Signature Theatre Artistic Director Paige Evans to Step Down
A new-play leader who succeeded founder James Houghton and weathered the pandemic lockdown, she leaves the helm after 8 years.
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A new-play leader who succeeded founder James Houghton and weathered the pandemic lockdown, she leaves the helm after 8 years.
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Pickett earned the prestigious prize for her Tudor-era play ‘1536,’ while Justice Hehir received a special commendation for for her pandemic-era play, ‘The Dowagers.’
A leader with a track record of nurturing and producing work by Native artists, Harrison will begin the project in residency at Oregon’s Bag&Baggage Productions.
With 25 years of experience in business development and nonprofit administration, Potts will be the company’s first managing director.
Jackson will take over from interim leader Rachel Lampert as producing artistic director, while her husband, Tyler M. Perry, assumes the role of director of production.
Citing a personal decision involving her husband, who works at STC, Ende Lichtenberg has returned to her former job.
The Chicago ensemble theatre, which put this past season on pause, begins space renovations this spring and will return with programming in the fall.
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
The former general manager has served as interim managing director since Emily Zeck’s departure last September.