Kelli Strickland News

Raven Theatre announced today that Brian Pastor will become its new Executive Director, succeeding Kelli Strickland who left on April 1, 2015, to become the Executive Director at The Hypocrites. Mr. Pastor has for the last nine years been the Managing Director at City Lit Theatre Company. Following a two month transition period, he will assume his new position on a full-time basis on July 1, 2015.

?The Hypocrites are pleased to announce the appointment of Kelli Strickland as the company's new Executive Director. Strickland joins The Hypocrites' leadership directly from her post as Executive Director of Chicago's Raven Theatre.

Hallie Foote, an actress best known for playing some of her father's most memorable characters both on and off Broadway and in feature films, will visit Raven Theatre on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 for a public event entitled 'A Conversation with Hallie Foote about Horton Foote.' Horton Foote, who died in 2009, was the author of nearly 100 plays, teleplays and screenplays, including The Trip to Bountiful, Tender Mercies and To Kill a Mockingbird. Hallie Foote's roles in her father's plays have included award-winning turns in The Trip to Bountiful and The Roads to Home and a Tony Award nomination for Dividing the Estate. She was a producer of both the 2013 Broadway production of The Trip to Bountiful starring Cicely Tyson and the television version of the same. While in Chicago, Ms. Foote will attend a rehearsal and consult on Raven's upcoming production of Horton Foote's Dividing the Estate.

Raven Theatre is the recipient of a $100,000 gift from a single donor, Executive Director Kelli Strickland announced today - the largest gift the theatre has received for general operations. The donor, who chooses to remain anonymous, is a Chicagoan who regularly attends performances of all types of performing arts produced by institutions of varying sizes. In making this contribution, the donor said, 'It reflects my belief in general that storefront theaters are an important aspect of the Chicago cultural environment and in particular that Raven Theatre is an integral part of that community. In my judgment, Raven Theatre has been taking the kind of steps that will move it forward to the next level in providing superb theatrical productions and education. I trust this contribution will help the theater reach that level more rapidly than it otherwise would have.'

Raven Theatre presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Good Boys and True

Raven Theatre has announced the cast for their upcoming production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Good Boys and True.

Raven Theatre celebrates 30 years of Off-Loop theatre at "OPA!" On Friday, April 19, Raven's annual benefit is held in Greek Town at The Parthenon, 310 S. Halstead St. Join the Raven community for a delicious family-style Greek dinner at the restaurant that invented flaming saganaki with the cry of "Opa!"

Raven Theatre's Director of Education & Outreach and new ensemble member, Kelli Strickland, is one of ten arts professionals selected worldwide to receive the prestigious, nationally recognized DeVos Institute Fellowship at The DeVos Institute of Arts Management at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Raven Theatre announces a new series, 'Raven's Evermore Series', where the brightest emerging artists in theatre, music and dance present a diverse spectrum of performances and discussions throughout the year.

Raven Theatre announces a new series, 'Raven's Evermore Series', where the brightest emerging artists in theatre, music and dance present a diverse spectrum of performances and discussions throughout the year.

Raven Theater presents a live, radio-style presentation of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose by Michael Menendian and John Weagly, adapted from one of the most popular of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." This delightful holiday mystery features Ian Novak and Frederick Harris in definitive performances as the famous detective and his ally Dr. Watson. The story concerns the disappearance of a gem called the Blue Carbuncle, which has been hidden inside a Christmas goose. Stolen from the Countess of Morcar, the jewel's trail leads Holmes and Watson all over wintry London and to a surprising conclusion. This holiday treat comes complete with live musical accompaniment, humorous commercials, and an audience sing-a-long.

Raven Theater presents a live, radio-style presentation of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose by Michael Menendian and John Weagly, adapted from one of the most popular of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." This delightful holiday mystery features Ian Novak and Frederick Harris in definitive performances as the famous detective and his ally Dr. Watson. The story concerns the disappearance of a gem called the Blue Carbuncle, which has been hidden inside a Christmas goose. Stolen from the Countess of Morcar, the jewel's trail leads Holmes and Watson all over wintry London and to a surprising conclusion. This holiday treat comes complete with live musical accompaniment, humorous commercials, and an audience sing-a-long.

Raven Theater presents a live, radio-style presentation of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose by Michael Menendian and John Weagly, adapted from one of the most popular of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." This delightful holiday mystery features Ian Novak and Frederick Harris in definitive performances as the famous detective and his ally Dr. Watson. The story concerns the disappearance of a gem called the Blue Carbuncle, which has been hidden inside a Christmas goose. Stolen from the Countess of Morcar, the jewel's trail leads Holmes and Watson all over wintry London and to a surprising conclusion. This holiday treat comes complete with live musical accompaniment, humorous commercials, and an audience sing-a-long.

Raven Theatre has been awarded a grant to host The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Raven Theatre represents the initiative for the Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods for the 2011-2012 school year.

Pride Films and Plays is delighted to announce the two winners of 2011 Women's Work Contest. The Sapphics on Stage winner was Patient HM by Vanda from New York, and the Sapphics On Screen winner for Best New Screenplay was Girls Out Loud by Pat Branch from Los Angeles. The announcement was made at the Hoover-Leppen Theater at Center on Halsted at the completion of the Women's Work Weekend.

Pride Films and Plays have announced the two winners of 2011 Women's Work Contest. The Sapphics on Stage winner was Patient HM by Vanda from New York, and the Sapphics On Screen winner for Best New Screenplay was Girls Out Loud by Pat Branch from Los Angeles.

Lifeline Theatre artistic director Dorothy Milne and festival curator, former Live Bait Theater artistic director Sharon Evans, are pleased to announce the 15th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, produced by Lifeline Theatre, July 21-August 7.

Lifeline Theatre artistic director Dorothy Milne and festival curator, former Live Bait Theater artistic director Sharon Evans, are pleased to announce the 15th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, produced by Lifeline Theatre, July 21-August 7.

Lifeline Theatre artistic director Dorothy Milne and festival curator, former Live Bait Theater artistic director Sharon Evans, are pleased to announce the 15th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, produced by Lifeline Theatre, July 21-August 7.