Porchlight to Honor Gary Griffin with Guy Adkins Award
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced that it will honor director Gary Griffin with the 9th annual Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago. Past recipients include Brenda Didier, Rachel Rockwell, E. Faye Butler, Paula Scrofano, Hollis Resnik, Doug Peck, Dominic Missimi and L. Walter...
Porchlight Adds Full-Time Production and Operations Director Under Bayless Grant
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the appointment of Alex Rhyan as the company’s first full-time production and operations director, a position which has been made possible by a Bayless Family Foundation Stepping Stone grant. Rhyan has served as a freelance technical director and production manager for Porchlight, as well as...
Raven Promotes Cole von Glahn to Artistic Producer
Photo by by Juli Del Prete Raven Theatre has announced that Cole von Glahn has been appointed to the position of Artistic Producer, a promotion from his previous position as the company’s Production Manager. Raven Artistic Director Cody Estle said “I am more than pleased to welcome Cole to this...
Marriott Announces “Junie B.” Cast and Designers
Marriott announces “Junie B.” cast and design team.
Drury Lane Pulls Show Art Featuring Noose
After an abrupt backlash, Oakbrook’s Drury Lane Theater has pulled the marketing art for the upcoming production of “And Then There Were None.”
Remy Bumppo Has Its “Howards End” Cast
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced the cast for its first show of the 2019-2020 season, the world premiere of “Howards End,” by Douglas Post based on the novel by E.M. Foster. The production will be directed by Producing Artistic Director Nick Sandys, and features core ensemble member Eliza Stoughton,...
TaRon Patton Steps Down as Executive Director of Congo Square
Pictured: TaRon Patton Congo Square Theatre Company has announced that Executive Director TaRon Patton will step down from her position at the end month, a position she has held since 2015. “I was privileged to become an Ensemble member as Congo Square rose to become a prominent African-American theater company,”...
Victory Gardens Announces IGNITION Lineup
Victory Gardens Theater has announced the lineup for the 2019 IGNITION Festival of New Plays, including “The Tasters” by Meghan Brown; “The Gradient” by Steph Del Rosso; “” by Erika Dickerson-Despenza; “#NEWSLAVES” by Keelay Gipson; “Reckoning: Furies from a New Queer Nation” by Geraldine Inoa; and “They Could Give No...
Exit 63 Announces Cast and Design Team for HORSE GIRLS
Pictured: Ari Kraiman and Bailey Castle Exit 63 Theatre has announced the cast and design team for Jenny Rachel Weiner’s HORSE GIRLS, the final production in their 2019 season. Directed by Artistic Director Connor Baty, HORSE GIRLS will feature Ari Kraiman, Bailey Castle, Liz Lengyel, Jenni Hadley, Marisa Lazar, Jackie...