OPENING Apartment 3A — Workhouse Theatre Co., Feb. 5 – 21 Black Pearl Sings! — Penumbra Theatre, Feb. 18 – March 14 Blithe Spirit — Jungle Theater, Feb. 12 – March 28 Brief Encounter — Guthrie Theater, Feb. 11 – April 3 Die! Mommie! Die! — Brazen Theatre, Jan. 29 – Feb. 7 Drama...
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In honor of American Buffalo at Mixed Blood, here’s a rebroadcast of Pat O’Brien’s Underneath the Lintel interview from mid-2009. American Buffalo is a collaboration between Pat O’Brien’s Vanity Theatrics and Mark Sieve’s CIC Productions. It runs through Sunday, January 24 and stars Pat O’Brien, Mark Sieve and Shad Cooper. In addition, you can...
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Brian Hesser discusses his presence in the TC theatre community as a scenic designer, fight choreographer and director. I first met Brian when he was helping with the fight choreography for Cromulent Shakespeare‘s Wyrd Sisters. Even then, I knew I wanted to speak with him, but it took him branching out with Britches XXL...
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Michelle Hensley, founder and artistic director of Ten Thousand Things, talks in depth about the origin of the company, serving communities and providing a nurturing environment for actors. As Michelle says toward the end of the podcast, an excellent script and actors are the bare essentials needed to put together a good production. Without...
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I stopped by the rehearsal of 3AM’s Dumb/Sex at the Playwrights Center to talk with directors Joshua Iley and Sarah Teich, who direct Pinter’s The Dumbwaiter and Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago. The choice of Dumbwaiter and Sexual Perversity, popular plays by popular playwrights, naturally made me curious about the reasoning behind why they...
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Carin Bratlie and TCTC podcast newcomer Zach Curtis talk theatre and directing, auditioning and working with actors. Settle in–this is a longer, informative podcast, and both Carin and Zach seem to enjoy feeding off one another’s energy.
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OPENING Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap — Lyric Arts, Jan. 15 – 31. American Buffalo — Pat O’Brein’s Vanity Theatrics, Jan. 7 – 24. A Candid World — Illusion Theater, Jan. 19 – 24. Dancing at Lughnasa — Torch Theater, Jan. 8 – 30. Doubt: A Parable — Lakeshore Players Theatre, Jan. 15 – Feb....
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