Plagiarists Have Cast for UBU II: ELECTRIC BOOG-UBU, OR FREE UBU

Plagiarists Have Cast for UBU II: ELECTRIC BOOG-UBU, OR FREE UBU

Pictured: Jyreika J. Evelyn Guest The Plagiarists have announced their cast and production team for the sequel to their 2013 adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s UBU ROI, entitled UBU II: ELECTRIC BOOG-UBU, OR FREE UBU. This new chapter sees the horrible Ubus visit a place even more depraved and corrupt than the 19th-century...

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Emerald City Announces 17/18 Slate

Emerald City Announces 17/18 Slate

Photo: Emerald City’s Little Theatre Emerald City Theatre Artistic Director Jacqueline Stone announced today the upcoming 2017 – 2018 Season, including two shows at the Apollo Theater in Lincoln Park, a holiday production at Broadway Playhouse, and an ongoing theatrical experience for the very young at Emerald City’s Little Theatre...

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Congo Square Announces Next Season

Congo Square Announces Next Season

Congo Square Theatre Company has announced the lineup for its eighteenth season entitled Enlightenment. The three show season will feature A NATIVITY TRIBUTE, August Wilson’s JITNEY and the multifaceted JAMBALAYA SERIES, which includes the August Wilson New Play Initiative. “For more than 18 years, Congo Square Theatre has empowered, educated,...

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Goodman Sets Casting for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and YASMINA’S NECKLACE

Goodman Sets Casting for A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and YASMINA’S NECKLACE

The Goodman also announced a new membership program, allowing members to personalize the package of shows they see in a season for one price. 5-play memberships start at $100.

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Black Theater Alliance Announces 2017 Ira Aldridge Nominees

Black Theater Alliance Announces 2017 Ira Aldridge Nominees

The 23rd Annual Black Theater Alliance Ira Aldridge Awards Nominations have been announced for 2017

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Cast and Creative Team Announced for Raven’s CHOIR BOY

Cast and Creative Team Announced for Raven’s CHOIR BOY

Raven Theatre Company has announced the casting for the Chicago Premiere of CHOIR BOY by recent Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney who, together with writer-director Barry Jenkins, won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the Academy’s Best Picture winner, Moonlight.

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The Comrades Announce 17/18 Season

The Comrades Announce 17/18 Season

The Comrades have announced their 2017/18 season, kicking off this fall with BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS, written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb.

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Additional Casting Announced for Steppenwolf’s THE MINUTES

Additional Casting Announced for Steppenwolf’s THE MINUTES

Pictured: William Petersen. Photo by Leean Torske.  Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today additional casting for the world premiere of THE MINUTES by ensemble member Tracy Letts. Directed by Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro, cast to date includes ensemble members Kevin Anderson (Mr. Breeding), James Vincent Meredith (Mr. Blake), Sally Murphy (Ms. Matz)...

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Cast and Creative Team Announced for Chicago Premiere of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Cast and Creative Team Announced for Chicago Premiere of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Pictured: Lane Anthony Flores Full casting was announced today for Pride Films and Plays’ Chicago premiere of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT. Derek Van Barham directs Topher Payne’s 1950-set comedy in which two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. Inspired by a true...

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Cast and Creatives Announced for THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET

Cast and Creatives Announced for THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET

Pictured: Hannah Yeager  New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) has announced the cast and creatives for THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET, Prince of Eternia by Adam “Roz” Rosowicz. Directed by Ali Keirn, the production features Zach Decker (Adam), Alex B. Reynolds (Skeletor), Hannah Yeager (Teela/Cheetara/Sorceress), Allison Sword (Queen Marlena/The Oracle), Emma Luttrell...

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