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Rivendell Theatre to Host Benefit Screening of GHOSTLIGHT With Cast and Filmmakers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2025

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is kicking off its 30th Anniversary Season Campaign with a special benefit screening event with the filmmakers and cast of the critically acclaimed, award winning, independent film Ghostlight by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.

PIVOT World Premiere and More Set for Rivendell 30th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2025

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has unveiled its 30th Anniversary Season of new plays written by women, and its annual new play festival. See the full lineup here!

Photos: LOWCOUNTRY Opening Night at Atlantic Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Lowcountry opened at the Linda Gross Theater on June 25. See photos from the opening here! 

Review Roundup: LOWCOUNTRY At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company celebrates the opening of Lowcountry. The play, written by Abby Rosebrock and directed by Tony Award nominee Jo Bonney, stars Jodi Balfour (“Ted Lasso”), Keith Kupferer (Ghostlight), and Babak Tafti (“Succession”). Read reviews for the production.

Photos: LOWCOUNTRY At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company has released first look photos of Lowcountry starring Jodi Balfour (“Ted Lasso”), Keith Kupferer (Ghostlight), and Babak Tafti (“Succession”). The play is written by Abby Rosebrock (Blue Ridge) and directed by Tony Award nominee Jo Bonney (Cost of Living).

Spotlight: LOWCOUNTRY at Atlantic Theater Company
by BWW Special Offer - May 13, 2025

Lowcountry Tickets Now on Sale! When Tally, a down-and-out actress and gig worker, returns to her rural hometown, she swipes right on a disgraced high-school teacher fresh out of an ankle bracelet. Lowcountry is a dark, twisted romcom about the psychic distress of looking for love in the digital age and the carceral state.

Casts Set for A FREEKY INTRODUCTION and LOWCOUNTRY at Atlantic Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company has revealed the casts for the upcoming world premieres of A Freeky Introduction and Lowcountry. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Victory Gardens Theater Will Reopen With David Mamet's HENRY JOHNSON
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

The Biograph Theatre, home to the Victory Gardens Theater is set to reopen next month with the midwest premiere of David Mamet's Henry Johnson. The company has been dormant since 2022.

Photos: First Look at A MILE IN THE DARK at Rivendell Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2022

Interrobang Theatre Project (ITP) and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE) present the world premiere of Emily Schwend’s riveting new drama A Mile in The Dark, directed by ITP Artistic Director and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble member Georgette Verdin, playing November 11 – December 11, 2022 at Rivendell Theatre. Check out photos here!

Interrobang and Rivendell Theatres Announce A MILE IN THE DARK Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2022

Interrobang Theatre Project (ITP) and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE) will present the world premiere of Emily Schwend's riveting new drama A Mile in The Dark, directed by ITP Artistic Director and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble member Georgette Verdin*^, playing November 10 – December 11, 2022 at Rivendell Theatre, 5779 N. Ridge Ave. in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.

Cast Announced for MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Drury Lane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2022

Drury Lane Theatre will continue its 2022/2023 season with Agatha Christie’s famous mystery Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, directed by Jessica Fisch. Murder on the Orient Express runs August 31– October 23, 2022.

BWW Review: SEAGULL at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - May 9, 2022

Yasen Peyankov’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s SEAGULL proves a wry vehicle to showcase the talents of many of his fellow Steppenwolf ensemble members who haven’t graced the stage since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Peyankov’s adaptation is direct, self-aware, and rife with dry (extremely dry) humor. The ennui that pierces SEAGULL is deeply and obviously felt throughout this adaptation of the text. References to Chekhov’s native Russia abound in Peyankov’s script, but the language feels modern and direct.

Steppenwolf Theatre Opens SEAGULL in the New Ensemble Theater Through June 12
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, opens its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov's extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Seagull, now through June 12, 2022.

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf
by Alan Henry - Apr 26, 2022

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.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022

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.

Steppenwolf to Open New Ensemble Theater With SEAGULL, Starring Jeff Perry
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is opening its stunning new in-the-round Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell—the centerpiece of its recently unveiled Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center—with ensemble member Yasen Peyankov’s extraordinarily funny and lyrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Seagull, April 28–June 12, 2022 (opening May 8).

Writers Theatre to Present the World Premiere of WIFE OF A SALESMAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2022

Writers Theatre will continue its 2021/22 Season with the world premiere of Eleanor Burgess’s Wife of a Saleman, directed by Jo Bonney, and in association with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Wife of a Salesman runs March 3, 2022 – April 3, 2022 in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. 

BWW Interview: Kelly O'Sullivan of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - Jan 28, 2022

Local actor Kelly O'Sullivan brings her talents to the role of Sandra in the national tour of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, now in a sit-down Chicago run through early April.

Photo Flash: THE GREAT LEAP Celebrates Opening Night at Steppenwolf
by Julie Musbach - Sep 20, 2019

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2019/20 season of complex, beautiful and maddening theater kicks off with a thrilling Chicago premiere by in-demand playwright, Lauren Yee, directed by Jesca Prudencio.

BWW Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Sep 17, 2019

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's season opening production of Lauren Yee's THE GREAT LEAP combines the energy of the final moments of a major sporting event alongside moments of great intimacy and intensity for which the company is largely known.