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Former Theatre Building Head Calls for Board Resignations

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:50:17 +0000

As the co-founder of Theatre Building Chicago, your recent action regarding its staff causes a great deal of concern. My 30 years of work for the company, starting in 1969, provides me with in-depth knowledge of this unique arts service organization.
More than most theatre companies, the mission of this one has always been to provide opportunity to artists, administrator and other companies, as well as to develop new works, especially musical theatre, since 1984. This unique status and mission has presented some conflicts over time, but for 33 years, Theatre Building Chicago has been true to its mission.
Changing the top management is not easy and needs careful consideration. However, the method and motive for so doing should in the end, benefit the company and community.

Source: Former Theatre Building Head Calls for Board Resignations

Review Roundup: Bent Revival Proves Problematic in Hubris Production

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:25:34 +0000

Revivals are, sadly, the lifeblood of theatre. Even in Chicago, a town brimming with playwriting talent, and renowned for the generation of all sorts of original work, the vast majority of plays appearing in performance listings are remounts of some sort.
Revivals are probably even more prevalent in other towns with less adventurous audiences. But why revive? Will this be a first experience with the play for most of the audience? Will the cache of the well-known play bring an audience? Do the artists have some surprising new take on the script to offer up?

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Eric Dillner Resigns from Skylight Opera

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:24:22 +0000

Eric Dillner, the embattled managing director of Skylight Opera Theatre, resigned Wednesday. The announcement was made at a 3 p.m.
staff meeting, according to the Tuesday’s Blog, which has been reporting on the controversy that erupted when Dillner and the board fired long-time artistic director Bill Theisen in June.

Source: Eric Dillner Resigns from Skylight Opera

Skylight Opera Fires Artistic Director – And Artists Who Spoke Out

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:37:48 +0000

On Friday, July 24, over 100 people—artists, donors, and former board members—gathered in Milwaukee’s Catalano Square to protest the June firing of Skylight Opera Theatre

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Chambers TBC’s New Artistic Director – Fate of Board President Wilson Still Up in the Air

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:36:41 +0000

This much is clear at Theatre Building Chicag

What’s not so clear is the fate of board president Craig Wilson. Board member Sally Ruecking confirmed to PerformInk what the TBC staff has been buzzing about for days: that Wilson has agreed to step down as board president.
Wilson says that is simply a rumor.

Source: Chambers TBC’s New Artistic Director – Fate of Board President Wilson Still Up in the Air

Fundraising and Philantropy – July 17

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:54:33 +0000

Fundraising and Philanthropy

Next Theatre bagged $33,000 at its annual fundraiser, the New Black (and Red), and presented former artistic director Jason Loewith (co-creator of The Adding Machine

Source: Fundraising and Philantropy – July 17

Goodman Cancels Joan D’Arc

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:59:14 +0000

Another high-profile show won’t be hitting Chicago after all. The Goodman, which has put an increasing emphasis on international work in recent years, cancelled its co-production of Joan D’Arc, created with the Linz09 cultural festival in Austria.
The new version of the Joan of Arc story, written and directed by Aida Karic, premiered in Linz after workshopping at the Goodman, but the Goodman artistic staff (including artistic associate Steve Scott, who saw the Linz production) has deemed the show “not ready.”

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Billy Elliott Could Give Local Actors Some Steady Work

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:58:07 +0000

Billy Elliott Could Give Local Actors Some Steady Work

Chicago’s status as a go-to town for sit-down productions of musical smashes just got another boost. The producers of Billy Elliot the Musical

Source: Billy Elliott Could Give Local Actors Some Steady Work

Theatre in the Internet Age: More companies are incorporating social networking into their shows

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:33:03 +0000

As PerformInk launches its first online-only edition, it’s perhaps fitting to take a look at how social networking and online communication affect the world we see on stage. A lot of theatre companies and many individual artists use Facebook and Twitter to promote their work, of course.
But others are moving beyond marketing to bring the issues raised by nonstop digital connectivity to the stage.

Bron: Theatre in the Internet Age: More companies are incorporating social networking into their shows

Theater Wit to Open with Three 99-Seat Venues

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:31:58 +0000

Theater Wit has decided that what Chicago storefront companies most need is access to 99-seat houses. So they’re splitting their new venue at the old Bailiwick space at 1229 W.
Belmont into three 99-seat theatres. And they’ve announced three companies that will share those spaces with them.
Stage Left, Shattered Globe, and Bohemian Theatre Ensemble have agreed to become resident theatres in the space, with their seasons tentatively set to begin next spring.

Source: Theater Wit to Open with Three 99-Seat Venues