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16th Merit Award Honors Todd Rosenthal 4/27 At Steppenwolf

The 16th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program, honoring world class scenic designer Todd Rosenthal (August: Osage County), will take place on Monday, April 27, at the Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a viewing of the third annual ?Theater Design Expo' showcasing the works of over 20 Chicago-area emerging theatrical designers and a student portfolio review. Martha Lavey, Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will moderate an inclusive discussion, 'Moving Chicago Productions to New York and Beyond' with the awardees, Director Anna Shapiro and Joshua Schmidt, composer and librettist, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

2009 Academy Award Winners - WALL-E, Cruz, Ledger, Winslet, Penn, Slumdog & More

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 are being presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center?, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. Winners are updated below as they're announced in bold red.

SEEyD's Turbine Begins At Downstage 2/13

With the controversial issue of wind farming SEEyD 'blows another gust of fresh air through Wellington theatre' (Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post). What happens when a company that's doing everything it can to save the environment can't reconcile with an already environmentally conscious family? At first the self-sufficient Gusten household in Ohanui is united in its opposition to erect seventy turbines in their ?backyard', but a family secret, erotic fiction, an autistic son, global warming and a most unlikely love story combine to crack their resolve.

Brownell's SMART COOKIE Opens At Hertz Stage 2/4

Playwright Julia Brownell's Smart Cookie is a wickedly funny comedy about how a shocking surprise helps a wealthy Manhattan socialite become the woman she never realized she wanted to be. The clear favorite of the 2008 Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition judges, this World Premiere play combines laugh-out-loud humor with a provocative story about social image and the powers that can change a person's attitudes.

2009 Academy Award Nominations Announced - 5 Noms Each for Doubt, Frost/Nixon

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center?, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

SEEyD's Turbine Begins At Downstage 2/13

With the controversial issue of wind farming SEEyD 'blows another gust of fresh air through Wellington theatre' (Laurie Atkinson, The Dominion Post). What happens when a company that's doing everything it can to save the environment can't reconcile with an already environmentally conscious family? At first the self-sufficient Gusten household in Ohanui is united in its opposition to erect seventy turbines in their ?backyard', but a family secret, erotic fiction, an autistic son, global warming and a most unlikely love story combine to crack their resolve.

Brownell's SMART COOKIE Opens At Hertz Stage 2/4

Playwright Julia Brownell's Smart Cookie is a wickedly funny comedy about how a shocking surprise helps a wealthy Manhattan socialite become the woman she never realized she wanted to be. The clear favorite of the 2008 Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition judges, this World Premiere play combines laugh-out-loud humor with a provocative story about social image and the powers that can change a person's attitudes.

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