A murder trial transcript that went missing, not to be found until 2004—decades after the murder of Emmett Till. The Black Chicago teen whose unfathomable death in 1955 sparked the Civil Rights Movement didn’t get justice through a broken court system. Now, decades later, audiences can witness scenes from the murder trial of Till’s killers […]
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Brett Neveu’s Eric LaRue will hit the big screen with some help from a friend
Twenty years later, I still get chills when I think about the final line in Brett Neveu’s Eric LaRue, his drama about the aftermath of a school shooting, in which the mother of a teenage boy who killed three of his classmates tries to come to grips with the monstrous deed. Apparently I’m not the […]
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Wild about Harry
Harry Teinowitz is an affable guy. When I call him up to talk about his first play, When Harry Met Rehab (opening in previews next Wednesday at the Greenhouse), we easily slip into a conversation that runs over 30 minutes, which Teinowitz peppers with sly one-liners—reminders of his background in stand-up comedy and as a […]
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DePaul’s Theatre School reimagines its MFA acting program
DePaul’s Theatre School retools the MFA acting program to be less expensive and more relevant; plus news from Collaboraction and Playmakers Laboratory
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Elsa Hiltner advocates for transparency in theater design salaries
A crowdsourced spreadsheet pulls back the curtain on who makes what at theaters across the country.
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Bending the arc of theatrical liberation
Thinking about The Boys in the Band, Broadway, and Chicago
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Youth theater ensembles? They’re Essential
Free Street, Collaboraction, and TimeLine put young theater artists in the frame.
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Cabinet of Curiosity offers a walk on the hopeful side
A partnership with Little Red Schoolhouse brings art and nature together; plus a new home for Joel Hall Dancers and Collaboraction’s virtual season
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Summer camp is back—online and in person
Storytelling, circus arts, and social justice all find a place in youth training programs.
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Encounter in Englewood
Collaboraction celebrates its current neighborhood while focusing on social justice in this performance series.
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Peacebook Festival turns four
Collaboraction’s annual anthology of short plays about peace, love, and understanding kicks off its season on the south side.
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Here are five theater festivals to help you survive January
Puppets! Storytelling! Social consciousness! Brilliant teens! Rhinofest weirdness!
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In A Blue Island in the Red Sea, the best intentions go badly awry
An honest conversation gets buried in too many layers of contrivance.
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Colin Quinn at Thalia Hall and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Brodsky/Baryshnikov at Harris Theater and more goings-on February 2-4
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Collaboraction dedicates a new performance festival to racism and racial healing in Chicago
Following up on last fall’s Peacebook festival, the Encounter series features a range of programming and a tour of Englewood, Austin, and Hermosa.