CIW Talk: Creative Process to Feature Matt Nathanson, Anna Shapiro

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) will host to a panel of distinguished speakers that includes Tony Award-winning director Anna Shapiro and platinum-selling recording artist Matt Nathanson for Chicago Ideas Week Talk: Creative Process on Saturday, October 15 at 10 a.m. in CST's Courtyard Theater. The discussion will focus on the development of new works and ideas across different artistic disciplines. Additional panelists include Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) Artist in Residence Jason Salavon and Design For America Faculty Advisor Jeanne Marie Olson. Tickets for CIW Talk: Creative Process are $15 and available online at www.chicagoideas.com. Additional information is available at www.chicagoshakes.com.

Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) is an annual seven-day celebration of ideas, innovation and community with a focus on bringing the world's best speakers together with the Midwest's best thinkers. It is the platform for ideas created for innovators, thinkers, doers and interested individuals in Chicago and the greater Midwest. CIW's goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of people who have the desire to achieve great things.

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary this season, Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) is a leading international theater company, known for vibrant productions that reflect Shakespeare's genius for intricate storytelling, musicality of language and depth of feeling for the human condition. Recipient of the 2008 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Chicago Shakespeare's work has been recognized internationally with three of London's prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards, and by the Chicago theater community with 55 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Artistic Excellence. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson, CST is dedicated to producing extraordinary classic productions, new works and family fare; unlocking Shakespeare's work for educators and students; and serving as Chicago's cultural ambassador through its World's Stage Series. At its permanent, state-of-the-art facility on Navy Pier, CST houses two intimate theater spaces: the 500-seat Jentes Family Courtyard Theater and the 200-seat Carl and Marilynn Thoma Theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare.

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