Cast and Design Team Announced for MERCHANT ON VENICE
Rasaka Theatre Company and Vitalist Theatre of Chicago have announced the cast and design team for the remount of Shishir Kurup’s South Asian re-imagining of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT ON VENICE.
Refuge Has Its THE SPITFIRE GRILL Cast and Production Team
Pictured: Lauren Paris Refuge Theatre Project has announced the cast and production team for THE SPITFIRE GRILL by James Valcq and Fred Alley. Directed and choreographed by Artistic Director Christopher Pazdernik, and set in a real diner, the production features Lauren Paris (Percy), Katherine Condit (Hannah), Emily Goldberg (Shelby), Alex Christ (Joe), Nicole Michelle Haskins (Effy), Marc...
Sun-Times Fires Hedy Weiss
The Chicago Sun-Times has let go of chief theater critic Hedy Weiss after 34 years at the paper, according to media critic Robert Feder. Always a polarizing figure, Weiss had come under fire recently for reviews and reporting that many in the theater community considered to be racist in nature....
Lifeline Theatre Sets 18-19 Seson
Lifeline Theatre has announced their 2018-19 season of stories brought to life from beloved classics to modern tales. This will be the final season under the leadership of artistic director Dorothy Milne. The season opens with a world premiere adaptation of the FRANKENSTEIN, followed by an adaptation of the absurdist...
Review: MOON MAN WALK at Definition Theatre Company
Chanell Bell, Debo Balogun. Photo by Joe Mazza/brave lux By Naima Dawson Children of single-parent homes always want to know why they are not privy to a life with both parents under one roof. Not knowing the identity of an absent parent never really settles well with any child, even...
Review: BLIND DATE at Goodman Theatre
BLIND DATE reveals our misunderstanding as to what the Presidency actually entails. We optimistically hope that our leaders are crunching facts and figures, soberly and clinically weighing options. Yet in reality, political theater is just that – jockeying to appear a “strong” leader – it is indeed acting that gets the job done.
Inside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: The Key to Reality
The reality of life is filled with noise, much of which we don’t even notice as we go about our daily lives – but in an immersive show, noise is the key to reality.
Sideshow Announces Freshness Initiative Playwrights, New Ensemble Members
Sideshow Theatre Company has announced the newest playwrights chosen for its annual “Freshness Initiative,” the company’s commissioning and new play development program, now in its fourth year. The 2018 Freshness Initiative will feature PRO-AM, written by Brynne Frauenhoffer and directed by Regina Victor and LORCA PLAY written by Ariel Zetina...
Cast and Creative Team Set for HAY FEVER
Saint Sebastian Players has announced the cast and production team for Noel Coward’s HAY FEVER.
Black Ensemble Has Its HAIL, HAIL CHUCK Cast and Creatives
Black Ensemble Theater has announced the cast and creative team for its first show of 2018, HAIL, HAIL CHUCK: A TRIBUTE TO CHUCK BERRY