Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) kicks off its 15th season with an all new, cross-disciplinary extravaganza titled 'Chicago's Weird, Grandma'. From the powerhouse theater of Steppenwolf to the experimental dance of BONEdanse to the quirky stylings of Noah Ginex Puppet Company, BOM brings children's stories to life in an innovative way. 'Chicago's Weird, Grandma' is a new spin on the BOM classic 'That's Weird, Grandma' on Mondays, October 8 through December 17 at 8 p.m. at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland. BOM Artistic Director Molly Brennan directs.
500 Clown Theatre, founded in 2000, presents "500 Clown Frankenstein" just in time for Halloween, offering a clowns-eye view of creation and abandonment, for a limited run at Chicago's Viaduct Theatre. The production runs about 70 minutes with no intermission, is for ages eight and up, and offers a special ticket discount for returning audience members.
Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) kicks off its 15th season with an all new, cross-disciplinary extravaganza titled 'Chicago's Weird, Grandma'. From the powerhouse theater of Steppenwolf to the experimental dance of BONEdanse to the quirky stylings of Noah Ginex Puppet Company, BOM brings children's stories to life in an innovative way. 'Chicago's Weird, Grandma' is a new spin on the BOM classic 'That's Weird, Grandma' on Mondays, October 8 through December 17 at 8 p.m. at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland. BOM Artistic Director Molly Brennan directs.
Barrel of Monkeys' clever, witty and poignant sketches translate into any language. This summer, Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) transforms its classic 'That's Weird, Grandma' in to 'That's Weird, Abuelita' (TWA) featuring stories in Spanish, English and through movement, Wednesdays and Saturdays, tonight, July 25 through August 18 at the Logan Square Arts Center, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., second floor. TWA is appropriate for all ages and speakers of any language. BOM Artistic Director Molly Brennan and Emilio Williams are co-directors.
Barrel of Monkeys' clever, witty and poignant sketches translate into any language. This summer, Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) will transform its classic 'That's Weird, Grandma' in to 'That's Weird, Abuelita' (TWA) featuring stories in Spanish, English and through movement, Wednesdays and Saturdays July 25 through August 18 at the Logan Square Arts Center, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., second floor. TWA is appropriate for all ages and speakers of any language. BOM Artistic Director Molly Brennan and Emilio Williams are co-directors.
Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) honors the students that have inspired hundreds of sketches and songs over the past school year with an evening of all new work at the annual 'Celebration of Authors' tonight, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble St. The performance is free and open to the public, however seating is limited and reservations are required by calling Barrel of Monkeys at 312-409-1954.
Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) honors the students that have inspired hundreds of sketches and songs over the past school year with an evening of all new work at the annual 'Celebration of Authors' on Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble St. The performance is free and open to the public, however seating is limited and reservations are required by calling Barrel of Monkeys at 312-409-1954.
Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to announce its third annual gala benefit, The Phone Book, Monday, Nov, 21 at 8 p.m. at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway
Strawdog Theatre Company is proud to announce its third annual gala benefit, The Phone Book, Monday, Nov, 21 at 8 p.m. at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway
In honor of Lookingglass Theatre's 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, BroadwayWorld Chicago jumps down the rabbit hole all week long to gather what makes the Chicago ensemble company tick. Today we look at five of the company's most notable works.
Lookingglass Theatre Company's production of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert, will close January 23, 2011 after 2 extensions at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
Lookingglass Theatre Company's premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert, will close January 2, 2011, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), newly adapted by Amanda Denhert from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert. The production runs October 20 - December 12, 2010 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. The press opening is Saturday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m.
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert. The production runs October 20 - December 12, 2010 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert. The production runs October 20 - December 12, 2010 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
Lookingglass Theatre Company announces the second extension of the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert for an additional three weeks, through January 23, 2011, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
Lookingglass Theatre Company announces the extension of the World Premiere of Peter Pan (A Play), adapted from the books by J.M. Barrie and directed by Amanda Dehnert through January 2, 2011, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.
The Suzi Bass Awards hosted their sixth annual celebration of Atlanta theatre last night at the Conant Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Oglethorpe University
The Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. announced nominations for the 2009-2010 Atlanta professional theatrical season this evening to an enthusiastic crowd of patrons and theatre industry artists. Guest announcers LaLa Cochran, Bart Hansard, and Anthony Rodriquez joined Suzi Awards Executive Director Deadra Moore in sharing the list of Nominees while playfully riffing on the 2009/2010 Atlanta theatre season.
There seem to be numerous works of fiction, particularly series of books or stories geared to the child in all of us, which emerged from late 19th and early 20th century England. These works permeated the American psyche then, have yielded many stage and film adaptations in the intervening years, fixed in us an idea of what life in that era was like, and are with us still,...
