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A Rejection of Risk
It's not easy for a theater to both lead the way and be commerically viable, and the playwright is left relaying on luck and timing, according to Brett Neveu
My Kind of Tone
Chicago-grown theater is a strange little cog that has the potential to make the whole mess go kerflewie if it's not manager correctly, and Chicago theater artisits are the last ones who ever want (or need) to be managed (street theater of the '60s and '70s is a prime example).
Dreamweaver
Mary Zimmerman and Her Creative Process
The Ending as a Process of Beginning
Goat Island's decision to create a last performance has given rise to a series of discoveries
Crazy Eight
Companies like The Side Project have a hunger to produce great theater
Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment
Powerful work is being presented on stages large and small across the city, from Steppenwolf's production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman to The Side Project's production of Jesse Weaver's Sweet Pretty Love Jam.
A Slightly Altered Altman
The process of turning a movie into an opera is intense.
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