The Actor’s Life Goes On, Minus a Script
The pandemic shutdown is a crushing blow for theatres, but it is individual artists who are absorbing the brunt of the pain.
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If we can’t have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?
Who Belongs on Chicago Stages? Everyone
Artists of color have had to work hard just to get to work in the Windy City, and in the process they’ve changed its theatres for the better.
Writers Theatre Announces 2019-20 Season
The Chicago theatre will program a Manual Cinema play about death and a new adaptation of ‘A Doll’s House.’
This Month in Theatre History
From Jane Addams’s co-founding of Chicago’s Hull House to Jane Alexander as a fictional first female Supreme Court justice, October has been a notable month for theatre.
We Are Our Culture
Hierarchical leadership and ‘best practices’ from 20, even 10 years ago, are no longer able to solve the challenges facing our field today.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a lighting designer/electrician in Texas to a costumer in Chicago, here are some folks you should have on your radar.
Theatre’s Silence Breakers
Six people who came forward with stories of harassment at the theatre, and where they are now.
Writers Theatre’s 2018-19 Season to Feature ‘Witch’ World Premiere
Jen Silverman’s Jacobean drama centers a season that opens with ‘Vietgone’ and closes with ‘Next to Normal.’
To Own or to Rent? That Is the Question
Each path has its pros and cons, its complications and its trade-offs, as these case studies show.
