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Steppenwolf Announces Pants Optional: A Steppenwolf Soirée

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Vickie Moore 222 Views

Steppenwolf Theatre Company replaces its 2020 Gala with a special online event, Pants Optional: A Steppenwolf Soirée, celebrating the power of theater and raising vital funds to keep it alive during a time of necessary social-distancing. Ensemble member Audrey Francis emcees this festive virtual gathering on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. CST, with special appearances by Steppenwolf ensemble members Joan Allen, Gary Cole, John Malkovich, Sandra Marquez and Laurie Metcalf, along with celebrity guests who will be announced on Steppenwolf’s social media channels and website.

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Black Button Eyes Productions Presents Poe Adaptation with COVID-19 Spin

April 17, 2020April 21, 2020 Vickie Moore 191 Views Black Button Eyes Production, Ed Ruthorford, Edgar Allen Poe

Black Button Eyes Productions will present the world premiere of Masque of the Red Coronavirus, a free online-only script and video experience, written and directed by producing artistic director Ed Rutherford and adapted, in part, from Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Masque of Red Death.” Poe’s story, along with a few contemporary newspaper articles about how the wealthy are reacting to the current pandemic, inspired Rutherford to create a script combining the two into a short, angry satirical piece.

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Timeline Theatre to Stream Performance of Popular James Ijames Work

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Vickie Moore 272 Views James Ijames, Timeline Theatre

TimeLine Theatre is has announced that it is able to offer a limited number of opportunities to stream a previously filmed performance of its Chicago premiere of James Ijames’ Kill Move Paradise, directed by Wardell Julius Clark—completing a run that was unfortunately cut short on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Risky Business

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Oscar Peterson 248 Views Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Daryl Cloran, The Beatles

Acclaimed stage director Daryl Cloran brings an unlikely paring of The Beatles and The Bard to Chicago in his hit

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Michael Shannon and Billy Dec to Co-Host A Red Orchid Theatre’s 2015 Gala

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Vickie Moore 151 Views

Chicago restauranteur and television personality Billy Dec and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon will once again host A Red Orchid Theatre’s annual gala at Dec’s posh Sunda New Asian restaurant with after party at the restauranteur’s Underground nightclub November 15, 2015 (photo courtesy of A Red Orchid Theatre).

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A Red Orchid Theatre Raises More Than $100K in 22nd Anniversary Gala

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Vickie Moore 151 Views

A Red Orchid Theatre celebrated 22 years of ensemble-based theater in Chicago at its annual gala on Saturday, November 8.

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Actors Gymnasium Gala Celebrating 20 Years of Flying High

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Vickie Moore 132 Views

For 20 years people have been learning to fly physically, emotionally and creatively at The Actors Gymnasium. It’s a place where people build confidence, develop lasting relationships with the community, and expand their creativity. On April 16 at 7:00 p.m., The Actors Gymnasium will celebrate 20 years of artistry and achievement with Soaring ’20s at 27 Live in Evanston, IL.