The Jeff Awards for Chicago Equity theater announced this year's nominees. Productions that opened between August 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010 were eligible for nominations.
The Jeff Awards announced 162 nominations in 31 categories for Chicago Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2009, and July 31, 2010.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents its 6th annual First Look Repertory of New Work-three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotating repertory playing October 27 - November 14, 2010 in Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St. The 2010 festival will also include three free readings by emerging playwrights presented November 5-7, 2010. Tickets for all productions are currently on-sale.
The Route 66 Theatre Company kicks off its 2010-2011 season with MCMEEKIN FINDS OUT, a new play by Scott T. Barsotti, directed by Damon Kiely. MCMEEKIN FINDS OUT features an all-star cast including Randy Steinmeyer, Kate Buddeke, Blair Robertson, Tyler Ross, Dane Halvorson and Danielle Brothers. MCMEEKIN FINDS OUT plays October 7 - November 14, 2010 in Richard Christiansen Theater, upstairs at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. The press opening is Friday, October 15 at 8 pm.
The House Theatre of Chicago is thrilled to present the premiere of THIEVES LIKE US, opening September 19 at the Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St), with preview performances September 9-18. Developed in partnership with DePaul University, THIEVES LIKE US follows one man attempting to make his own morality during the Depression-era Dust Bowl while torn between the need to honor old loyalties and a chance at new love.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents its 6th annual First Look Repertory of New Work-three developmental productions of new plays presented in rotating repertory playing October 27 - November 14, 2010 in Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St. The 2010 festival will also include three free readings by emerging playwrights presented November 5-7, 2010. Tickets for all productions are currently on-sale.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce its 6th annual First Look Repertory of New Work - three developmental productions of new plays presented in repertory playing October 27 - November 14, 2010 in Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted St.
The Pillowman will be closing May 14, 2010. It previewed on November 17, 2009 and opened on November 21, 2009. It is Redtwist's longest-running show to date.
The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents THIEVES LIKE US, by Damon Kiely, adapted from the novel by Edward Anderson, and directed by Kimberly Senior.
The Jeff Awards have announced 105 nominations in 24 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards, which honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract, for productions that opened between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010. The Jeff Awards judged the opening nights of 116 productions offered by 55 non-Equity producing organizations and recommended 51 shows for further judging, making those 51 eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations in all categories.
The Pillowman will be closing May 14, 2010. It previewed on November 17, 2009 and opened on November 21, 2009. It is Redtwist's longest-running show to date.
The Jeff Awards today announced 105 nominations in 24 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards, which honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract, for productions that opened between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010. The Jeff Awards judged the opening nights of 116 productions offered by 55 non-Equity producing organizations and recommended 51 shows for further judging, making those 51 eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations in all categories.
The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents THIEVES LIKE US, by Damon Kiely, adapted from the novel by Edward Anderson, and directed by Kimberly Senior.
Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to announce their 23rd anniversary season of presenting 'the whole wide world in a little black box,' with three main stage plays focusing on the theme ‘Extraordinary Matters.'
The House Theatre of Chicago proudly announces the company's eighth season, which will open with Damon Kiely's Thieves Like Us, based on the novel by Edward Anderson, directed by Kimberly Senior and developed in partnership with DePaul University.
The last full production of TheatreSquared's 2009/10 Season concludes this week, as Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius closes on Sunday, April 11th. The fast-paced suspense comedy is directed by Kimberly Senior, of Chicago.
The last full production of TheatreSquared's 2009/10 Season concludes this week, as Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius closes on Sunday. The fast-paced suspense comedy is directed by Kimberly Senior, of Chicago.
Next Friday, TheatreSquared will debut a new production of Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius, the darkly comic thriller which had its Broadway premiere in 2007. When two estranged half-sisters discover what may be the 'crown jewel' of stamp collecting in their attic, they are thrust into a violent and deceptive battle with three rival collectors and soon find that more than money is at stake.
Next Friday, TheatreSquared will debut a new production of Theresa Rebeck's Mauritius, the darkly comic thriller which had its Broadway premiere in 2007. When two estranged half-sisters discover what may be the 'crown jewel' of stamp collecting in their attic, they are thrust into a violent and deceptive battle with three rival collectors and soon find that more than money is at stake.
Join Chicago director Kimberly Senior and the cast of TheatreSquared's Mauritius for a special reading from the show and a behind-the-scenes conversation moderated by Kyle Kellams of KUAF. Admission is free and open to the public.
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