To the Actor – Discovering the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique
Michael Chekhov (nephew of playwright Anton Chekhov) wrote one of the best books on acting you can read, “To the Actor.” Chekhov understood the path an actor takes to fulfill their desire to be the best actor they can be and found ways to help actors develop and improve their work.
Review: DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS at City Lit Theater
John Millington Synge’s DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS is based on one of Ireland’s most famous legends, but its tale of tragic young love seems to exist somewhere in every culture.
Cast and Creatives Set for A SWELL IN THE GROUND
The Gift Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its world premiere of Janine Nabers’ A SWELL IN THE GROUND.
First Folio Has Its THE MAN-BEAST Cast and Crew
First Folio Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Joseph Zettelmaier’s THE MAN-BEAST.
Eclipse Has Its BREATH, BOOM Cast and Creatives
Eclipse Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for the final production of it’s 2017 Kia Corthron Season, BREATH, BREATH, BOOM.
Black Ensemble Announces LIVING THE BLACK RENAISSANCE Cast & Team
Black Ensemble Theater continues their 2017 season with the world premiere of LIVING THE BLACK RENAISSANCE (MORE THAN AN MOMENT IN HISTORY), written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor, October 14-November 26. LIVING THE BLACK RENAISSANCE is said to be “a musical and historical depiction...
The Auditorium Announces New Leadership
Photo of the Auditorium Theatre by Tatyana Perrault The Auditorium Theatre has announced the appointment of CJ Dillon as Chief Programming Officer, Rachel Freund as Chief Financial Officer, and Nick Tigue as Chief Operating Officer. “It is an honor to welcome Rachel Freund as our Chief Financial Officer and Nickolas...
Megan Carney Named New Artistic Director of About Face
Pictured: Megan Carney. Photo by Nicci Briann. About Face Theatre Company has announced the appointment of Megan Carney as its new Artistic Director. Carney, who founded the company’s youth theater, and currently serves as the Director of the Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will begin...
Steppenwolf Announces Completed Casting for Winter Productions
Pictured: Emjoy Gavino Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced full casting for its upcoming productions of BLKS by poet Aziza Barnes, YOU GOT OLDER by Clare Barron, and Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ production of THE BURN by Philip Dawkins. Casting for ensemble member Tracy Letts’s world premiere THE MINUTES is also complete...
Haven Announces Final Production of 17/18 Season
Haven Theatre has announced the final production in their previously announced 17-18 Season, Bertolt Brecht’s FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH, translated by Eric Bentley and directed by Artistic Director Josh Sobel. As Germany careens toward war, an entire society begins to crack, and the seeds of chaos and tragedy take...