Gift’s TEN Festival Showcases 10-Minute Plays
In my life as a theater artist, I have often had to convince certain people to attend a ten-minute play festival by employing the reasoning: “if you don’t like one play, you’ve only got to sit through it for ten minutes … Yay!”
About Face Announces New Managing Director
About Face Theatre announced today the appointment of Alana Parvey Zalas as its new Managing Director. Zalas succeeds Dean Carpenter, who stepped down in 2016. Artistic Director Andrew Volkoff said “We are thrilled to welcome Alana to the About Face team. Her precision and strong finance skills will be a...
Deaf Theater and Arts Company Launches in Chicago
This summer, Chicago will be getting its first look at a new arts organization focused on bridging the Deaf and hearing communities.
Casting Announced for MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
Pictured: Eric A. Lewis. Theatre at the Center has announced the cast for their Winter production of MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA originally conceived by Todd Olsen and David Grape. Directed by Branda Didier, the production features George Keating, Christine Mild, McKinley Carter, and Eric A. Lewis. MY...
The Yard Welcomes Resident Artists and Mentors
Pictured: Andrew Burden Swanson. The Yard, a theater company that immerses students in the Chicago storefront theatre-making process, has named Jared Bellot, Maggie Fullilove-Nuggent, Will Kiley, Dina Marie Klahn, Dana Murphy, Aaron Stephenson, Andrew Burden Swanson, and John Wilson, as their first inaugural group of resident artists/mentors. “I am very pleased...