Cast and Production Team Announced for THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
Pictured: Loretta Rezos. Raven Theatre has announced casting for the Midwest premiere of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES by Richard Greenberg. Directed by Cody Estle, the production features Loretta Rezos, Joe Mack, JoAnn Montemurro, Chuck Spencer, Christopher Peltier, Niko Kourtis, Marika Mashburn. The production team includes Jeffrey D. Kmiec (set design), Theresa...
Spiel Chicago Episode 11: Kara Tesch
This week, Smyra talks with longtime friend and talented costume craftsperson, Kara Tesch.
Possibilities abound at the Theatre of Potatoes
(left to right) Elle Walker, Leslie Ann Sheppard, Amanda Raquel Martinez, and Aja Wiltshire. Photo by Joe Mazza. Review: CINDERELLA AT THE THEATRE OF POTATOES at The Hypocrites By Hilary Holbrook I don’t think many would debate me when I say that the theater faces many challenges today. In addition...
Alison Vesely, Artistic Director of First Folio Theatre, Passes Away at 59
Vesely directed over forty productions at the Oak Brook-based institution she founded in 1997 with her surviving husband, David Rice.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Reminds Us of What’s Important
Tis the Season!…for hundreds of Christmas shows. While each brings their own unique spin on the message of Christmas, I highly recommend IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE for its charm, beautiful storytelling, fantastic singing, and terrific ability to transport the audience to a snazzy time that still feels all too familiar.
Poignent I AM MY OWN WIFE Is a Tightly Woven Ensemble Piece
Every play I’ve seen since November 8th has seemed like a small rebellion. I crowd into small dark rooms with strangers to see something beautiful and hope that it will steel me, change me into someone better equipped for the world outside.
Expert Performances Make ROZ AND RAY Powerful and Personal
“Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as ever you can.” – Hillary Clinton
House Theatre’s NUTCRACKER Offers Optimistic Distraction
I moved away from Chicago before the non-ballet version of THE NUTRACKER became as popular as pistachios. Admittedly, before seeing it, due to my uncracked Grinch-like bias, I dreaded watching another charming Christmas play; however, after a few nutty weeks in Chicago this play provides a possible distraction.
Hamilton Shows Its Power to Pence – 8 Thoughts
VIEW FROM THE MEZZANINE PerformInk Publisher Jason Epperson’s take on the business and life of producing theater. In case you missed it … Vice-President Elect Mike Pence was booed before Friday night’s Broadway performance of HAMILTON by the audience. During several moments relevant to our current political discourse, the actors...
Inside CINDERELLA AT THE THEATRE OF POTATOES Part 4: Choreography
In this 4-part feature, PerformInk continues its INSIDE series and takes you behind the scenes of The Hypocrites production of CINDERELLA AT THE THEATRE OF POTATOES through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes. Part 4 By Breon Arzell, Choreographer This is no longer the show it once was....