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"The only job of the artist is to keep changing," Luis Alfaro, playwright of Victory Gardens' recent success Oedipus El Rey, told a room full of theater practitioners at a recent workshop in Chicago. His words especially resonated with Executive Director and newly minted Ensemble member Alexandra Meda of Teatro Luna, a company whose leadership transitions in recent years have evolved into a new organizational structure infused with lots of new blood. A company which has built its niche in autobiographical and ethnographic ensemble-devised work, Teatro Luna is no stranger to change and responding to challenges on its feet. In that spirit, Chicago's all-Latina theatre company bursts into its 12th season with the induction of a slew of new Latina talent.

Teatro Luna, Chicago's All-Latina Theatre, makes a change moving to the Greenhouse Theater Center for the second production of their 10th anniversary season celebration with a quirky new play entitled Lullaby, penned by one of their very own, Diane Herrera.

Teatro Luna, Chicago's All-Latina Theatre, makes a change moving to the Greenhouse Theater Center for the second production of their 10th anniversary season celebration with a quirky new play entitled Lullaby, penned by one of their very own, Diane Herrera.

Teatro Luna, Chicago's All-Latina Theatre, makes a change moving to the Greenhouse Theater Center for the second production of their 10th anniversary season celebration with a quirky new play entitled Lullaby, penned by one of their very own, Diane Herrera.

Del'A'Rue Productions proudly presents BEYOND...Leap from Dream to Reality July 1 - August 1, 2010 at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District.

Chicago's All Latina Theatre company returns to Chicago Dramatists after the popular 12 week run of Lunatic(a)s to kick off to their 10th anniversary season celebration with a brand spankin' new work: GL 2010 (NOT YOUR GENERIC LATINA).

Del'A'Rue Productions proudly presents BEYOND...Leap from Dream to Reality July 1 - August 1, 2010 at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District.

Del'A'Rue Productions proudly presents BEYOND...Leap from Dream to Reality July 1 - August 1, 2010 at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District.

Chicago's All Latina Theatre company returns to Chicago Dramatists after the popular 12 week run of Lunatic(a)s to kick off to their 10th anniversary season celebration with a brand spankin' new work: GL 2010 (NOT YOUR GENERIC LATINA).

Chicago's All Latina Theatre company returns to Chicago Dramatists after the popular 12 week run of Lunatic(a)s to kick off to their 10th anniversary season celebration with a brand spankin' new work: GL 2010 (NOT YOUR GENERIC LATINA).

In September 2009, Barrel of Monkeys began its twelfth year of serving at-risk Chicago public school students with writing workshops that lead to professionally-performed theatrical presentations in the show That's Weird, Grandma.