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Just in case we didn't have enough going on, we are moving on Friday. Posting will be light for a while as we pack, unpack and have the pleasure of dealing with Comcast to shut off out current internet service, and hopefully anyone but them to hook up the...
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First read through of Heads.(L to R) Jessica Hutchinson and her cast: Kerry Cahill, Miguel Nunez, Arch Harmon, Pat King....
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Over the weekend, ESPN.com posted a great story by Gene Wojciechowski. It's a pretty simple idea for a story. He got a hold of a pitcher's scouting reports, sat down with the pitcher and went over them. The pitcher was Randy Johnson, now 45, who will be a...
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I'm thinking on Saturdays I'll re-post writings from the archives that I've been thinking about lately.This was originally published: July 16, 2008I hear from time to time that of a supposed glory days where acting was a profession. A profession that supp...
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In the comments to the last post, A commenter "Bull Abbot" writes:What is the point of this discussion, exactly? Is there a diversity-quota that needs to be filled for all walks of life regardless of statistical representation? What ends are this discuss...
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When we talk about the white-male-ness of theaters, do we leave the critical body out of the conversation? Spurned on by last weeks AJW-Chicago panel and some recent conversations, I was curious to see how many female critics are currently in print in tow...
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The most productive hour of my day is usually 8:30-9:30. A long time ago when I was still an athlete, I had a knack for finding openings. Whether it be finding a seam as a running back, taking advantage of a mistake in wrestling or putting the ball in an ...
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Gnatola ma no kpon sia, eyenabe adelan to kpo mi sena. (Ewe-mina)Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story. (English)Thursday night I attended a panel discussion hosted by AWJ-Chicago and the Goo...
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The other night I had a tripped out dream. I dreamt that I was attacked by a pile of scripts. It collapsed on my like a miner in a paper cave. Then I spontaneously combusted. However the stacks of scripts didn't light on fire, oh no. They were like gremli...
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A couple of weeks ago I went to a discussion with Michael Kaiser. It was a pretty interesting hour or so. There was a lot to take away from it. With the amount of challenges down the road, we need to challenge a lot of our assumptions. While I agreed with...
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Three years ago when we started Halcyon Theatre we had a simple idea. Create art that mattered, combining the arts with social engagement. Our mission is to explore how stories and the art of storytelling can cross cultures, heal old wounds, reconnect peo...
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On the heels of the staggering O'Neil fest, the Goodman has a new event going on this month. Taking the Stage. I'm not as impressed as some folks are. Of course, I'm rarely impressed by the palace on Dearborn. While it is easier to conceal mediocrity in p...
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Minita, Leean, Chloe, Craig and Dwight in The Massacre at the Alcyone Fest 2008....
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Our debut back in aught-six. The opening image of our inaugural production, The Visit....
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Petrucia Finkler as Matilda in Henry IV...
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"No, uh-uh, Oooh Noooo, NO, No Way." A random sampling of what I hear everyday as a parent. As anyone who's been around a two year old can probably attest, "No" is the preferred response to just about any thing out there. For Jenn and I, even under the da...
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The cast and crew of Militant Language gets introduced to the space....
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Question. How do you think the theatre industry as a whole fares against accusations of Racism? There is no need to kid ourselves, the American theatre is overwhelmingly white. Chicago's theatre, ensembles, critics, playwrights, directors, designers, adm...
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As more and more comes out about the breakup over at Lincoln and Byron, the more it looks less like a dysfunctional marriage and more like a microcosm of a huge swath of problems facing many companies, blown up and put on display. Reading Kerry Reid's...
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Olivia and Riso at tonight's read-through of Fucking Parasites...
