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Photos: First Look At A RAISIN IN THE SUN At American Players Theatre

American Players Theatre is preparing to enter tech rehearsals for the summer’s second rep of performances to join the five shows currently playing. Lorraine Hansberry’s classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tasia A. Jones, will open Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 8:00 pm. See photos from the production.
Photos: First Look at SENSE & SENSIBILITY at American Players Theatre

American Players Theatre (APT) will open two more plays this week. In the Touchstone Theatre, The River Bride, directed by returning APT artist Robert Ramirez, will hold its official opening night on Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 2:00 pm following two previews. In the Hill Theatre, Sense and Sensibility, directed by Marti Lyons, will also open Sunday, June 25, 2022, at 8:00 pm.
BWW Review: ROUGH CROSSING at American Players Theatre

It was another beautiful day up The Hill. Today’s picnic menu included canned cocktails (they’re better than you’d think), fried chicken and cholate mousse tort from an area café. It did not, unfortunately, include any Cognac.
BWW Review: AN IMPROBABLE FICTION at American Players Theatre

Tonight’s festivities are especially exciting, James DeVita’s “An Improbable Fiction”! Six improbable Shakespearean characters hang out at The Boar’s Head Tavern during the plague
First Folio Theatre to Present World Premiere Production of LITTLE WOMEN

To conclude its 24th season, First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83.) welcomes the literary-inspired World Premiere production of Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN, adapted for the stage by Heather Chrisler. Directed by Tara Branham, Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN previews March 25-27, opens March 28 and runs through April 26, 2020.
Remy Bumppo Announces Extension For THE FATHER

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce that THE FATHER will be EXTENDED by popular demand. The production will now play through March 9, 2019 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago. 
Remy Bumppo Announces Casting For THE FATHER

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce casting for the second show of its 2018 - 2019 season, THE FATHER, playing January 31 - March 3, 2019 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago.
Tickets On Sale For EVERYBODY By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Tickets are now on sale for Brown Paper Box Co.'s regional premiere of EVERYBODY! This modern riff on the medieval morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from the cast via lottery at each performance) as they question and explore life's most basic and universal elements of death, love, friendship, family, God. etc. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Gloria, An Octoroon) bases EVERYBODY on the 15th century morality play that instructs sinners on how to repent and seek redemption.
Cast Announced For Regional Premiere Of EVERYBODY With Brown Paper Box Co. In Chicago

Brown Paper Box Co.'s regional premiere of EVERYBODY has found its cast! This modern riff on the medieval morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from the cast via lottery at each performance) as they question and explore life's most basic and universal elements of death, love, friendship, family, God. etc. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Gloria, An Octoroon) bases EVERYBODY on the 15th century morality play that instructs sinners on how to repent and seek redemption.
Photo Flash: Haven Theatre Premieres FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH

Haven Theatre is pleased to continue its 2017-18 Season with Bertolt Brecht's unsettling and unflinching drama FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH, translated by Eric Bentley and directed by Artistic Director Josh Sobel, playing February 8 - March 11, 2018 at The Den Theatre's Janet Bookspan Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at haventheatrechicago.com. The press opening is Tuesday, February 13 at 7:30 pm.
Photo Flash: Haven Theatre presents FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH

Haven Theatre is pleased to continue its 2017-18 Season with Bertolt Brecht's unsettling and unflinching drama FEAR AND MISERY IN THE THIRD REICH, translated by Eric Bentley and directed by Artistic Director Josh Sobel, playing February 8 March 11, 2018 at The Den Theatre's Janet Bookspan Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently availale at haventheatrechicago.com. The press opening is Tuesday, February 13 at 8 pm.
Casting Announced for Haven Theatre's FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH

Haven Theatre has announced casting for Bertolt Brecht's unsettling and unflinching drama FEAR AND MISERY OF THE THIRD REICH, translated by Eric Bentley and directed by Artistic Director Josh Sobel.
Photo Flash: First Look at Quest's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Quest Theatre Ensemble's current production of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, by Tony-winning wordsmith Joe DiPietro and composer and entertainer Jimmy Roberts is a charming and tender look inside our deepest, darkest, most secret thoughts - whether out on a date, making headway toward the altar, or juggling the challenges of marriage. The performance schedule is Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through October 29, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Cast Announced for Quest's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Top of fall, Quest Theatre Ensemble will follow up its production of THE FANTASTICKS with another Off-Broadway offering blessed with longevity and universal appeal: the musical comedy revue I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, by Tony-winning wordsmith Joe DiPietro and composer and entertainer Jimmy Roberts.
Cast Announced for Quest's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

Top of fall, Quest Theatre Ensemble will follow up its production of THE FANTASTICKS with another Off-Broadway offering blessed with longevity and universal appeal: the musical comedy revue I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, by Tony-winning wordsmith Joe DiPietro and composer and entertainer Jimmy Roberts. A charming and tender look inside our deepest, darkest, most secret thoughts - whether out on a date, making headway toward the altar, or juggling the challenges of marriage - the musical will continue Quest Theatre Ensemble's 15th season on Saturday, September 23, 2017 following one preview performance on Friday, September 22. The performance schedule will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through October 29, 2017. Additionally, there will be a Special Accessible Programming Matinee with curb to seat assistances, pre-show touch tour and a conversation with the artists Saturday, October 21 at 2 pm.

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