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By Kerry Reid
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10:03 PM, Mar 20, 2011 |
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Let’s just get this out of the way: this has been one spectacularly bad week for the planet, and thoughts and good wishes go out to the people of Japan. Times like this make me wonder what the role of art can be—and the good folks at
Links Hall
tackle that question head-on with “To Art and Profit: What Is it Good For? Defining Art’s Purpose Now.” Addressing the role of art in social action, the festival incorporates dialogues and performances and continues April 15-17 and May 20-22. Complete info online.
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By Kerry Reid
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3:54 PM, Mar 04, 2011 |
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It’s not for Those Darn Ides—March is now about World Theatre Day. On March 27, theatres around the globe will be asked to share a message with patrons from Jessica A. Kaahwa, a professor at Makerere University in Uganda, on the necessity of theatre as “that universal language by which we can advance messages of peace and reconciliation.” The
League of Chicago Theatres
will be sponsoring more events for WTD—check their website for updates.
March is also Women’s History Month, and so perhaps it’s fitting that one of the women who has kept the flame of Chicago theatre lit for so long is taking a bow. As reported by Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune, Abena Joan Brown, who founded and led eta Creative Arts Foundation for over 40 years, is stepping down as president. She will be succeeded by Phillip Thomas, formerly of Chicago Community Trust.
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By Kerry Reid
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11:28 AM, Feb 18, 2011 |
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So far, 2011 is shaping up as a bad year for losing remarkable women. Less than a week after the passing of
Second City
’s Joyce Sloane, Bella Konrath-Itkin—or “Dr. Bella” as she was known to generations of theatre students—passed away at age 90. Itkin taught for over 47 years at the Theatre School of DePaul University, beginning when it was still the Goodman School of Drama. She moved to America at age 12 from her native Russia, where her father was a member of the Moscow Art Theatre’s Jewish theatre, Habima. Itkin became her father’s assistant at Goodman and later founded the Lake Zurich Playhouse, where Geraldine Page did some of her earliest work. We send our condolences to her family at DePaul and the countless students, famous and otherwise, who drew inspiration from her.
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By Kerry Reid
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4:17 PM, Feb 04, 2011 |
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This week has mostly been about hunkering down in the face of the Great Blizzard of 2011, but Chicago theatermakers and audiences are a tough breed, and so the shows go on this weekend after a couple days in hibernation.
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By Kerry Reid
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3:04 PM, Jan 21, 2011 |
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