This past weekend playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists, and theater makers of all kinds gathered in Chicago to swap writing-related quips and tips at the Dramatists Guild of Americ…
When David Feiner graduated with a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama, it wasn't exactly his plan to head to an immigrant neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago to make the…
Buzz22 Chicago is a young but industrious ensemble-based theater company comprised of seven spirited founding members. Intrigued by the talk on Northwestern's campus about their current show…
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Who: By Rajiv Joseph, directed by Heidi Stillman. What: Two United States Marines and an Iraqi translator are thrust into a world of greed, mystery and betra…
Sean Graney, director, playwright, and founder of The Hypocrites Theatre Company here in Chicago, is the kind of person who dreams big. For example, he is currently adapting 32 existing play…
In hopes of gaining some insight into how to actually survive as an actor after college, I interviewed a Chicago actor just a few years out of school. Weisman has won two Jeff Awards (one f…
Two-time Tony nominee Daniel Ostling is an ensemble member at Lookingglass Theatre Company here in Chicago and an artistic associate at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He rec…
This fall I'm trying to get a broad range of perspectives on theater in Chicago by interviewing a diverse group of artists. Matt Raftery seemed a perfect choice, as he is a triple threat... …
Although classes have just begun here at Northwestern University, several productions are already well underway. Last weekend I saw a preview of an important part of our season, one that Mic…
Classes are still not yet in session at Northwestern, but I've started some self-appointed homework: I'm planning to interview lots of different types of artists this semester and first I wa…