HUMAN TERRAIN by recent PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award winner Jennifer Blackmer. Directed by Broken Nose Artistic Director Benjamin Brownson, the production will feature Kim Boler as Mabry, Robert Koon (Alford),...

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