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| Unlocking Shakespeare Acting Workshop | Event Type: ClassEvent Type: WorkshopEvent Type: LectureFriday, July 25, 2008 - 7:00pm - Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 5:00pm Register now and Unlock the Power of Shakespeare with this dynamic Acting Shakespeare weekend intensive workshop led by the Award-winning Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Festival, Guy Roberts in Chicago July 25-27.
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| Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge | Event Type: PerformanceThursday, June 12, 2008 - 7:30pm - Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 3:00pm BackStage Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller in Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge. Originally performed by Chicago’s own Organic Theatre, the full-out, stunt-filled tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge comes to the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, from June 12 to July 20, 2008. more... |
| BOYS & GIRLS | Event Type: PerformanceFriday, June 6, 2008 - 7:30pm Theatre Seven of Chicago, in conjunction with Chicago DCA Theater, presents two explosive one-act plays about the battles within the sexes in Boys & Girls. The evening includes Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone, a highly theatrical sizzler that blows the lid off modern masculinity, and The Shallow End, Wendy MacLeod’s story of four teenage girls dealing with old friendships, new bodies, and the bridge to adulthood over the course of one summer at the city pool. The plays, directed by Margot Bordelon and Meghan Beals McCarthy, come to the Studio Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, from May 16 – June 15, 2008. more... |
| SKALD Storytelling Festival | Event Type: FestivalMonday, June 16, 2008 - 12:00am Workshops and competition spin yarns and share whale tales in the 9th Annual Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center June 16-21, 2008 WNEP Theater and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs present the ninth Annual SKALD Storytelling Festival, a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling. The workshops and competitions offer adults and children (ages 9-14) the chance to try their own hand and then watch the professionals. Events will take place throughout the Chicago Cultural Center, located at 77 E. Randolph Street, from June 16 through 21, 2008. Rooted in the oral traditions of nearly every organized society, storytelling is theater stripped of all its ‘dazzle camouflage’ and focuses strictly on the qualities of the story and the teller. The name “Skald” refers to an ancient Scandinavian poet, bard or storyteller. more... |
| ATC presents IMPROV AFTER DARK | Event Type: PerformanceFriday, May 30, 2008 - 10:15pm - Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:30pm This Friday May 30th American Theater Company presents its first ever Improv After Dark Featuring improv performers from iO, Second City, Annoyance, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, pH Productions and Comedy Sportz. Tickets are $5 for the Speech and Debate audience that night and $7 for everyone else. Ticket price includes free beer for the night! Come see the critically acclaimed play Speech and Debate at 8pm, then stick around for an improv showcase immediately following the show (around 10:15 pm). Improv shows include: pH Productions presents pHrenzy! – featuring Jason Geis, Micah Philbrook, Tracy Meyer, Ali Weiss, Ann Harvey, Howie Kramer 21st Century Men – featuring Rob White, Farrell Walsh, Mike Enriquez and Tim Whetham more... |
| Chat live with critic Hedy Weiss today at 3:30! | Event Type: WebinarThursday, May 8, 2008 - 3:30pm - Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 4:15pm Chicago Sun-Times theater and dance critic Hedy Weiss is hosting a weekly chat about all things related to theater and dance in Chicago. Please join her each Thursday at 3:30 p.m. CST to become part of the discussion, ask questions and hear review. You can access the Webcast at www.suntimes.com. To watch, all you need to do is click over, but to chat you will need a free logon and you'll be prompted at the appropriate time to get one. And you can always check out http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/weiss/index.html |