Edge Theater News

AstonRep Theatre Company has announced its 2020-21 season, featuring two virtual events and two live, in-person productions.

Ideas, Not Theories by Reynaliz Herrera will perform at the 2020 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Tuesday, Sept. 15 - Saturday, Sept. 26) via rochesterfringe.com (on September 18th at 7pm and September 25th at 8pm).

Cutting Edge Theater will present South Fried Funeral, August 14-22.

GRoW @ The Wallis will present The Wallis Studio Ensemble's production of Fairyland Foibles, a free eight-episode digital show with an audience participation element that is part radio play and part soap opera, with the first episode streaming on Saturday, June 27, 7 pm (PDT).

Since the beginning of the PAUSE in New York, small arts venues have been at a standstill, unable to generate any revenue while public events remain on hold for the greater good. Meanwhile, rents are due each month with no relief.

From premiering new works by renowned playwrights like Greg Kotis to restaging avant-garde classics like Ubu Roi, Space55 has been bringing cutting edge theater to downtown Phoenix for over 14 years. For our final show of the season, we're taking our biggest leap into the unknown yet: a full-on remote production!

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, AstonRep Theatre Company today announced it will cancel its upcoming Chicago premiere of When We Were Young and Unafraid scheduled to run April 9 a?" May 10, 2020 at The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway St. in Chicago.

Chicago area theatres have announced the cancellation or postponement of upcoming productions.

AstonRep Theatre Company concludes its 2019-20 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Treem's courageous drama When We Were Young and Unafraid, directed by Co-Artistic Director Sara Pavlak McGuire*

As part of its current 2019-2020 Performing Arts Season, Japan Society presents a staged reading of Cooking Up, by Japanese playwright Shoko Matsumura, led by Brooklyn-based director Jordana De La Cruz, taking place Monday, March 30 at 7:30 PM at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street).  Cooking Up marks the 15th installment of the Society's annual Play Reading Series: Contemporary Japanese Plays in English Translation, introducing topical plays from emerging playwrights from Japan to artists and audiences in the U.S.  

After several months of a nationwide search, Garden Theatre has selected Nick Bazo to be the new Education Director. Mr. Bazo will be the theatre's first full-time Education Director, in charge of programming and implementing life-changing camps, classes, and community partnerships throughout the year.

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to announce casting for its Chicago premiere of Sarah Treem's courageous drama When We Were Young and Unafraid, directed by Co-Artistic Director Sara Pavlak McGuire*

Underscore Theatre Company is excited to offer a bonus event during this year's Chicago Musical Theatre Festival: a benefit concert curated and headlined by Ebrin R. Stanley, most recently seen in the highly acclaimed Chicago company of Hamilton as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison. The Reality of Love will take place on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10 pm at The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. Tickets ($15 in advance, $20 at the door) are currently available at www.cmtf.org.

DOUBLE VISION, a new musical by Olivia Popp at the 2020 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, is the proud recipient of a Givers Fund Grant from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Awarded once a year, this prestigious grant is awarded to programs and events that 'further SFWA's mission, which is to promote, advance, and support science fiction and fantasy writing in the United States and elsewhere, by educating and informing the general public and supporting and empowering science fiction and fantasy writers.'

Double Vision, a new musical, runs through February 22 2020 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. An original show of galactic proportions, Double Vision turns musical theatre on its head with science fiction inspirations, queer- and POC-centered narratives, and an 80s rock-inspired score. Double Vision is artistically and collaboratively led by a team of Northwestern University and Stanford University alumni and is proud to be supported by a grant from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Underscore Theatre Company is pleased to present its 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago and beyond.

San Francisco Youth Theatre (SFYT) presents a new play by award-winning poet, author, and playwright Gary Soto, March 13-22, 2020, at The Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway in Oakland.

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to conclude its 2019-20 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Treem's courageous drama WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID, directed by Co-Artistic Director Sara Pavlak McGuire*, playing April 9 a?" May 10, 2020 at AstonRep's new home, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway St. in Chicago. Casting will be announced shortly. Tickets go on sale Monday, February 10, 2020 at www.astonrep.com or by calling (773) 828-9129. The press opening is Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 pm.

Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld New Orleans Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!

Underscore Theatre Company will present its 6th annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, created to showcase and support the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago and beyond. The 2020 Festival features full productions of eight new musicals, plus two pay-what-you-can staged readings and a showcase of 10-minute musicals. The Festival will be performed simultaneously on two stages from February 3 - 23, 2020 at The Edge Theater: the Broadway (5451 N. Broadway) and the Off Broadway (1133 W. Catalpa Ave.) in Chicago Edgewater neighborhood. Each full production will receive at least five performances during the Festival. Tickets are currently available at www.cmtf.org. The press 'Sneak Preview,' featuring a sampling of songs from the 2020 Festival, is Monday, February 3 at 8 pm.