Goodman Announces Cast & Designers for Ike Holter’s LOTTERY DAY
Photo: J. Nicole Brooks (Mallory) and Tommy Rivera-Vega (Ezekiel) in the 2017 developmental production of “Lottery Day” as part of Goodman’s New Stages Festival. The Goodman Theatre has announced the cast and design team for its world premiere of “Lottery Day”—Ike Holter’s final work in his seven-play “The Rightlynd Saga,” directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The cast will...
Review | RIGHTLYND at Victory Gardens Theatre
An electrifyingly entertaining journey into the dark heart of the Chicago Political Machine, Rightlynd by Ike Holter is a rollicking fun good time.
Jackalope Enters Its Second Decade a Leader in New Play Development
Though still small and scrappy, Jackalope has become one of the most respected small companies in Chicago, and their cohort of collaborating artists are some of the most sought after in the off-loop scene.
Yale Awards Ike Holter $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize
Yale University announced today that Chicago playwright Ike Holter (HIT THE WALL, EXIT STRATEGY, THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE BLOCK) is one of eight recipients of the Windham-Campbell Prizes for “literary achievement or promise.” The Windham-Campbell Prizes were founded in 2013 by novelist Donald Windham in memory of...
THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE BLOCK Is a Masterful Thriller
How does one handle the magnitude of being the chosen example? How does one upkeep the personification of a crusade?
Chicago’s Best Shows of 2016
As an amazing year of performance in Chicago comes to an end, we’re wrapping up our picks for the best productions of 2016. We asked our critics which of the 125 shows we reviewed this year have really stuck with them, and here are their favorites.
Teatro Vista Announces ’16-’17 Slate
Three premieres by Mando Alvarado, Ike Holter, and Sandra Delgado fill out the season in residence at Victory Gardens.
Deftly Crafted Would-Be Superheroes Fly in PROWESS
In a time when most storefronts have little faith in their audience to make it through 90 minutes without looking at their phone, Prowess flies through it’s 2+ hour run time.
Red Orchid Extends Ike Holter’s SENDER
A Red Orchid Theatre will add six performances to the run of the world premiere of SENDER by Ike Holter, directed by Ensemble Member Shade Murray. Our Tonika Todorova says SENDER is “a hot summer plate of Chicago-hipster-rooftop-realness strewn with beer cans and honesty, lost in its desire to reject...
SENDER Will Reinstate Your Faith in Realism
Ike Holter’s modern day bohemians warn you before you step any closer: “Things are weird in here.”