Michael Barakiva Named Cleveland Play House Artistic Director
The director and novelist replaces Mark Cuddy, who has navigated the theatre through controversies.
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Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
The director and novelist replaces Mark Cuddy, who has navigated the theatre through controversies.
For MENA-identifying theatres in the U.S., the current Israel-Hamas war makes the work of lifting Palestinian and Arab voices all the more urgent.
As we enter the holiday season, we celebrate taking risks on potentially life-changing works.
With a wealth of experience in arts administration and branding, Durantt joins her neighborhood theatre ready to help its next stage of growth.
After serving as Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s interim managing director, DeLong now joins a leadership team that includes Mica Cole and PJ Powers.
How one iconic Chicago theatre photographer captures the ‘now’ not only with his camera but with his whole body and soul.
Why so many Broadway-bound tryouts come through here, and why Chicago artists stay committed to the work in spite of the odds.
A Tony winner for ‘The Cher Show,’ the Broadway star most recently appeared on Chicago stages as the Baker’s Wife in the national tour of ‘Into the Woods.’
After an outpouring of op-eds bemoaning the state of U.S. theatre, 2 Chicago writers lift up innovative collaborations in their own backyard as examples for the field.
Durantt partners with artistic director Sarah Slight, who joined the company in July, to lead the Chicago theatre into its next chapter.