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.
Inside PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS Part Two: The Tired Rule
In this 4-part feature, PerformInk continues its INSIDE series and takes you behind the scenes of The New Colony’s production of PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS through blog posts written by the people behind the scenes.
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.
New Colony Cast and Creative Team Announced For PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS
(top, l to r) David Cerda, Matt Farabee, Jack McCabe and Morgan McNaught and (bottom, l to r) Carlos Olmedo, Christine Mayland Perkins and Michael Peters. The New Colony has announced the cast and creative team for its Winter production of PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS by Sean Kelly. Directed by Krissy Vanderwarker, the production features David Cerda, Matt Farabee, Jack McCabe, Morgan...
Atari Play Navigates Pitfalls and Astroids to Find Bigger Truths
(front, l to r) Stephanie Shum and Kevin Stangler with the cast of The New Colony’s MERGE. Photo by Evan Hanover. Review: MERGE at The New Colony By Tonika Todorova. It’s no wonder New Colony’s original play MERGE appealed to the ensemble- if you were a kid during the birth of video games, then most likely...
Chicago Playwrights the Focus of New Colony’s 2017 Season
(left to right) The New Colony’s 2017 Season playwrights: Sean Kelly, Connor McNamara, Beth Kander and Michael Allen Harris. The New Colony has announced its full 2017 Season, featuring four world premiere productions by four Chicago playwrights. The 2017 season begins this winter with ensemble member Sean Kelly’s PSYCHONAUT LIBRARIANS, directed by Krissy Vanderwarker. In the spring,...
BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI – Beauty Can be Found in the Unlikeliest of Places
This play shows how wonderfully messy people are. We make mistakes, snap judgements, and have so much more to learn, but, when we find what matters, we’d better fight like hell to keep it in our lives.