Kristine Thatcher’s drama about a couple adopting (or not adopting, as it turns out) a child born with profound disabilities kickstarted Thatcher’s profile as a playwright in its 1996 Victory Gardens premiere. It’s back at City Lit, once again under Terry McCabe’s direction. And while some parts don’t hold up well, the production builds to […]
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First Folio debuts new play by a late, great comedic playwright
Kristine Thatcher and the late Larry Shue’s Waiting for Tina Meyer celebrates barfly connections.
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Barbara Jordan’s story takes center stage in Voice of Good Hope
City Lit’s docudrama captures some of the “moral muck” facing the south’s first Black Congresswoman.
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Kristine Thatcher’s The Safe House examines the deeper mysteries of life. Oh, and it’s also funny.
After a bout with cancer, the playwright looks into an uncertain future.
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Overwhelmed by Underneath the Lintel
First Folio’s Underneath the Lintel: Worth a little apostasy.
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Kristine Thatcher’s New Michigan Gig
Kristine Thatcher will direct Driving Miss Daisy for the Michigan Shakespeare Festival.
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BoarsHead Theater veterans protest Kristine Thatcher’s firing
According to City Pulse, an alternative newspaper in Lansing, Michigan, two veterans of Lansing’s BoarsHead Theater have canceled plans to perform there next season in protest against BoarsHead’s firing of artistic director Kristine Thatcher. Actors John Peakes and Carmen Decker had been expected to appear in Beau Jest, a comedy by James Sherman. As previously […]
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Kristine Thatcher update
Chicago actress and Victory Gardens resident playwright laid off as artistic director of Michigan’s BoarsHead Theater.