A Second String

Signal Ensemble Theatre Closes The Real Inspector Hound, 9/18

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the first show of its eighth season, Tom Stoppard's comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound,' the ensemble's inaugural presentation in their permanent theater space at 1802 W. Berenice Ave., a 50-seat venue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot attend the premiere of a new murder mystery and are swept into the whodunit they are viewing. As Moon laments his status as a second-string reviewer, and Birdboot considers adultery with one of the shows actresses, they soon find themselves inside the play-within-a-play, implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman. In a hilarious send-up of Agatha Christie-style melodrama, Stoppard's 1968 work is just as rooted in absurdism as it is in satire. Kicking off Signal's 'Season of Comedy,' this play set in the theater will appropriately open Signal's new performance space. The show will run about 65 minutes with no intermission. (more...)

Signal Ensemble Theatre Takes Up Permanent Residence and Announces 2010-2011 Season

Signal Ensemble Theatre announces their 2010-2011, 8th anniversary season, including a remount of their hit Rolling Stones' play AFTERMATH, as well as taking up residence in a permanent, leased venue in Chicago's North Center/Lincoln Square district. This 50- to 60-seat adjustable theatre located at 1802 West Berenice Avenue has been Signal's rehearsal space for the past three years (in addition to using offices and storage in the building), and the former Breadline Theatre will be renamed as Signal Ensemble Theatre. (more...)

Signal Ensemble Theatre Takes Up Permanent Residence and Announces 2010-2011 Season

Signal Ensemble Theatre announces their 2010-2011, 8th anniversary season, including a remount of their hit Rolling Stones' play AFTERMATH, as well as taking up residence in a permanent, leased venue in Chicago's North Center/Lincoln Square district. This 50- to 60-seat adjustable theatre located at 1802 West Berenice Avenue has been Signal's rehearsal space for the past three years (in addition to using offices and storage in the building), and the former Breadline Theatre will be renamed as Signal Ensemble Theatre. (more...)

NOW PLAYING: Avenue Theater's THE B-TEAM

The B-Team is rigged to explode all over the Avenue Theater like a silent but deadly dirty bomb. And while there is no crying in jihad, laughter is required. (more...)

Signal Ensemble Theatre Opens Eighth Season with The Real Inspector Hound, 8/16-9/18

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the first show of its eighth season, Tom Stoppard's comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound,' the ensemble's inaugural presentation in their permanent theater space at 1802 W. Berenice Ave., a 50-seat venue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot attend the premiere of a new murder mystery and are swept into the whodunit they are viewing. As Moon laments his status as a second-string reviewer, and Birdboot considers adultery with one of the shows actresses, they soon find themselves inside the play-within-a-play, implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman. In a hilarious send-up of Agatha Christie-style melodrama, Stoppard's 1968 work is just as rooted in absurdism as it is in satire. Kicking off Signal's 'Season of Comedy,' this play set in the theater will appropriately open Signal's new performance space. The show will run about 65 minutes with no intermission. (more...)

Tony Nominee & Williamstown Regular Carrie Nye Dies at 69

Actress Carrie Nye, who received a Tony nomination for her work in the 1965 musical Half a Sixpence, passed away in her home at the age of 69 (more...)

Signal Ensemble Theatre Opens Eighth Season with The Real Inspector Hound, 8/16-9/18

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the first show of its eighth season, Tom Stoppard's comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound,' the ensemble's inaugural presentation in their permanent theater space at 1802 W. Berenice Ave., a 50-seat venue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot attend the premiere of a new murder mystery and are swept into the whodunit they are viewing. As Moon laments his status as a second-string reviewer, and Birdboot considers adultery with one of the shows actresses, they soon find themselves inside the play-within-a-play, implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman. In a hilarious send-up of Agatha Christie-style melodrama, Stoppard's 1968 work is just as rooted in absurdism as it is in satire. Kicking off Signal's 'Season of Comedy,' this play set in the theater will appropriately open Signal's new performance space. The show will run about 65 minutes with no intermission. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Signal Ensemble Theatre Presents THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the first show of its eighth season, Tom Stoppard's comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound,' the ensemble's inaugural presentation in their permanent theater space at 1802 W. Berenice Ave., a 50-seat venue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Theatre critics Moon and Birdboot attend the premiere of a new murder mystery and are swept into the whodunit they are viewing. As Moon laments his status as a second-string reviewer, and Birdboot considers adultery with one of the shows actresses, they soon find themselves inside the play-within-a-play, implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman. In a hilarious send-up of Agatha Christie-style melodrama, Stoppard's 1968 work is just as rooted in absurdism as it is in satire. Kicking off Signal's 'Season of Comedy,' this play set in the theater will appropriately open Signal's new performance space. The show will run about 65 minutes with no intermission. (more...)