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Calling all aspiring Tiny Tims! Goodman Theatre announces open call auditions on Saturday, September 8, from 9am – 2pm
for six of the young performer roles in A Christmas Carol—now in its 41st
year. Chicagoland actors from ages 5 - 17 are invited to audition for the roles of Tiny Tim, Boy Scrooge, Peter Crachit, Emily Cratchit, Belinda Cratchit and Turkey Child. Performers
should come prepared to deliver a memorized poem or monologue, one minute or less in length; sing one verse of a song a cappella, preferably a holiday song or Christmas carol; and bring
a photo and résumé listing previous theatrical and related experience/training, address and contact information. Prior experience is not required; the Goodman welcomes actors
of all races, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental and physical abilities, sexual/affectional orientation, gender and its expression.
Day-of, in-person registration takes place from 8:30 – 10:30am at the Goodman Theatre (170 N. Dearborn; please note: this is an accessible facility)
on a first-come, first-served basis; registration will end at 10:30am sharp.
Visit goodmantheatre.org or call 312.443.5586 for more information.
Parents/guardians: note commitment dates of October 23 – November 16 (rehearsals) and November 17 – December 30 (performances;
opening night is November 25).
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Full casting has been announced for Her Story Theater’s world premiere of MONGER: THE AWAKENING OF J.B. BENTON - the fourth play in its cycle of dramas exposing sex trafficking practices in Chicago. Written by Her Story Theater Founder and Producing Artistic Director Mary Bonnett, and directed by John Mossman, Co-Founder of The Artistic Home, MONGER follows a Chicago criminal defense attorney with a secret sex life who deals with his sensitive 16-year-old son’s legal crisis on the day he takes a deposition from the mother of a murdered teenage victim.
Flying Elephant Productions is pleased to conclude its inaugural season with the Chicago premiere of DEFACING MICHAEL JACKSON, Aurin Squire’s racially-charged comedy about adolescence, sexual discovery and the conflict between community and culture. Directed by Alexis J. Roston, DEFACING MICHAEL JACKSON will play July 27 – August 12, 2018
at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at stage773.com, by calling
(773) 327-5252 or in person at the Stage 773 box office. The press opening is Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 8 pm
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Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Season
, kicking off this fall with Chris Hannan’s new stage adaptation of
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s masterful novel CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
. SGT Ensemble Member
Louis Contey* directs an ensemble of eleven actors in a rich interpretation of one of the world’s great literary treasures.
Lookingglass Theatre Company announces an extension of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas adapted by David Kersnar and Althos Low
, from the books by Jules Verne,
directed by Ensemble Member David Kersnar. Due to high ticket demand, additional dates, August 22 – 26, 2018, have
been added.20,000 Leagues Under the Seas plays at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave.
at Pearson.
About Face Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Season
, featuring three groundbreaking productions including the world premiere of an original work.
The Artistic Home's summer late night production of Jean Genet’s THE MAIDS has been extended one week - adding performances Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22
. Genet’s subversive drama in which two maids fantasize killing their mistress was inspired by a real-life murder committed by two sisters working as maids who killed their employer
and her daughter. In the play, the maids construct elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress (Madame) is away. The focus of their role-playing is the murder of Madame
and they take turns portraying both sides of the power divide.
Raven Theatre is pleased to announce casting for CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY by
two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Tyrone Phillips. This sharp and boisterous drama about family, faith and revolution will
feature
Chanell Bell, Brianna Buckley, Brandi Jiminez Lee, Terence Sims and Emily Tate.
Full casting was announced today for City Lit’s season opener, George Bernard Shaw’s comedy ARMS AND THE MAN
. Set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, it satirizes the folly of armed conflict. City Lit’s production will be directed by Brian Pastor
,
Artistic Director of Promethean Theatre Ensemble and director of City Lit’s fall 2017 production of J.B.
Football season is over a month away – but fans of Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish can get a fix July 20 to Aug. 5 when the American Music Theatre Project and Wirtz Center for the Performing
Arts at Northwestern University present the rousing musical “Something in the Game: An All-American Musical.”
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