Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Remy Bumppo and Silk Road Rising

Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS at Remy Bumppo and Silk Road Rising

Playwright Tanika Gupta finds the right formula to adapt Charles Dickens’ 1861 novel through an Indian perspective.

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Spiel Chicago Episode Seventeen: Lavina Jadhwani

Spiel Chicago Episode Seventeen: Lavina Jadhwani

SPIEL CHICAGO is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the progressive and thoughtful work of women in Chicago theater.

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VANYA at Rasaka Highlights the Things We All Want

VANYA at Rasaka Highlights the Things We All Want

Wouldn’t it be interesting if you could always tell what had previously happened in a person’s life to lead them to whatever situation they were facing in the present moment?

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Race and Representation Among Decision-Makers in Chicago Theater

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.”

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American Theater Company and Araca Group Host Free Readings

American Theater Company and Araca Group Host Free Readings

Usman Ally and Lee Stark in DISGRACED (2012). Photo courtesy of American Theater Company. American Theater Company announces the third year of AracaWorks: Chicago, a play development workshop in partnership with New York’s The Araca Group, Broadway producers of DISGRACED, URINETOWN, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIRE DE LUNE, THE WEDDING SINGER, LEND...

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