John Drea News Today

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed new details, including full casting, for its now-titled world premiere of Little Bear Ridge Road.

Across the U.S., the news has been about plummeting enrollment and small colleges shutting their doors. Here’s how one HBCU turned it all around.

The Chicago premiere of

Six people are being recognized for their dedication and service to Illinois College as recipients of this years Alumni Association Awards.

Constellation Stage and Screen’s production of “Deathtrap” will run until Feb. 19.

Constellation’s murder mystery will thrill audiences with plot twists in each act.

Constellation Stage & Screens production runs Jan. 26-Feb. 19.

It was in 1919 that Chagall assumed the position of commissar of arts for Vitebsk and founded the Vitebsk Art School, which opened its doors to all who wanted to pursue their artistic dreams. That marks the setting for a world premiere play. 

It sure reads to me like the playwright is using Chagall as a vessel here to argue that theaters should beat back demands for ideological purity.

“Solaris,” the play, is based on a 1961 novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. Staged by Scott Weinstein in the 56-seat Schwartz Stage at Edgewater’s Raven Theatre, the production marks the play’s North American premiere.