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Victory Gardens Theater announces casting for each of the 2016 IGNITION Festival of New Plays selected works, including The Wayward Bunny by Greg Kotis; BREACH: a manifesto on race in America through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate by Antoinette Nwandu; EOM (end of message) by Laura Jacqmin; Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames; Gaza Rehearsal by Karen Hartman; and Girls In Cars Underwater by Tegan McLeod.

Victory Gardens Theater announces casting for each of the 2016 IGNITION Festival of New Plays selected works, including The Wayward Bunny by Greg Kotis; BREACH: a manifesto on race in America through the eyes of a black girl recovering from self-hate by Antoinette Nwandu; EOM (end of message) by Laura Jacqmin; Kill Move Paradise by James Ijames; Gaza Rehearsal by Karen Hartman; and Girls In Cars Underwater by Tegan McLeod.

Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) announces the complete cast for The Burials, a world premiere by Caitlin Parrish and the first production of SYA's 2016/17 season.

The Jeff Awards Committee today announced 121 nominations in 24 categories for the 43rd Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2016. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract. Jeff judges attended opening nights of 148 productions offered by 67 Non-Equity producing organizations. The Jeff Committee recommended 65 of those shows (or 44%), making them eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations. Of the 65 Jeff Recommended productions, a record 53 (or 82%) received nominations, representing 32 theatre companies.

Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to launch its 2015-16 season with the Midwest premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's heartbreaking comedy POCATELLO, directed by ensemble member Jonathan Berry (Punk Rock, Balm in Gilead), playing now through December 13, 2015 at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave. in Chicago. BroadwayWorld has fresh images of the cast onstage below!

Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to launch its 2015-16 season with the Midwest premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's heartbreaking comedy POCATELLO, directed by ensemble member Jonathan Berry (Punk Rock, Balm in Gilead), playing November 7 - December 13, 2015 at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave. in Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

trip., the company that brought Chicago the 2013 sensation, 4Play:Sex in a Series, is proud to present the Midwest premiere of finding grafenberg, written and directed by Artistic Director Graham Brown, playing at The Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee Ave., second floor, February 10 - March 14. Previews take place Tuesday, Feb. 10 and Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. Opening/Press night is Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. The regular performance schedule is Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m. All tickets are $20 and may be purchased by visiting http://grafenberg.bpt.me. For more information, please visit www.tripnyc.org.

trip. presents their inaugural production outside of New York with the Midwest premiere of 4PLAY sex in a series at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight, Feb. 13 - Saturday, March 15. The first full-length play produced by the company in Chicago, 4PLAY sex in a series is written by Graham Brown, Nathan Faudree and Lisa Roth and is directed by Graham Brown. Opening/press night is Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. The regular performance schedule through Saturday, March 15 is Thursdays - Saturdays at 10 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast onstage below!

trip. presents their inaugural production outside of New York with the Midwest premiere of 4PLAY sex in a series at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Thursday, Feb. 13 - Saturday, March 15. The first full-length play produced by the company in Chicago, 4PLAY sex in a series is written by Graham Brown, Nathan Faudree and Lisa Roth and is directed by Graham Brown. Opening/press night is Thursday, Feb. 13 at

trip. presents their inaugural production outside of New York with the Midwest premiere of 4PLAY sex in a series at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Thursday, Feb. 13 - Saturday, March 15. The first full-length play produced by the company in Chicago, 4PLAY sex in a series is written by Graham Brown, Nathan Faudree and Lisa Roth and is directed by Graham Brown. Opening/press night is Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. The regular performance schedule through Saturday, March 15 is Thursdays - Saturdays at 10 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast onstage below!