Things We Love: Feral trailer by Tony

Feral trailer from Daniel Sousa on Vimeo. A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to ada…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:31pm on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: learning to swim by Sebastian Luczywo by Tony

learning to swim by Sebastian Luczywo Tags: Things We Love

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:11am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Pintoras Mexicanas by Tony

When you come to check out one of the shows in this year's festival, you'll notice some pretty great art work on the walls in the upstairs lobby. The Chicago-based collective Pintoras Mexica…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 2:58pm on July 13, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: "Dedication" by Handi Laksono by Tony

"Dedication" by Handi Laksono 75 Years Old Mbah Mertadiredja (Mbah is called for an oldman in Javanese Language), dedicates his life making Javanese Puppet for decades. Click on the photo f…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:32am on July 10, 2012☆⚑

Have You Seen This Artist? (scene 3) by Jenn

Have you seen this artist? See him tonight at 7:30.  Ceyx Series Greenhouse Theater Center  2257 N. Lincoln in Chicago Pay-what-you-can: $10 suggested donation July's sc…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 4:04pm on July 9, 2012☆⚑

Have You Seen This Artist? (scene 2) by Jenn

Have you seen this artist? See him tonight at 7:30.  Ceyx Series Greenhouse Theater Center  2257 N. Lincoln in Chicago Pay-what-you-can: $10 suggested donation July's sc…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 1:22pm on July 9, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: Pissarro's views of the boulevard Montmartre by Tony

I love how the right light, and the right eye can find beauty in the mundane. Even just watching people walk down the street.  (ps. I've been buried with helping to get the festival on it…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:25pm on July 9, 2012☆⚑

Have You Seen This Artist? by Jenn

Have you seen this artist? See her tonight at 7:30.  Ceyx Series Greenhouse Theater Center  2257 N. Lincoln in Chicago Pay-what-you-can: $10 suggested donation July's scheduled line…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:23am on July 9, 2012☆⚑

Everything is All Ready for Alcyone Festival... Right? by Jenn

The other day someone close to me and Halcyon said to me, "There's not much left to do for the festival, right? Just get stuff, right? Like props and stuff?" …Uuummm.... Now, I love this…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 2:17pm on July 3, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: #16. Østersøen (Ödland, Sankta Lucia) by Tony

#16. Østersøen (Ödland, Sankta Lucia) from Lorenzo Papace on Vimeo. Tags: Things We Love

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 4:40pm on June 22, 2012☆⚑

Meet the Cast of A Lover's Dismantling! by Sarah.laeuchli

"There are only two kinds of thoughts: memories and imagination. This story of two couples finding, living, and losing love weaves through time, distance, dreams, and heartbreak. " A Lover's…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:35am on June 22, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: Desert Storm by arbyreed by Tony

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SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 3:09pm on June 20, 2012☆⚑

Voices from the Alcyone Festival, Part One by Sarah.laeuchli

This is the first in a series of interviews with artists who are working behind the scenes of this year's Alcyone Festival. Jenn Adams is the Associate Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Ha…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:28am on June 19, 2012☆⚑

It Has to be Invented by Tony

As part of my research for Freud Skating on Thin Ice, I decided to reread Helene Cixous' Portrait of Dora. A personality quirk my wife has kindly accepted, I am largely incapable of not rese…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 1:37pm on June 18, 2012☆⚑

Sad News about Summer Camp by Jenn

We are sad to announce that there were not enough registrations for the summer camp to take place. If you were interested, but could not sign up, we would love to know what factors influence…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 2:26pm on June 15, 2012☆⚑

Tameka's Introduction to Theatre by Jenn

I met Tameka Cage-Conley when I went to the weekend intensive at Cornerstone Theatre in February. I walked in an hour late, after I ended up getting lost and walking all over LA, so even tho…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:23am on June 15, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: First Rehearsals by Tony

Pic from the first read of Freud Skating on Thin Ice   (R to L Carlos Diaz, Saren Nofs-Snyder, Henry Godinez and Arch Harmon) Tags: Things We LoveAlcyone12Freud Skating on Thin Ice

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 5:41pm on June 14, 2012☆⚑

Three Days Left to Register your Child to be a Stargazer! by Jenn

Halcyon Theatre is excited to offer the first session of our youth summer theatre camp! We will be working witha wonderful play called Patchwork by Carol Lauck. Kids will have 3 classes a da…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 1:29pm on June 13, 2012☆⚑

Sabina Berman by Renee.keen

Sabina Berman was a lot of fun to research, especially when it comes with reading Freud Skating on Thin Ice. Her work is as fascinating as it is inspirational and I hope to continue it…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 10:02am on June 12, 2012☆⚑

Elena Guiochins, a True Falcon by Renee.keen

One of my favorite things to do when beginning new productions is to really dive into the history of the playwright. For this entry I've researched Elena Guiochins and some of her past in or…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 3:20am on June 12, 2012☆⚑

Introducing Sabina Berman by Sarah.laeuchli

My favorite job as an artist in residence at Halycon has been reading and weighing in on the selection of the four amazing plays that make up the Alcyone festival this year. My new favorite …

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:27am on June 8, 2012☆⚑

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! by Jenn

UPDATE to What Will the Stargazer Kids be Doing at Summer Camp?  

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 5:17pm on June 7, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: Darwin river crossing by Tony

Darwin river crossing by Franco Mottironi Tags: Things We Love

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 2:54pm on June 7, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love: Augmented Reality - Projection Mapping by Tony

  How projection mapping (combining video with all kinds of different surfaces and artistic disciplines, as opposed to a flat screen) works. Sweet. Tags: Things We Love

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 5:08pm on June 6, 2012☆⚑

Things We Love--The Wire: The Musical by Tony

The Wire: The Musical with Michael Kenneth Williams from Michael Kenneth Williams Tags: Things We Love

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:17pm on June 5, 2012☆⚑