Edward Torres

Teatro Vista Welcomes Five New Board Members

Teatro Vista has announced the appointment of five new board members, expanding support, oversight and important new visibility for Chicago’s only Equity-affiliated Latine theater company.

TCG Announces RECOGNIZE Grantees for THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color Program

Theatre Communications Grouphas announced the recipients of RECOGNIZE grants as part of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program. With $1,635,000 in support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, TCG is working in partnership with an Advisory Circle of BIPOC* to provide unrestricted funds for BITOC based in the U.S.

Producing Artistic Director, Sheila Kay Davis (New Professional Theatre) today announced the cast and creative team for BREATHE, written by award-winning writers Stephanie Berry, Cassandra Medley, Càndido Tirado and Directed by Edward Torres (Public Theater, Second Stage, Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, The Old Globe).

Two BIPOC Theatre Companies Collaborate With NYPD to Present New Play

This is an unprecedented collaboration in theatre. New Professional Theatre and Blackberry Productions have partnered with the New York Police Department (NYPD) on the COPP Project. Commonalities, Opposites, Partners, Peace (COPP) is a project that will demonstrate what a powerful tool theatre can play in healing and transforming disparate communities. The play has been developed through personal interviews and facilitated workshops with youth and police officers.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022.

BWW Review: EL BORRACHO brings laughter, love, and some tears at The Old Globe

Dealing with family can be unpredictable; tears, laughter, and love are all mixed together to create something specific to those you call your own.  EL BORRACHO the play making its world premiere at The Old Globe through March 20th brings the story of a family to stage with warmth, laughter, love and may cause you to tear up a bit too.  

Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of EL BORRACHO at The Old Globe

In El Borracho, Raul is ill. He drinks, because he always drinks, just like el borracho on the lotería card. In his final months, Raul moves in with his ex-wife, who swore she’d never see him again, and their son, who’s longing to connect with his father at last.

The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2022 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP

The Old Globe announced today the four-member cohort for the 2022 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, a leading Shakespearean teacher, author, and director. 

Cast and Creative Team Announced for World Premiere of EL BORRACHO at The Old Globe

The Old Globe announced today the cast and creative team for the world premiere of El Borracho by Tony Meneses (Guadalupe in the Guest Room) and directed by Edward Torres (world premiere of the critically acclaimed The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity). 

The Old Globe Announces 2022 Season Featuring Broadway-Bound BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN', Three World Premieres & More

The Old Globe has announced its 2022 Season with a diverse and exciting lineup that features the Broadway-bound musical Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, with direction and musical staging by Tony Award–winning choreographer Wayne Cilento (Wicked, The Who’s Tommy); the world premiere and pre-Broadway run of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical and more.

Award Winning Chicago Natives Join Forces To Bring A Human Face To Gang Violence In WHERE YOU FROM? WHAT YOU BE ABOUT?

Edward Torres (Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Old Globe, The Public, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play & 2009 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Production and Best Director for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity) returns to New York to direct Eric Aviles (Steppenwolf, Goodman, The Magic, INTAR, 2017 LMCC award grantee) in an autobiographical play set in the historically Puerto Rican neighborhood of Humboldt Park Chicago. The play will run January 18th- February 4th from Thursday- Sunday at Downtown Art on East 4th Street.

Award Winning Chicago Natives Join Forces To Bring A Human Face To Gang Violence In WHERE YOU FROM? WHAT YOU BE ABOUT?

Edward Torres (Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Old Globe, The Public, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play & 2009 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Production and Best Director for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity) returns to New York to direct Eric Aviles (Steppenwolf, Goodman, The Magic, INTAR, 2017 LMCC award grantee) in an autobiographical play set in the historically Puerto Rican neighborhood of Humboldt Park Chicago. The play will run January 18th- February 4th from Today- Sunday at Downtown Art on East 4th Street.

Award Winning Chicago Natives Join Forces To Bring A Human Face To Gang Violence In WHERE YOU FROM? WHAT YOU BE ABOUT?

Edward Torres (Goodman, Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Old Globe, The Public, 2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play & 2009 Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Production and Best Director for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity) returns to New York to direct Eric Aviles (Steppenwolf, Goodman, The Magic, INTAR, 2017 LMCC award grantee) in an autobiographical play set in the historically Puerto Rican neighborhood of Humboldt Park Chicago. The play will run January 18th- February 4th from Thursday- Sunday at Downtown Art on East 4th Street.