Chay Yew to Depart Victory Gardens Theater
Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Chay Yew has announced plans step down at the end of the season.
About Face Announces “The Gulf” Cast and Design Team
About Face Theatre has announced the cast and design team for “The Gulf.”
Strawdog Has Its “Thirst” Cast and Designers
Pictured: (top, l to r) Saniyah As-Salaam, Gregory J. Fields and Tamarus Harvell (bottom, l to r) Laura Resinger, Tracie Taylor and Johnard Washington. Strawdog Theatre Company has announced the cast and design team for its Midwest premiere of C.A. Johnson’s dystopian drama THIRST, directed by Andrea J. Dymond. The cast includes Saniyah As-Salaam, Gregory J. Fields, Tamarus Harvell,...
Peninsula Players Announce 85th Season
Peninsula Players Theatre, which bills itself as America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, has announced its 85th season. The stalwart Wisconsin organization has been performing on Door County’s scenic shore since 1935. The 2020 season includes the baseball-themed comedy “Rounding Third,” the meta-musical “Something Rotten,” Agatha Christie mystery “The Unexpected...
Halcyon Theatre Names New Artistic Director
Albany Park’s Halcyon Theatre has appointed Arlicia McClain as the company’s next artistic director, effective immediately. McClain succeeds Tony Adams who stepped down in July after 14 years in the role. “I am so excited that Arlicia will continue Halcyon’s mission into the future,” said Co-Founder Jenn Adams, who served...
Severe Flooding Damages Vittum Theatre, Halts Adventure Stage Production
Pictured: Production photo from “La Ofrenda.” Photo by Josh Darr. Adventure Stage Chicago, a program of the Northwestern Settlement, suffered severe water damage when a sprinkler system malfunctioned on November 15. The flooding caused severe damage to the Vittum Theater stage and lighting system and has left ASC’s offices and...
Hero-Focused Valiant Theatre Launches
A new theater company focused on true stories of courage, valor, and determination will begin operations in the spring. Valiant Theatre will launch with a new works festival at the end of January under the direction of Nich Radcliffe (Founding Artistic Director), David Heimann (General Manager), and M.K. Hughes (Director...
Raven Announces “A Doll’s House” Cast & Production Team
Raven Theatre has announced casting and production staff for Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” in a new adaptation it calls “vibrant and progressive.”
Haven Announces “Titus Andronicus” Company
Photo: (top, l to r) Trevor Bates, Brian Bradford, Tarina Bradshaw, Jemima Charles, Charles Glenn and LaKecia Harris (middle, l to r), Gregory D. Hicks, Benjamin T. Jenkins, Christopher Wayland Jones, Colin Jones, Morgan Lavenstein and James Lewis (bottom, l to r), Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, Danyelle Monson, Andrew Neftalí Perez, Michaela...
Cast Announced for “Ghosts of Chernobyl”
Theatre Above the Law announces the cast for “Ghosts of Chernobyl.”