Players' Ring's MOONGLOW to Move to The Firehouse Center in October
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 24, 2022
The Players' Ring of Portsmouth's new hit comedy MOONGLOW, by Jack Neary, will be presented for four performances only at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport on October 6-9, co-produced by the Actors Studio of Newburyport and the Players' Ring.
The Abbey Theatre Pays Tribute To Tom MacIntyre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2019
The Abbey Theatre shares its deep regret today at the loss of a man of many talents - poet, author, Aosdána member, former Cavan goalkeeper and beloved playwright Tom MacIntyre.
Review Roundup: FRANKLINLAND at Jackalope Theatre
by Alan Henry - Jan 29, 2018
Jackalope Theatre presents the world premiere of Lloyd Suh's new play FRANKLINLAND, which opened January 8th and runs through February 24th. FRANKLINLAND, Directed by Chika Ike, tells the story of the son of founding father Benjamin Franklin, and imagines what it would be like growing up in the shadow of one of America's greatest inventors and most iconic figures.
Halsted to Host a Free Preview Reading of SYCAMORE
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 17, 2017
The Center on Halsted will host a reading of Raven Theatre Company's world premiere production of Sycamore in the Hoover - Leppen Theatre on Today, February 17 at 7:00 pm.
Halsted to Host a Free Preview Reading of SYCAMORE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2017
The Center on Halsted will host a reading of Raven Theatre Company's world premiere production of Sycamore in the Hoover - Leppen Theatre on Friday, February 17 at 7:00 pm.
Cast, Creative Team Set for CHIMERICA Chicago Premiere at TimeLine Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 5, 2016
CHIMERICA, the widely celebrated 2014 Laurence Olivier Award winner for Best New Play, will have one of its first U.S. productions this spring in Chicago, when TimeLine Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere of the acclaimed geopolitical thriller, May 3 - July 31, 2016. Press Preview is Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Northlight Theatre to Continue Season with YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 27, 2015
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take It With You, continuing Northlight's 41st Season. You Can't Take It With You, directed by Devon de Mayo, runs November 6 - December 13, 2015 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
The Artistic Home Sets Cast for Post-Apocalyptic MACBETH, Beginning Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 15, 2015
Thirst comes in many flavors. Some men thirst for power and the taste is so strong they cannot see or hear reason for the want of it. Some thirst for revenge and the urge is so primal that weapons are soon wet with blood. Others just plain thirst for water, as they live in a time when to drink the water we take for granted is death, though it comes from faucets and rivers and lakes that once were fresh and clean and safe.
Strawdog Offers Fully Accessible Performance of FAIL/SAFE at Victory Gardens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2014
Strawdog Theatre Company, Hugen Hall and Victory Gardens' Access Project, announce a fully accessible performance of the world premiere of Strawdog Theatre's Hugen Hall production of Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler's Fail/Safe, adapted for the stage by ensemble members Nikki Klix and Anderson Lawfer, tonight, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., direction by Anderson Lawfer, Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, in the Prince Charitable Trust Rehearsal Room, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.
Strawdog to Offer Fully Accessible Performance of FAIL/SAFE at Victory Gardens, 10/4
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 29, 2014
Critics and audiences alike have lauded this world premiere production. Fail/Safe is a political thriller where a system failure threatens to trigger World War III, adapted from the acclaimed 1964 film. As time runs out, the president of the United States and his advisors scramble to find a strategy that will save the planet from total annihilation.
Photo Flash: First Look at Strawdog Theatre's FAIL/SAFE
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2014
Strawdog Theatre Company and Artistic Director Hank Boland present the first production in their 2014-15 Hugen Hall season, Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler's Fail/Safe, adapted for the stage by ensemble members Nikki Klix and Anderson Lawfer, now through October 14, direction by Anderson Lawfer at Hugen Hall in Strawdog Theatre Company, 3829 N. Broadway Street. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!