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...
Tony Adams Ends 12-Year Run as Halcyon Artistic Director, Regina Victor Named Associate Producer
Halcyon Theatre has annouced that Tony Adams will end his 12-year run as artistic director in June. The company has been planning for Adams departure, for the past 18 months, and has someone prepped to take over — but won’t yet say who that is. In the mean time, as...
Halcyon Announces “Worst Mother in the World” Cast and Designers
Halcyon announces cast and designers for “The Worst Mother in the World.”
Halcyon Has Its DE TROYA Cast and Design Team
Halcyon Theatre has announced the cast and design team for the Chicago premiere of Caridad Svich’s DE TROYA.
Spiel Chicago Episode Eighteen: Halcyon Theatre and THE RIVER BRIDE
SPIEL CHICAGO is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the progressive and thoughtful work of women in Chicago theater.
Family Dynamics Gracefully Ring True in AMERICAN HWANGAP
The great American novelist Willa Cather wrote, “There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” The same can be said for many families as they change and grow with the passage of time.
Halcyon Announces 17-18 Season and $50K Grant
Halcyon Theatre has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature Bekah Brunstetter’s Midwest Premiere of THE OREGON TRAIL (Sept. 14 – Nov. 4) and Caridad Svich’s Midwest Premiere of DE TROYA (May 10 – Jun. 20). Halcyon Theatre operates out of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3253 W. Wilson Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood, with a mission to “present new voices from inadequately represented communities and works to recast classic works in order to showcase contemporary relevance.”
Casting Set For AMERICAN HWANGAP
Halcyon Theatre, in a co-production with A-Squared Theatre, has announced casting for the midwest premiere of AMERICAN HWANGAP by Lloyd Suh.
Halcyon Casts DIRTY BUTTERFLY
Pictured: Genevieve VenJohnson Chicago’s Halcyon Theatre has announced casting for the U.S. Premiere of DIRTY BUTTERFLY by Debbie Tucker Green, a co-production with Chicago’s The Blind Owl. Directed by The Blind Owl’s Artistic Director Azar Kazemi, the production features Leah Raidt, Reginald Robinson Jr. and Genevieve VenJohnson. Understudies include Charlee...