Grown in Chicago
In this month’s Chicago newsletter, theatremakers Jillian Leff and Joel Willison share what inspires them and the American Theatre team invites you to join us for a special event in the city.
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Offscript: Harry Lennix & Ken-Matt Martin Rediscover August Wilson in Chicago
On this Chicago-themed episode, Rob and J.R. talk to the actor-director duo about staging August Wilson’s solo play, ‘How I Learned What I Learned,’ and check in with arts journalist Mike Davis.
Exploring an Ensemble’s ‘Purpose’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s world premiere play about a Black political dynasty is the latest in Steppenwolf’s lineage of explosive work crafted around their acting ensemble.
Making Space Onstage
Efforts like Fat Theatre Project and Broadway Bods are fighting for more opportunities for performers who identify as fat and to change the way they’re seen onstage.
From Chicago, Contraction and Expansion
This month, theatres are still making tough programming choices as they look hopefully toward growing into the future, plus thoughts from Willow James and Tiffany Keane Schaefer.
Life Imitates Art in Hampshire High’s Contested Staging of ‘The Prom’
First it was cancelled, then it wasn’t, then the students couldn’t talk about it. Now that the show actually went on, it’s worth asking: Were this school district’s precautions about safety or silencing?
Jennifer Morrison Realizes a Childhood Dream
The film and television actor talks returning to Chicago, acting training, and tackling Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Penelopiad’ at the Goodman.
Lookingglass Meets Funding Goal, Names Kasey Foster Artistic Director
The Chicago ensemble theatre, which put this past season on pause, begins space renovations this spring and will return with programming in the fall.
Chicago Theatres Sign New Equity Agreement
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
From Chicago, the Infectiousness of Joy
This month, we look at joy as a candle in the darkness and hear from artists Yao Nana Dogbe and Michelle Renee Bester.
