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Home » Jim Lasko

Tag: Jim Lasko

Posted inBlogs

Redmoon Theater’s demise offers a cautionary tale about contradictory impulses

by Tony Adler December 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Shuttered Redmoon leaves behind unforgettable images—and questions whether a theater can be both official and oppositional.

Posted inBlogs

Redmoon Theater closes shop

by Deanna Isaacs December 18, 2015August 18, 2021

Behind Redmoon’s recent eclipse? A landlord lawsuit and a “restructuring.”

Posted inBlogs

The Great Chicago Fire Festival sets into motion the Great Chicago Spin Machine

by Deanna Isaacs October 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Not even abject failure can put out this flame.

Posted inBlogs

Great Chicago Fire Festival gets a producer

by Deanna Isaacs July 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Rebecca Rugg is on board at Redmoon as producer for the Great Chicago Fire Festival.

An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire Festival, slated for October 4
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Do we really need the Great Chicago Fire Festival?

by Deanna Isaacs May 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Do we really need the Great Chicago Fire Festival?

Posted inBlogs

Lasko’s letting go letter

by Deanna Isaacs January 14, 2009August 19, 2021

Redmoon Theater artistic director Jim Lasko writes about stepping down.

Posted inBlogs

Jim Lasko at Pecha Kucha

by Tony Adler June 18, 2008August 19, 2021

Redmoon artistic director Jim Lasko riffs on failure.

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