Steep Theatre Company Opens 12th Season with MAKING NOISE QUIETLY Tonight, 10/4
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2012
Steep Theatre Company's Twelfth Season will begin tonight, October 4th, with their production of Robert Holman's Making Noise Quietly. Mr. Holman's body of work has served as an inspiration to many of today's most exciting playwrights, including Steep favorites Simon Stephens (Harper Regan, Pornography) and David Eldridge (Festen, Under the Blue Sky). Steep brings Mr. Holman's seminal work, Making Noise Quietly, to the Chicago stage for the first time in 23 years. Erica Weiss, Associate Artistic Director of Route 66 Theatre Company and director of their 2011 hit Twist of Water, will be making her Steep directing debut.
Steep Theatre Company Opens 12th Season with MAKING NOISE QUIETLY, 10/4
by BWW News Desk - Aug 18, 2012
Steep Theatre Company's Twelfth Season will begin on Thursday, October 4th, with their production of Robert Holman's Making Noise Quietly. Mr. Holman's body of work has served as an inspiration to many of today's most exciting playwrights, including Steep favorites Simon Stephens (Harper Regan, Pornography) and David Eldridge (Festen, Under the Blue Sky). Steep brings Mr. Holman's seminal work, Making Noise Quietly, to the Chicago stage for the first time in 23 years. Erica Weiss, Associate Artistic Director of Route 66 Theatre Company and director of their 2011 hit Twist of Water, will be making her Steep directing debut.
Stephen Schwartz's WORKING and More Set for 59E59 Theaters' 2012 Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 23, 2012
59E59 Theaters has announced the roster of shows for the Fall 2012 Season, including the New York premiere revival of Stephen Schwartz' WORKING, beginning Dec. 1, 2012. This is the newly revised, critically acclaimed version of WORKING that recently had a successful run at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, after premiering at the Asolo in Sarasota and Old Globe in San Diego.
Route 66 Presents World Premiere of Diana Lawrence's NEXT STOP, Now thru 6/26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2012
Route 66 Theatre Company presents its newest world premiere collaboration, a one-of-a-kind original musical by local sensation Diana Lawrence (of Diana and the Dishes, and currently musical director of TICK, TICK, BOOM at Porchlight Music Theatre). NEXT STOP runs Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm, tonight, June 18 through June 26, at Theater Wit, 1229 West Belmont Ave, Chicago IL.
Route 66 Announces World Premiere of Diana Lawrence's NEXT STOP for 6/18-26
by James T Harding - May 24, 2012
Route 66 Theatre Company has announced the details of their newest world premiere collaboration, a one-of-a-kind original musical by local sensation Diana Lawrence (of Diana and the Dishes, and currently musical director of TICK, TICK, BOOM at Porchlight Music Theatre). NEXT STOP runs Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm, June 18-26, at Theater Wit, 1229 West Belmont Ave, Chicago IL.
Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival to Benefit the Fresh Squeezed Series, 4/15-16
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 15, 2012
After sold-out performances last season, Victory Gardens announces The Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, in partnership with the New York-based One Minute Play Festival (OMPF), to benefit the Fresh Squeezed series. The event will be held in the Zacek-McVay Theater at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater on April 15 and 16, 2012, at 7:30pm.
Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival to Benefit the Fresh Squeezed Series, 4/15-16
by Harmony Wheeler - Apr 4, 2012
After sold-out performances last season, Victory Gardens announces The Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, in partnership with the New York-based One Minute Play Festival (OMPF), to benefit the Fresh Squeezed series. The event will be held in the Zacek-McVay Theater at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater on April 15 and 16, 2012, at 7:30pm.
Route 66 Presents PUB-STYLE THEATRE, 3/12
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 12, 2012
Route 66 will present a a special night of music, poetry and story telling as they celebrate an early St. Patrick's Day with their friends at Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro on March 12th.
Route 66 Presents PUB-STYLE THEATRE, 3/12
by Max Schwager - Mar 7, 2012
Route 66 will present a a special night of music, poetry and story telling as they celebrate an early St. Patrick's Day with their friends at Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro on March 12th.
Nominees Announced for the 1st Annual Beat Awards
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 21, 2012
The Chicago Theater Beat (formerly the Chicago Theater Blog) today announced the nominees for the 1st Annual Chicago Theater Critics' Beat Awards. The Beat Awards provide an opportunity for Chicago's critics to give recognition to outstanding achievements in Chicago's theatre community and the artists involved.
The Gift Theatre Announces TEN, Opening 1/5
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 5, 2012
The Gift will produce a festival of short pieces written specifically for The Gift by artists whose work they have produced over the past ten years--ten World Premieres by Ensemble Members Maggie Andersen, Jenny Connell, Andrew Hinderaker, William Nedved, Natural Gas and guest playwrights Eric Bogosian, Caitlin Montanye Parrish, David Rabe, JT Rogers and Craig Wright. We are ecstatic about kicking off our 10th Anniversary season in such a monumental fashion.
The Gift Theatre Announces TEN, Opening 1/5
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 2, 2012
The Gift will produce a festival of short pieces written specifically for The Gift by artists whose work they have produced over the past ten years--ten World Premieres by Ensemble Members Maggie Andersen, Jenny Connell, Andrew Hinderaker, William Nedved, Natural Gas and guest playwrights Eric Bogosian, Caitlin Montanye Parrish, David Rabe, JT Rogers and Craig Wright. We are ecstatic about kicking off our 10th Anniversary season in such a monumental fashion.
Panel Discussion on Adoption Held Following A TWIST OF WATER June 5
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 5, 2011
The acclaimed Route 66 Theatre Company's production of A TWIST OF WATER will feature a special panel discussion regarding adoption following the 4 p.m. performance on Sunday, June 5 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, in Chicago.
Route 66 Theatre Company Presents MILE MARKERS 2011, 6/14
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 1, 2011
Route 66 Theatre Company will hold its annual benefit, Milemarkers on June 14, 2011 at 7:30PM at the Mercury Theater, the current home of its critical and box office smash A Twist of Water, which plays through June 26. This is a one night only event on June 14.
Panel Discussion on Adoption Held Following A TWIST OF WATER June 5
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011
The acclaimed Route 66 Theatre Company's production of A TWIST OF WATER will feature a special panel discussion regarding adoption following the 4 p.m. performance on Sunday, June 5 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, in Chicago.
A Twist of Water Extends At The Mercury Theater Thru June 26
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 9, 2011
Walter Stearns, Executive Director of the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave., announced today that due to popular demand the acclaimed Route 66 Theatre Company's production of A TWIST OF WATER, which enjoyed a sold out run at Theater Wit, will extend through June 26 at the Mercury Theater.