Northlight Theatre to Honor Harry Lennix for Social Advocacy

Northlight Theatre to Honor Harry Lennix for Social Advocacy

Lennix’s film credits include “Man of Steel,” “Ray” and “The Matrix” sequels. On TV, he has starred in “The Blacklist,” “Commander in Chief,” “24,” and “ER.”

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20% Theatre Company Announces 15th Season Slate

20% Theatre Company Announces 15th Season Slate

The season will be performed as part of the inaugural Social Change Residency at Collaboraction Studios, which provides discounted space and resource sharing to a Chicago theatre company whose mission is to use theatre to incite change around a critical social issue.

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New “Chicago EX Fest” Determined to Pay Performers

New “Chicago EX Fest” Determined to Pay Performers

Dubbed the “Chicago EX Fest,” organizers intend to provide a festival that creates “new norm of paying performers for their time and work.”

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Review: INTO THE WOODS at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

Broadway in 1987, West End in 1990, Broadway again in 2002, and a Disney film in 2014. Clearly, INTO THE WOODS is a prolific musical in the western world.

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Review: THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO at Other Theatre

Review: THE MAKING OF A MODERN FOLK HERO at Other Theatre

Workshops are an extremely important part of the writing process, but with so many voices in the mix, each offering input, and ideas, it can easily turn into a “too many cooks” situation.

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