Northwestern University News

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Avenue, will present the World Premiere of Bordello, a Susan Smith Blackburn Prize nominee, by Resident Playwright Aline Lathrop. Bordello will close March 6, 2011. Northlight Theatre Literary Manager and Chicago Dramatists Associate Artist Meghan Beals McCarthy will direct.

Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Avenue, known for producing innovative and award-winning work, is proud to announce a thrilling line-up of World Premieres in 2010-2011. Following a remarkable 2009 season, Chicago Dramatists has had the opportunity to grow its organization and shine the spotlight on its talented playwrights

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. is excited to present for its' second show of their 25th season,The Homecoming by Harold Pinter at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan. It will open Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 8 p.m. and run Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 on Thursday and Sunday, $20 on Friday, and $22 on Saturday. There will be no performance on Thursday, November 25th. There will be previews on Wednesday & Thursday March 2nd and 3rd at 8 p.m. Tickets for previews are $5. We will close on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at 7 p.m. There is parking available in the Mobil Gas Station across from the theater at a fee determined by Mobil Gas. For more information and reservations call (773) 871-0442.

The song and tap extravaganza 42nd STREET previews March 30th, opens April 10th and runs through May 29th at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL. The Broadway production of 42nd STREET won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Choreography in 1980, and Best Revival in 2001. The Marriott Theatre's production will feature Direction and Musical Staging by 2010 Jeff Award winner Rachel Rockwell, Choreography by 2010 Jeff Award winner Tammy Mader, with Musical Direction by multi-Jeff Award winner Doug Peck.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) Short Shakespeare! Macbeth embarks on a five-week tour of Midwest schools from March 7 to April 8, 2011, following its critically-acclaimed run on CST's Courtyard Theater stage.

Still humming the tunes from their Jeff-nominated Boojum!, Caffeine Theatre is proud to announce their next project for Spring 2011... and it's a long way from Wonderland. Stage 773 serves as the arena for two devastating plays performed in rotating repertory: Brutal Imagination by Cornelius Eady, directed by Caffeine Managing Director Jason Beck, and Wreckage by Caridad Svich, directed by Joanie Schultz.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce Manhattan Theatre Club's lineup for the Ernst C. Stiefel "7@7" Reading Series. The readings kick off Monday, February 28 and will be held on consecutive Mondays through April 11.

Adventure Stage Chicago presents the first play in this season's New Play Workshop Series: a reading of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, newly adapted by Adventure Stage's Producing Artistic Director Tom Arvetis and directed by Matthew Reeder.

Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside of American Blues Theater (ABT), Chicago's second oldest Equity ensemble, proudly announces the Ensemble's 26th season.

A 'by invitation only' reading of a new indie-rock musical premiering at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in July will take place at Northwestern University Saturday, Feb. 26.

The Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University continues its 30th anniversary season with 'The State(s) of America: The Regina Taylor Project' (March 4 to 6). The one-weekend-only festival of original works by Northwestern faculty and students is curated by Hollywood actress and visiting artist Regina Taylor.

TimeLine Theatre Company, named the nation's theater 'Company of the Year' for 2010 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal and 'one of the Chicago theater's most impressive growth stories' by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune, announces its four-play 2011-12 season

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) by special arrangement with Susan Dietz and Tara Smith, announced a one week extension of the new musical DANGEROUS BEAUTY by Jeannine Dominy (book and verse), Michele Brourman (music) and Amanda McBroom (lyrics).

Laws of Attraction! Sexual politics and legal brinksmanship collide in this whip-smart romantic comedy making its West Coast Premiere at Diversionary Theatre. Directed by James Vasquez (2010 Craig Noel Award Winner for Best Direction) and featuring Amanda Sitton, Jacque Wilke, Wendy Maples, Wyatt Ellison and Stephen Schmitz, Fair Use will run from February 24 through March 13. Sy (Amanda Sitton) is in love with her co-counsel Madi (Jacque Wilke), who in turn is involved with Chris (Wyatt Ellison). While in the midst of a high-profile legal case, the love triangle gets complicated by a series of seductive, eloquent love letters, echoing Cyrano de Bergerac.

he SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) announce casting for the Regional Premiere of Wirehead by Matt Benjamin and Logan Brown. Susi Damilano will direct a cast of SF favorites, including Madeline H.D. Brown, Scott Coopwood*, Lauren Grace*, Craig Marker*, Gabriel Marin*, and Cole Alexander Smith.

Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Ethan Frome, adapted from Edith Wharton's novel and directed by Laura Eason.

Court Theatre continues its 56th season with Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando, directed by Jessica Thebus. The production will run March 10 - April 10, 2011 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue.

The OBIE Award-winning National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) - now in its 21st season - presents A NUMBER, OBIE Award-winner and 2010 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee Caryl Churchill's acclaimed play about human cloning and identity, starring OBIE Award-winner James Saito and Joel de la Fuente, with previews set to begin March 12 prior to it official press opening March 17 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street) in Manhattan.

WHITE PLAINS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Andrew Gerle?s RENOVATIONS, directed by Mikhael Tara Garver.

High-stepping cowboys, scatting jazz tappers and ethnic dance will provide "Danceworks 2011" with theatrical flair centered on themes of community, connection and celebration.