Ron OJ Parson News

Chicago Shakespeare Theater just released a sneak peak into rehearsals for their upcoming production of Hymn, running April 29 through May 25, 2025. Check here for the video!

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast of Hymn. Legendary Chicago director Ron OJ Parson leads a Chicago cast and creative team. See who is starring and learn more about the production!

Court Theatre has announced its 71st season. The 2025/26 season will feature Big White Fog, The Taming of the Shrew, Miss Julie, and more. Learn more about the lineup here!

Chicago director Ron OJ Parson will helm the North American premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's Hymn at ​​​​​​​Chicago Shakespeare Theater, making his CST directorial debut. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Court Theatre revealed the cast for EAST TEXAS HOT LINKS, directed by Ron OJ Parson. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Court Theatre will present East Texas Hot Links. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

TimeLine Theatre has announced 'FareWellington' events to celebrate its history at 615 W. Wellington Avenue as it prepares to move to a new location in Uptown.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, has named Cristin Carole as this season’s SDCF Denham Fellow . Learn more!

Rehearsals for longtime August Wilson interpreter Chuck Smith’s new production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone are underway with an all-Chicago cast. Learn more about the production.

Court Theatre has unveiled its 70th season. See which shows are a part of the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Mildred Marie Langford, Adhana Reid and Shariba Rivers will give voice to 18 real-life people caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline in TimeLine Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Notes from the Field by Anna Deavere Smith.

The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago has announced the winners of its 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards, honored Monday night in a festive celebration at Black Ensemble Theater. Learn more about the winners here!

Discover the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and showcasing Black artists. Learn about their 26-year legacy and their mission to advance excellence in the vibrant Black arts and culture sector in Chicago. Join them in celebrating Black Arts Month in October with a lineup of events and exhibitions.

After a thirty-year tenure at Court Theatre, the professional theatre of the University of Chicago, Charles Newell has decided to transition out of his role as Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director in June 2024.

Court Theatre will open its 2023/24 season with The Lion in Winter directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

The nonprofit African American Arts Alliance of Chicago has announced Charlique C. Rolle as its new board president, effective immediately. Rolle is the first new president in the Alliance’s 26-year history, following the celebrated tenure of founding president Jackie Taylor. Joining Rolle as the new vice president of the Alliance is Vershawn Sanders-Ward.

Discover the nominations for the 55th Anniversary Jeff Awards for Equity Theater! Find out who made the cut and get ready for the highly anticipated awards ceremony.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announced that nominations for the Zelda Fichandler Award, for a director or choreographer who is transforming theatre in the Eastern Region, are now being accepted through August 21, 2023.  

Definition Theatre has revealed the finalists of the Amplify Series Three New Play Commissioning Program. 

TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays that explore today's social and political issues through the lens of the past, has announced its 27th season. The company's 2023-24 subscription season will launch in September with the previously announced Chicago premiere of the internationally acclaimed THE LEHMAN TRILOGY presented at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse.