Filament’s ROBIN HOOD Has Its Production Team and Cast
Pictured: Jyreika Guest. Filament Theatre has announced the cast and crew for the first show of their 10th season; THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. Directed by Omen Sade, the production features Jyreika Guest as Robin Hood and Molly Bunder as the Sheriff of Nottingham, et al. The production team includes...
TimeLine Has Its A DISAPPEARING NUMBER Cast and Production Team
Pictured: Anu Bhatt. Timeline Theatre has announced the cast and production team for the Chicago premiere of A DISAPPEARING NUMBER by Complicité. Directed by Timeline Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling, the production features Kareem Bandealy (Al Cooper), Anish Jethmalani (Aninda), Anu Bhatt (Surita), Arya Daire (Ramanujan’s mother), Dennis William Grimes (Hardy), Juliet...
GIVE IT ALL BACK Explores Pressures of the Public Gaze
Calamity West’s new play, GIVE IT ALL BACK, explores that great conflict between art and success. In the arts, whether or not a public life is part of our intention, whether or not we’ve truly considered celebrity, a certain amount of success will grant you fame, and with it, a unique brand of widespread recognition.
The Benefits of Vocal Training
As an actor, you’ve spent countless hours studying Stanislavski, Meisner technique, and Shakespeare. And, of course, if you’re a dancer, you’re extremely well-versed in ballet, tap and modern dance. Have you spent much time investing in your singing voice?
Cast and Production Team Announced For EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON
Pictured: Lucy Carapetyan. Steep Theatre has announced the cast and production team for the U.S. production of Mike Bartlett’s EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON. Directed by Jonathan Berry, this large ensemble production features Steep Company Members Lucy Carapetyan, Patricia Donegan, Alex Gillmor, Nick Horst, Cindy Marker, Peter Moore and Jim Poole. Guest artists includes Indra Andreshak,...
TONYA AND NANCY Lands a Triple Axel
Lest you are unaware of said historical events, in 1994, Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit in the leg by a man hired via the husband of a fellow figure skater Tonya Harding. Soon everyone learned those sparkling costumes reflected a realm requiring “skate moms”, body guards, a ruthless quest for “the gold” and a sex tape. Yes, a sex tape.
City Lit Announces Cast and Creatives for THE SUNDIAL Adaptation
City Lit’s 2016-17 season will continue in January with Paul Edwards’ original adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1958 novel THE SUNDIAL, the third Jackson adaptation undertaken by the Edgewater company.
Inside PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS Part One: Welcome to PSY LI
I would like to share this story with you. And if that title isn’t enough to grab you, let me try a little harder.
Race and Representation Among Decision-Makers in Chicago Theater
Diversity on Chicago’s stages has been the hot button issue in 2016. But, as Lavina Jadhwani observes, “Casting is the symptom, not the root problem.”
Despite Problematic Plot THE FUNDAMENTALS Has Promise
Though neither script nor production are without their flaws, Erika Sheffer’s THE FUNDAMENTALS presents us with several ethical dilemmas worth contemplating, many of which are rooted in the culture and psychology of the “workplace”.