Sandy Shinner News

Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays, is planning a bold launch for its 2009-2010 season with Ignition, the company's first-ever national festival of new plays by America's top emerging writers of color under 40 years old.

Due to overwhelming critical acclaim and box office demand, Victory Gardens Theater is extending its current smash hit drama Blackbird, starring William L. Petersen and Mattie Hawkinson, through August 16th.

Due to overwhelming critical acclaim and box office demand, Victory Gardens Theater is extending its current smash hit drama Blackbird, starring William L. Petersen and Mattie Hawkinson, through August 16th.

Richard Kind ('The Tale of the Allergist's Wife' on Broadway) and Michelle Pawk (Tony winner, 'Hollywood Arms') will head the cast of Jeffrey Sweet's play Flyovers, set to receive its New York premiere Off-Broadway beginning previews January 29, 2009 prior to its official press opening night February 2 at the 78th Street Theatre Lab (236 West 78th Street) in Manhattan. Directed by Sandy Shinner, Flyovers is presented in New York by Artistic New Directions, Jeff Landsman and 78th Street Theatre Lab, where Mr. Sweet's acclaimed play Bluff was produced in 2006.

Richard Kind ('The Tale of the Allergist's Wife' on Broadway) and Michelle Pawk (Tony winner, 'Hollywood Arms') will head the cast of Jeffrey Sweet's play Flyovers, set to receive its New York premiere Off-Broadway beginning previews January 29, 2009 prior to its official press opening night February 2 at the 78th Street Theatre Lab (236 West 78th Street) in Manhattan. Directed by Sandy Shinner, Flyovers is presented in New York by Artistic New Directions, Jeff Landsman and 78th Street Theatre Lab, where Mr. Sweet's acclaimed play Bluff was produced in 2006.

Victory Gardens Theater will welcome playwright Sarah Ruhl back to her hometown Chicago with a special public event - Ruhl Makers - a panel of leading women theater artists in Chicago who have helped Ruhl escape 'reading hell' to become arguably the top contemporary playwright in America today.

Victory Gardens, the 2001 Tony winning Chicago Theater, opened its 2008/09 season last night (October 13, 2008) with an interesting take on the Orpheus Myth. Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl, is definitely not your college professor's version of the Greek Myth...

Eurydice, a bold, slyly comic, visually fascinating take on the classic Orpheus myth by Sarah Ruhl, is enjoying an ambitious revival by Victory Gardens Theater, to open the 35th season at Chicago's #1 presenter of new plays.

Eurydice, a bold, slyly comic, visually fascinating take on the classic Orpheus myth by Sarah Ruhl, is enjoying an ambitious revival by Victory Gardens Theater, to open the 35th season at Chicago's #1 presenter of new plays.

Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago's #1 presenter of new plays, will host two 2008-09 Season Preview events - Sunday, September 14 at 11 am, and Wednesday, September 24 at 6 pm - to give prospective new audiences an exclusive sneak peek at all six productions that make up the company's upcoming subscription season.

Due to popular demand, Victory Gardens Theater is extending its current world premiere production 'Four Places' through May 11th.

Joel Drake's Dark Comedy 'Four Places' at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre March 28- May 4, 2008

Director Doug Hughes and choreographer Christopher Gattelli were presented with Callaway Awards on November 14th