Henry Godinez News

3Arts today announced this year's twelve recipients of the 3Arts Awards. The awards were presented by the 3Arts Board of Directors and Awards Host Committee in a celebratory gathering at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday, October 3, 2011.

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., has announced the induction of four outstanding writers to the ranks of its Resident Playwrights.

Teatro Vista welcomes nationally acclaimed Latino writer Cándido Tirado as the company's newest resident playwright by kicking off its 2011-2012 season with an updated version of Tirado's Momma's Boyz, a humorous, dark, but ultimately uplifting look at what happens when a young man turns back the hands of time to save the life of his friend from the violence of dealing drugs.

'The Edge of Peace' -- a play by one of the nation's leading playwrights for family audiences -- tackles many of the same issues families have been coping with for generations. The final installment of Suzan Zeder's popular Ware Trilogy, 'The Edge of Peace,' tells the story of a young boy's struggle to make sense of a world at war and of life-changing events unfolding far away.

INTAR (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) will present Drawn and Quartered, a new play by Maggie Bofill, directed by Lou Moreno, beginning performances Off-Broadway Wednesday June 1st, and continuing through June 26th only, at INTAR's theater space (500 West 52nd Street, at Tenth Avenue, on the 4th Floor).

INTAR (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) will present Drawn and Quartered, a new play by Maggie Bofill, directed by Lou Moreno, beginning performances Off-Broadway Wednesday June 1st, and continuing through June 26th only, at INTAR's theater space (500 West 52nd Street, at Tenth Avenue, on the 4th Floor).

Star-studded performances by top Broadway and Chicago-area artists and a concert celebration of the music of Charles Strouse are all part of the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University 's 2011 SummerStage season.

INTAR (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) will present Drawn and Quartered, a new play by Maggie Bofill, directed by Lou Moreno, beginning performances Off-Broadway Wednesday June 1st, and continuing through June 26th only, at INTAR's theater space (500 West 52nd Street, at Tenth Avenue, on the 4th Floor).

The League of Chicago Theatres announces the 2011 Spring Gala, an elegant, extravagant evening filled with philanthropy, food and entertainment.

INTAR (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) will present Drawn and Quartered, a new play by Maggie Bofill, directed by Lou Moreno, beginning performances Off-Broadway Wednesday June 1st, and continuing through June 26th only, at INTAR's theater space (500 West 52nd Street, at Tenth Avenue, on the 4th Floor).

Erasing the Distance (ETD) proudly presents STRONGER THAN SILENCE: surviving our secrets. In this one-night-only theatrical event, four professional actors give voice to true stories of survivors of sexual violence, sharing perspectives on hope, healing, and forgiveness.

Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest Premiere of Adam Rapp's The Metal Children, directed by Joanie Shultz, April 7- May 8 at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Previews are April 7 - 10.

Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest Premiere of Adam Rapp's The Metal Children, directed by Joanie Shultz, April 7- May 8 at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Previews are April 7 - 10.

Erasing the Distance (ETD) proudly presents STRONGER THAN SILENCE: surviving our secrets. In this one-night-only theatrical event, four professional actors give voice to true stories of survivors of sexual violence, sharing perspectives on hope, healing, and forgiveness.

Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest Premiere of Adam Rapp's The Metal Children, directed by Joanie Shultz, April 7- May 8 at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Previews are April 7 - 10.

The League of Chicago Theatres announces the 2011 Spring Gala, an elegant, extravagant evening filled with philanthropy, food and entertainment.

Prolific playwright and Mexican Chicagoan Tanya Saracho brings US/Mexico border violence and class divide into sharp relief in El Nogalar, presented at Goodman Theatre, produced and commissioned by Teatro Vista, starting March 26, 2011. The Goodman's fourth collaboration with Teatro Vista over 16 years, El Nogalar marks the beginning of a new three-year producing partnership dedicated to new work by Latino writers. Cecilie D. Keenan directs this world premiere by Saracho-a Teatro Vista resident playwright and 'one of Chicago['s] most talented young writers' (Chicago Tribune)-developed in a staged reading during the Goodman's Latino Theatre Festival. El Nogalar (pecan orchard) is inspired by Anton Chekhov's classic The Cherry Orchard and charts a Mexican family's experience as their way of life is threatened by encroaching drug cartels, violence and economic upheaval. El Nogalar begins previews March 26 (Opening Night is April 4) and runs through April 24, 2011 in the Goodman's Owen Theatre; tickets are $10 - $42 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Scenemakers Board is the Contributing Sponsor for El Nogalar. Principal Support of Artistic Development and Diversity Initiatives is provided by The Joyce Foundation. Hoy is the Print Media Sponsor and The Chicago Latino Network is the Digital Media Sponsor

Prolific playwright and Mexican Chicagoan Tanya Saracho brings US/Mexico border violence and class divide into sharp relief in El Nogalar, presented at Goodman Theatre, produced and commissioned by Teatro Vista, starting March 26, 2011.

Prolific playwright and Mexican Chicagoan Tanya Saracho brings US/Mexico border violence and class divide into sharp relief in El Nogalar, presented at Goodman Theatre, produced and commissioned by Teatro Vista, starting March 26, 2011.

Prolific playwright and Mexican Chicagoan Tanya Saracho brings US/Mexico border violence and class divide into sharp relief in El Nogalar, presented at Goodman Theatre, produced and commissioned by Teatro Vista, starting March 26, 2011. The Goodman's fourth collaboration with Teatro Vista over 16 years, El Nogalar marks the beginning of a new three-year producing partnership dedicated to new work by Latino writers.