MacDowell and MacArthur, Equity Jeff Awards, Stephen Schwartz Award, and More
This month’s awards include MacDowell and MacArthur residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
All Stories About Writers Theatre
Kitchen Sink Drama in ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’
Madhuri Shekar’s play, about an intergenerational family tussle over a restaurant and its menu, has its belated Chicago debut in a co-production of Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company.
Joe Mazza’s Brave Lens
How one iconic Chicago theatre photographer captures the ‘now’ not only with his camera but with his whole body and soul.
Braden Abraham: In Dialogue With Audiences
Joining Writers Theatre after running Seattle Rep has reconnected him to his youthful love for making theatre, but he knows there’s still much work to be done.
The Subtext: Kareem Fahmy’s Auteur Theory
Brian talks to the NYC-based theatremaker about the intersection of writing and directing, what his family thinks of his plays, and differences between the U.S. and his native Canada.
Braden Abraham Leaves Seattle Rep to Lead Chicago’s Writers Theatre
A Washington state native who advanced from intern to Seattle Rep’s leader over 2 decades, he will lead a prestigious Chicago theatre almost half the size of the Rep.
The Canon, Reloaded: 3 Playwrights Respond to 20th-Century Classics
In riffing on works by Arthur Miller and Lorraine Hansberry, 3 new plays by Kimberly Belflower, Kelundra Smith, and Eleanor Burgess alternately explore and explode what was missing from the originals.
Michael Halberstam Resigns from Writers Theatre
His departure, agreed upon after multiple allegations of inappropriate backstage conduct, ends his three-decade run at the theatre.
Writers Theatre Announces Updates to 2020-21 Season
The season will include productions from Black Lives Black Words International Project and Manual Cinema.
Writers Theatre Announces 4-Show Season
Dates and venues for the 2020-21 season will be announced throughout the year to allow flexibility.
