General Stories by Issue
June 20, 2008
AFTRA Comes to Agreement with Producers; SAG urges joint members to vote against deal.
Theatre Town Chicago - Part 3
Moreau, Cabaret Take Most Jeffs
Five Tonys for Osage County
Paul Sills - A Remembrance
June 6, 2008
Theatre Town Chicago - Part 2
Loewith Leaves Next for Bigger Seas
Jarvis In, O'Brien Out at Metropolis
City Lit Plans Page Hearn Tribute
The Political Act of Being an Arab-American Playwright
Festival - LeapFest 5
May 23, 2008
Theatre Town Chicago - Part 1
Chicago Shakespeare Wins Regional Tony
Live Bait Will Be New Artistic Home
About Face Names New Artistic Director
City Council Tables Ordinance Restricting "Promoters"
Getting a Headshot - Photographers Profiles
Getting a Headshot - Do We Need Headshots?
May 9, 2008
Victory Gardens to Sell Greenhouse
Chicago's Best at Sketchbook
Senate Passes Tax Credit
April 25, 2008
Training - Improv Training Outside the City Limits
Training - What DON'T Actors Know
Hot Tix Goes Dark in Skokie
Qualified Votining for Working Actors?
S.P.A.C.E. to Create in Evanston
Poets Theatre Fest at Links Hall
April 11, 2008
Illinois Breaks Film Revenue Records in 2008
AFTRA Ends Phase 1
Touring - Uncle Dale's Guide to Life on Tour
Touring - Life on the Fringe
March 28, 2008
Professional Theatres in the Suburbs
Circle Theatre Moves to Oak Park
IAC Budget Cuts Have an Impact
Actors Agree to Negotiate Together; AFTRA Makes Net Code Deal
All that Jazz: Gus Giordano, 84
March 14, 2008 - Auditioning
Audition Advice
Auditions: Keep it short.
Will There Be a Brawl Over the Tax Credit?
Remembrance: What is it with theatre people?
Four Chicago Indies Out on DVD
February 29, 2008 - Acting with Your Voice:
Talking for a Living
Life in the Cabaret
Big House/Sound Advice Opens L.A. Branch
Oken Ousted from AMTP
Remy Bumppo Looks at Security and Freedon in Think Tan
February 15, 2008 - Film
Audition for Independent Film
Writers Reach Deal: What does it mean for Chicago?
Tax Incentive Renewed by State House, Awaiting Senate
SAG Steps Back to Make Deal with AFTRA
Van Swearingen Steps Down from A Red Orchid After 15 Years
Some of Isabella Rossellini
ComedySportz and Circle Win Theatre Space Race
February 1, 2008
Theatre Cuts Bait After 20 Years
Another Record Breaking Year for Actors Equity
Boever Steps Down from Apple Tree
SAG to Hold Referendum on Phase I
In Production - Exploring Total Production Collaboration with Botanic Garden
January 18, 2008
Record Year for Film in Illinois?
Tax Incentives Expire in State Budget Impasse
Molzahn Leaves Reader
Building the Local Playwright's Guild
Summer Opportunities:
Theme Parks - Dancing in Itchy Costumes
Summer Auditions in Frigid February
December 21, 2007
PerformInk Headlines in Review - 2007 Leaves a Lot of Open Questions
Critics in Review -
Abarbanel: A Change of the Guard in Chiacgo Theatre
Reid: The Audience You Deserve
Bommer: Professional Audiences? It could happen...
Vire: Backwards and Forwards
Goddu: Bon Mots on Shows
Zarrus: Emotional Vocabulary Lessons
Piatt: Theatre in the Blogosphere
Festival - Method to Madness Festival
December 7, 2007
When "Getting Taken to the Cleaners" Is a Good Thing
Marketing Guru Danny Newman Takes Final Bow
Two Chicago Films Premier at Sundance in January
Steppenwolf's Osage County Finally Gets Its Broadway Run
The Naperville Film Festival
No Extension for The Sparrow
Stage Persona - Susan Booth
November 23, 2007
What was your big break? Theatre People Give Thanks
Rosen Heads to KC Rep
O'Brien Takes Helm at Metropolis
AFTRA/SAG on Verge of Permanent Split as Negotiations Approach
Theatre Profile - Adventure Stage Chicago
November 9, 2007
The Adaptation Game: Chicago theatres are finding it harder to compete with movies to get rights.
Little Porchlights Captures Big Awards at Jeffs
In Production - Piccolo Theatre and the Art of the Panto
October 26, 2007
Ghosts in the Footlights: Haunted performance spaces.
Jeffs Bring Television to Theatre
Local Industry Holds Its Breath as Labor Strikes Approach
Hot Summer for Film: Can it continue?
Theatre Profile - Raven Theatre
October 12, 2007 - Writers Issue
New Design, Fewer Reviews, Hopefully More Read(er)able
American Theater to Break Ground on New Building
Illinois Budget Show, Act 2
Training - Sweat Girls Writing Solo as Collaboration
Training - Chicago Screenwriters Network
Training - Recreating Shakespeare in Novel Form
September 28, 2007
State Government as Theatrical Spectacle
Joffrey Names New Artistic Director
Artistic Home Still Searching for Home Space
In-Production: Around the House with Edgar Allen
September 14, 2007 - SEASON PREVIEW
Equity Season Preview (pdf)
Non-Equity Season Preview (pdf)
Blagojovich Cuts Arts Budget
Abelson Creative Legacy to Live in The Hopies
August 31, 2007 - Training
The Sparrow Goes Commercial; Lett's Goes Broadway
Storms Damage Local Theatres; Some Shows Cancelled
Enter the Critic: When should new work be reviewed?
Jurisdictional Disputes Threaten to Break AFTRA/SAG Alliance
AFTRA Petitions to Pull Out of AAAA
Metropolis Seeks Top Guns
New Dance Organization Breaks Traditional Mode
Theatre Profile: Marriott
August 17, 2007 - Training
Learn Filmmaking Without Film School
Online Writing Classes
In-Production: Understudies
Obituaries: Van Lente and Van Slyke
Black Theatre Alliance Honors Shows that Look to the Past
August 3, 2007 - College Issue
Performance Studies Goes Beyond Theatre
The Serious Business of Children's Theatre Training
Students and Professionals Come Together to Make Music at AMTP
After 36 Years, The Reader Changes Hands
History Meets History with Rex at 2007 Stages
Silk Road Hosts Asian American Theatre Conference
July 20, 2007
Geena Davis Wants Kids to See More Women
In Production: Teen Energy and Great Talent Bring Emerald City to "High School"
Talk and Experimentation at Directors Lab
American Body Shop: The Chicago Connection
Claudia Kunin Dies
June 22, 2007
Smoking Ban Takes Center Stage
Arts Mean Business in Chicago
IN PRODUCTION: Monkeying with Kid's Stories
An Inconvenient Truth of Art & Money
CityArts Grants Give Back to Non-Profits
June 8, 2007 Audition Issue
Audition Books
Performing on the Pier
Audition Advice
Jeff Citations Go to the House
Film Wisconsin Sets Up Shop
Tony De Santis Dead at 93
May 25, 2007
Filling in the Sketches
Dramatists Guild: Walking the Walk
Dramatists’ Women’s Initiative
IN PRODUCTION: Analyzing Oedipus
Women’s Voices in the Critical Realm
The House Emerges as Winner
May 11, 2007
Biggest Summer in Years for Local Film
Arts Groups in the Stream
10 Years of Improv Cooperation at The Playground
Timeline, House and Boho Lead Jeff Nominees
April 27, 2007
The Season Stampede
David Barr Can't Stop Writing
IN PRODUCTION: Swimming Sondheim
Letter to the Editor: Reader Disputes Facts in Theatre Review Story
New Program to Promote Poly-Culturalism
Theatres, Filmmakers in Looptopia Revelry
April 13, 2007 2007 Photographers Issue
Hey You! Time for New Headshots!
Photographers Profiles
Midlife Theatres: Surviving the Shifts
All in the Game: Charity Poker
March 30, 2007
Double Your Fun?
IN PRODUCTION: Thinking Immigration
The Reader Reduces Theatre Coverage
Award Lightning Strikes Twice for Libman, Hudson
March 16, 2007 2007 Training Issue
Acting for the Lens
Piven Theatre Workshop: A Study in Succession Planning
A Golden Child on the Silk Road
Local Filmmakers and the IFO
March 2, 2007
Agency Facebook
IN PRODUCTION: Suspension of Disbelief?
Northlight and Hubbard Street Fill Top Management Posts
Hot Tix Now Available Online
SOC Hits Benefit Bigtime
Obituary: Dance Loses Legendary Barzel
iActor Links Casting Agents, SAG Members
Feburary 16, 2007
What's Copyrightable?
Sundance Diary
Letters to the Editor:
February 2, 2007
Shooting Days Up, But Numbers
Numbers Big for Broadway in Chicago
IN PRODUCTION: Oklahoma with the Fringe Left Off
Letter to the Editor: Hey Jonathan, Urine Need of Some Facts
Chicago Arts Groups Lose "Best Focused Corporate Philanthropy"
Steppenwolf Adds Six New Ensemble Members
Oprah’s New Primetime Shows: More work for Chicago?
January 19, 2007
Record year for Equity Central Region
Wisconsin Film Advocates Looking to Reinstate Tax Incentives
Diverse Chicago Field at Sundance and Slamdance
New American Theater Closes
Equity Starts Charging for Insurance while SAG Scales Back Insurance Cutbacks
December 22, 2006 2006 YEAR IN REVIEW
Whither Film in Illinois?
Critics in Review:
December 8, 2006
The Opening Night Logjam
Women in Charge
IN PRODUCTION Audience Participation Meets Fight Choreography in Babes’ Adventure
BOOK REVIEW A Holiday Bookshelf
Commedia dellíarte Comes Alive in Evanston
November 24, 2006
Creative Teams Copyright Asserted in Urinetown Controversy
"Targeting" the Arts in Chicago
The Art of Learning Lines
Dreaded General Service Agreements Hit Chicago
Top Business Teachers Tackle the Arts
November 10, 2006
Court Sweeps Jeff Awards
IN PRODUCTION: Harnessing the Chaos at Chopin
Wottrich sells Voices Unlimited to Innovative Artists
New Exec Director at SAG
General Service Agreement Seminar
October 27, 2006
Gubernatorial Candidates and the Arts
365 Days Kicks Off Its Year-Long Festival
Large Casts Make a Comeback
After 25 Years, Chicago Academy Gets National Attention
Second City to Develop Shows for NBC
Nine Groups Share $2.9 Million Excellence Awards
Organic Theater to Fly As True Rep Troupe
October 13, 2006 2006 Writers Issue
Victory Gardens’ New Theatre
Women’s Voices in the Theatre
Dara Marks: Crafting the Hero’s Journey
Why compete?
Theatres Celebrated at After Dark Awards
Gene Janson Suffered On-Stage Heart Attack in His Last Show
SAG Ratifies Ads Contract Extension/Elects New Reps
Blackout Doesn’t Dim Cole Porter
September 29, 2006
Chicago Theatres Offer Mixed Bag of Benefits
Some Theatres Make Benefits a Priority
What Do Actors Get?
A Tale of Three Theatres: How They Handle Benefits
Theatres Scramble for Music Directors
Letter to the Editor: Chicago May be Nicer,
But Not Provincial
September 15, 2006 Season Preview 2006
Equity (PDF, 164KB)
Non-Equity (PDF, 252KB)
Black Ensemble Theater Plans Permanent Digs
Bumppo Turns 10
25 to the Left
A 10-Year Timeline
A Semi-Merge in Woodstock
Note to New York: Chicago's Not Judgmental
Obituary: Hope Abelson
Jeff Awards Teem with Individual Nods
September 1, 2006
Creating Believers with Physical Theatre
A Song is Born
Weiss Angers Writers with Stages Review
Producer Sues Mercury Theatre Owner, Manager
Apple Tree in Interim Space
A New Season at the DCA
Vereen to Join Black Theatre Alliance Awards
August 18, 2006
Actors Get New Media, Study in Contract Extension
Bielstein Takes Top Manager Spot at Louisville
Putting It Together
They’re YOUR Unions
The Breadth of Training in Chicago
Act One Turns 25
Artistic Home Pays Equity Actors
Theatres Dive Blindly into 365 Days
ComedySportz to Top Ann Sathers
No Bogus Ticket Sales in Chicago
August 4, 2006
Annoyance is Back: Live and Legal
A Desperate Plea: Wisconsinites Scramble to Salvage Incentives, Lure Film Business
Wisconsin Actors to Meet at Lunt Estate
My Vegas/His Vegas
Chernin Center on the Auction Block?
Actors Congress Comes to Chicago
Equity Files Charges Against American Girl Place
July 21, 2006 2006 College Issue
The Directing Degree
Shedding Light on UIC’s “Invisible” Theatre Department
Opening Up the Process
3 Arts Club to Sell Building
Controversy Over Broadcast Indecency Bill
Don Hall Steps Down at WNEP
Another Seven Citation Winner
June 23, 2006
Are commercials coming to theatre?
League Says Goodbye to ChicagoPlays, Deanna Shoss
IN PRODUCTION: Zimmerman hands over the reins to her protege
Measured for a Shroud: Chicago Jewish Theatre
National Graphx Embraces Digital Business
Menendian Shares in Most Jeff Citations
June 9, 2006 2006 Audition Issue
You Like to Move It, Move It?
Talk Loud and Make Big Choices
What the Fuck!
Kentucky, Spiderwoman Take Jeffs
Blagojevich to Speak to AFTRA/SAG
May 26, 2006
Fields In, Griffin Out with Tony Nominations
IN PRODUCTION: Creating Character for the Long Term
Test Your Knowledge with our Jeff Citations Trivia Quiz
The Passing of Actress Marji Bank
Chicago Theatres on the Silk Road
New Study Maps Density of Cultural Participation
MPAACT Hopes American Theatre Can Impact Tanzania
May 12, 2006 Film Focus
State Giveaways
State Film Incentives
State Film Revenues
Fast-growing IFP/Chicago Helps Locals Connect with Film Industry and Each Other
Canadian Production Declining
Ill., Wisc. Pass New Incentive Laws
Urinetown Can’t Sustain Longterm Run
Fox’s “Prison” Escapes to Texas
Jane Brody Returns—To DePaul
Bailiwick, Lifeline Lead Jeff Citation Nominations
April 28, 2006
Theatre in Our Schools
Final Bow for Historic Off-Loop Venue
smARTstart Teaches ABC’s of Theatre Development
IN PRODUCTION: Re-Adapting with Music: Griffin re-stages Sleeping Ugly as a musical
Senate Passes Sweetened Tax Credit, Waiting for House
Willenborg Named Labor Woman of the Year
Homage and Parody in Mamet Write-Alike Contest
Theatre Building Fire Damages Upstairs Offices
April 14, 2006
Color Headshots in the Digital Age
Photographer Profiles
Bodies of Work Festival Highlights Work of Artists with Disabilities
Victory Gardens Slates Season in New Home
Joan and Daniel Solari to Head SCT-Athenaeum
March 31, 2006
IN PRODUCTION: Strawdog is Chewing Up its Space for a Rock Opera
SAG and Advertisers Look to Postpone the Inevitable
Driehaus Renews Grants to Small Troupes
LETTER: A Playwright on Hedy Weiss
LETTER: Space Issues Cause Openings Pileup
March 17, 2006
Candidates Not Focused on Arts, But Cultural Policy Groups are Focused on Candidates
Candidates’ Arts Views
Fred Solari Revived Dance, Theatre
Chicago in the Pink with The Color Purple
New Partner, New Name for Linda Jack Talent
March 3, 2006
City Lit’s Board Resigns Over Playwright Dispute
Sketch Comedy Buddies Take on Podcasting
Depicting a real life on stage in Hizzoner
Hedy Weiss on her career, Chicago theatre, and her critics
LETTER: Wasserstein at Organic
Governor Puts Illinois Film Production Back in Play
IPA Goes After City Tax Breaks
eta to Break Ground on New Complex
LaSalle Bank Theatre to open in May
Feburary 17, 2006
Chicago Theatre Vets Transfer Their Work to the Big Screen
Wasserstein's Chicago Legacy
Chicago Jewish Goes to Skokie
Illinois Production Alliance Pushes More Incentives to Lure Films
Wisconsin Tax Incentives Poised to Capture Film Industry
February 3, 2006 Summer Opportunities 2006
A Primer on Studying in London
North Side Story: A summer camp rumble
Painting to the Playwright’s Vision
Casting About Brings Audition Process Out in the Open
Work Weeks Up Slightly for Equity
Actors to Agents: Get Online
AFTRA Election Results
January 20, 2006
2006 Mid-Season Preview
Death Claims Directors Ralph Lane and Jim Zulevic
“Prison Break,” Tax Credit Lead Local Industry to Second Straight Year of Substantial Growth
Chicago Film Office Looking to Spur Local Cinema
Jacqueline Russell’s new theatre is the sum of her experience
Letter to the Editor: Advice for Playwrights
Pyewacket Theatre to Fold
Audition Studio/TP&R Separate Offices
December 23, 2005 Year in Review
Critics in Review:
December 9, 2005
Actors and Theatres Show Their Holiday Spirit
Helping Foster Kids Get Permanent Homes
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at... Behind the Scenes?
Chicago Sketchfest Gains Substance
November 25, 2005
Businesses Look to Arts for New Marketing Strategies
League Moves to Shore Up Leaky Playbill
Harris Theatre Earmarks $$$ for Rent Subsidies
Online Ticket Sales May Be Reality for More Chicago Theatres
Other MacArthur Grant Recipients
Shoemaker and Lifeline: Dishonorable Discharge?
November 11, 2005
Marriott, Porchlight Split Musical Honors at Jeffs
SAG Split has Locals Worried About Strike 2
The Long Technical Ride to Production
"Chicago is Not Friendly to Playwrights"
"Nothing Convenient About the Jeff Comittee"
New PAV License Given Green Light by City Council
Trinity Rep Names Curt Columbus New AD
October 28, 2005
A Move Toward Unity?
Jeff/Noble Fool Wrestle with Chicago Theatre Boundaries
West Suburban Theatre Connection Harnesses Growing Suburban Theatre Community
Writer Dives into a New Challenge
Producer Revenge?
A Livelier, Possibly Cinematic Jeff Awards
October 14, 2005 Writers Issue
Oken and Leavitt Form Musical Theatre Consortium
Workshop Hell? The Development Process
Casting Parts for an Anatomy Lesson
September 30, 2005
Rosenberg Elected New SAG President
Illinois & Chicago Give Over $10 Million in Arts Grants
September 16, 2005 Season Preview 05/06
Equity Productions (524KB PDF)
Non-Equity Productions (680KB PDF)
Others, such as one-show or ongoing productions (436KB PDF)
TimeLine Gets New Space at 3Arts Club
August 19, 2005
Phillips Moved to Temporary? Film Writer
Writers Theatre Purchases Office Building
What is Community Theatre?
Some of the American Association of Community Theatres’ suggestions on How to Start a Theatre Company
Glittering Talent to Sparkle in Honor of I.O.’s 25th Anniversary
In Production: Designing the Humanity of the Atomic Bomb
Letters to the Editor: "A Better Operating System" and
"Yes to Retreats"
August 5, 2005 Training Issue
Guiding the Actor
A Musical Theatre Auditon Goldmine
How to Save Money and Change the World with Free Software (but Mostly How to Save Money)
Jeff Awards Return to Downtown; Wicked Ruled Eligible
Comedy Troups Band Together for Greater Audience Reach
July 22, 2005
ImprovOlympic Forced to Change Name
NEA Survives Political Point Making
Theatres in Better Financial Shape Overall, Though Small Groups Still Struggle
Yes to Retreat, Maybe for Paying for It
A Modern Major Parody: Adapting The Mikado for 2005
Giving the Arts a Voice
50 Years of Theatre in the Round in Indiana
Bailiwick Waves to Jeffs "Parade"
June 24, 2005
Theatre Community in Retreat
A New Institution for Children's Theatre?
Famous Door Ends 18-Year Run
New League CEO Walks in Halperin's Footsteps
June 10, 2005
Jeff Citation Winners
The Pain and Pleasure of a Third Eye: The Role of the Dramaturg
Training Executive Directors of the Future
Advice for the College Audition
May the Rules be With You
In Memoriam: Vince Viverito, Mary Margaret Barry, Oscar Brown, Jr.
SAG/AFTRA Drop Demand for Residuals for Video Games
One More Year for the Tax Credit; Leisure Suit Larry on Strike?
May 27, 2005
Technology in Design
Maureen Gallagher approaches playwriting as she does acting: Head First
Former Links Hall Artistic Director Responds
Cindy Bandle, Longtime Goodman Press Chief, Loses Battle with Cancer
Theatre Dish Leaks New PPA Licence Details
Northwestern Takes Up Musical Theatre
PerformInk is Moving!
May 13, 2005 Audition Issue
Auditioning for Improv and Sketch
What to Expect from a Blue Man Audition
Audition Advice and Monologues to Avoid
Chicago Dramatists to Publish Plays
Finding One's Place in the World—Russian Absurdist Style
Links Hall Back on its Feet
Give Credit to Lake Forest's Theatre Program
Lipman Gone as Performing Arts Chicago Restructures
Illinois Senate Passes Tax Credit Extension, Waiting for House
April 29, 2005
Circle, Timeline, Baliwick, and House Lead Jeff Nominations
Barat Campus to Close on June 29
Tony DeSantis and His New Drury Lane Theatre
How does a theatre dig out of a six figure debt? With a bit of Imagination.
April 15, 2005 Theatre Management Issue
Theatre Information Management in One Neat Package
Cobbling Systems Together
Need Help With Your Show Business?
Biting Cats, Peeing Dogs, Naked Men and other SM stories
Information Management Resources
Writers Theatre Grows Up
Soul Hotline Promotes Future Events
Apple Tree Ponders Future Move
April 1, 2005
A "Wicked" Payday for Chicago Actors
Sahlins Stages "Murder" and More
Putting Men in "Menapause"
Halperin Decides to Stay at League
Illinois Film Office Regroups; Wisconsin Closes
March 18, 2005
Broadcast Decency Barks Again
AFTRA Chief Moves to SAG as Hollywood Infighting Continues
National Arts Merger Has Little Local Impact
Fusing Western Theatre with Eastern Traditions in Kabuki Macbeth
Ryan Kelley is making the transition from child actor to... star?
The New Midwest Independent Film Fest
Open to Suggestion
March 4 , 2005
After Chicago: How to take your show on the road and make money (sometimes).
Chicago as Producer: Small theatres who thought they were being left out of the Loop forgot to talk to Lois Weisberg.
Is Your Theatre Defunt? A look at the Loop Theatre parking garage.
Circle Theatre's New Play Fest
February 18, 2005 2005 Training Issue
Who is Michael Chekhov?
Learning Chekhov
The Global Spread of Neo-Futurism
Slapping Steak and Hammering Ketchup: The Sound Effects of Kid-Simple
Two Chicago Films at Sundance
Halperin Resigns from League
Arthur Miller Dead at 89
NEA Funded at $123 Million
Theatre Folk on the Move
February 4, 2005
Chicago Casting Directors Support, but Not Included in, Unionization
46 Grand for Chicago Musical Theatre Team
Second Helping of Theatre Dish
Musical Theatre Gurus to Hold Chicago Conference
January 21, 2005 Summer Opportunities
Equity Contracts and Good Facilities at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Summer Theatre for Actors and Crew
VG's Open Rehearsal gives subscribers the chance to see a play taking shape
Turn Off the TV and Come to the Theatre
Critic's Integrity at Windy City Times
Tax Credit Boosts Illinois Film Revenue by $50 Million in 2004
Mercury Theatre to be Auctioned
December 24, 2004 Year In Review
Headlines-in-Review
Trends in Chicago Theatre in 2004
Annual Report: A Healthy Year in Chicago Theatre
Proletariat Theatre: 2004
2004 Theatre Season Gets a B
A Year of Scattershot Splendor
The Literature of the Stage
Five Reasons to be Optimistic and a Couple,
Three More Not to Be
I Love This Country
Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival Biggest One Yet
December 10, 2004
Act One Studios Readies for Next Stage of Growth
Remembering Actor and Comedian Tim Beamish
From the Publisher: Death or Sex?
Letters to the Editor: Show Us Conservative Audiences
Letters to the Editor: What is a Critic?
League Announces New Board Leadership
November 26, 2004
Cruise Threatens Local Show Over Transcript
History of Theatre in the City that Works
Deciphering the Code of Stoppard
Critics on Tom Williams
Actors on Tolerance in Theatre
What Are You Thankful For?
November 11, 2004
1,001 Engrossing Night in Chicago
Plagiarism and the P.R. Power Play
An Open Letter to PerformInk Editorial Staff and The Chicago Theatre Community
October 29, 2004 Arts & Politics
10 Reasons why we should be very afraid if George Bush is reelected
Theatre for a Political Season
Two Major Funders Announce Money for Artists
Exploring Truth and Impossible Dreams
October 15, 2004
Chicago ScriptWorks Puts Screenplays on Stage
Oh, What a Beautiful Improv
How to Win Friends in the Corporate World
October 1, 2004
Le Monde du Théatre Français dans Chicago
Going Up! New Athenaeum and Dance Chicago 2004
In Production: Bald Grace, Full of Rum
September 17, 2004 Season Preview Issue
Equity
Non-Equity
So Many Shows, So Few Slots
September 3, 2004
CPD Offers Crive Prevention Advice
Halperin Tips PPA Reforms at League Retreat
Russell Looks Elsewhere
Tax incentive gets extended; IPA announces new board
August 20, 2004 Workshop Issue
Clown Boot Camp: Drop and give me funny
Not sure what kind of training to get? Take a look at your resume.
TVI Actors Studio Opens in Chicago
New Jersey’s siren song calls Court’s Claussen
Defiant Theatre to Shut Down After 11 Years
McBlaine Files for Bankruptcy, Closes Doors
SAG suit seeks justices for spammer
August 6, 2004
Baseball and the Box Office: What does having a winning team do to Lakeview's theatres?
Equity Agreement Tentative
IAC up, NEA down in funding approvals
Northlight Tightens Its Belt
TinFish cuts bait
Victory Gardens Buys Biograph Theatre
July 23, 2004 College Issue
Conquering the College Audition
Continuing the Drama: A Look at Community College Options
Changes at Northwestern
Shattered Globe Seeks New Venue for 15th Season
Playing the Assasination Game
June 25, 2004
NEA Awards Challenge Grants to Local Companies
Who has the last word? WGA Talks with Producers
June 11, 2004 Tech/Design Issue
Shedding Light on Hannah & Martin
Found Treasure: Set Design on a Budget
The Philosophy of Sound: Designing a Rockin' Musical
SAG Dues Vote Squeezes Funds as Film/TV Negotiations Start in Fall
May 28, 2004
Breadline Box Office Manager Assaulted; Cash Box Stolen
Tough Times Face IAC/NEA
Financial Woes Force Noble Fool Out of Loop Theatre District
Theater On The Lake to Get Make-Over
May 14, 2004 Audition Issue
Chicago casting directors chime in on headshots & resumes
Nailing the Improv Audition
Shubert Goes Back to the Future
April 30, 2004
Chicago Improv Festival Loaded With Network Stars
Bailiwick Directors Festival: Adaptations/In Translation
Broadcast Decency Bill Advances; Tribune Joins Fight
April 16, 2004 Film Issue
Film Industry Report 2004
IPA Seminar
April 2, 2004
Proposed Legislation Poses First Amendment Threat
Jennifer Monson Dance
In Producton: Goodman Theatre's Proof
From the Publisher: The Quintessential American Theatre
March 19, 2004
PI Play Series: American Dead
Last Words with Brett Neveu
Collaboraction's Sketch Fest
PAC/Edge Fest
March 5, 2004 Workshop/Training
Cracking the Code: The First Folio Technique
Freestreet: A Director's Training Approach
In Production: Ann Reinking and the Melissa Thodos Dancers
Obituaries: Ray Wild and Fred Fine
February 20, 2004
PI's New Play Series - Burying the Bones
Spring Preview 2004
New Plays Fest 2004
February 6, 2004
League Boasts Big Numbers in Economic Impact Study
League Study Highlights
League Engineers High Level PPA Response
In Production: House Theatre's San Valentino and the Melencholy Kid
2004 Winter Coyote Festival
January 23, 2004 Summer Opportunities
Summer Theatre Internships
Summer Camps
News/Features:
NEA Gives $1.4 Million to Illinois Arts
Bailiwick's Directors Fest Premieres Chicago Authors
December 5, 2003
City Shuts Down Five Northside Theatres
About Face Youth Theatre
In Production: Redmoon Theatre
December 5, 2003
City Shuts Down Five Northside Theatres
About Face Youth Theatre
In Production: Redmoon Theatre
November 21, 2003
End Act I, Begin Soliloquy
Health Care Crisis Hits Actors Equity
2003 Holiday Shows
POV: Good Riddance to Jeffs Non-Resident Awards
November 7, 2003
Albee on Albee
AFTRA/SAG Pass New Commercial Contract
League Discusses Online Box Office
Chicago Dance Festival
In Production: Palmer Raids
October 24, 2003
A Hard Season for Brian-Mark Conover at Season of Concern
Recent Nightclub Disasters Bring Inspectors to Theatres
2003 Chicago Humanities Fest - Saving and Spending
Equity Jeffs Celebrate 35 Years
Point of View: The New Criminal Trespass Law and Theatres
October 10, 2003
Hottix Numbers Are Up for Quarter
Melissa Gilbert Wins SAG Reelection; Commercials Contract Signed with No Fanfare
Gay Chicago Announces 2003 After Dark Awards
Urinetown Celebrates Two Years on Broadway
In Production: Goodman's Albee Festival
September 26, 2003
The Revolving Door of Chicago Theatre Real Estate
2003 TCG Report - Rise in Attendance Despite Economy
In Production: Lookingglass' Secret in the Wings
September 12, 2003 Season Preview
SEASON PREVIEW LISTINGS
Directors and Playwrights for the Coming Season
A Sampler of Local Productions of Last Year's Broadway Shows
2003 Anniversaries
August 29, 2003
Terrapin Artistic Director Found Dead in Apartment
2003 Rhino Fest
August 15, 2003 2003 Workshop/Training
Comedy Sitcom Writing
Teens Gone Wild
Vocal Athlete
Letters:
Homebody/Kabul Wins Over a Skeptic
August 1, 2003
The Digital Headshot
NEA Announces Funding Boost
State Budgets Leave Arts Funding Wanting
Stages 2003
Actors Seek Legal Redress After Being Stiffed by Bog
July 18, 2003 2003 College Issue
Local Training
2003 Yearbook: What did school do for you?
ATCA Conference In Twin Cities
TCG Conference Gets Political
Chester Gregory was Born for Broadway
Circle Theatre's New New Plays Fest
June 20, 2003
Steppenwolf Announces New Executive Director
Drury Lane Evergreen Park to Close; Replaced by Walmart
SAG Merger Voted Down - Again
Film Legislation Aimed at Stemming Runaway Production in Illinois
Hypocrites, Timeline Take Jeff Citations
Prop Thtr's 2003 New Plays Festival
In Production: Steppenwolf's Homebody Kabul
June 6, 2003 Audition Advice
What do directors want?
Advice from Casting Directors
News/Features:
2003 Jeff Citation Winners: Hypocrites, Timeline, Lifeline lead pack.
Lookingglass Prepares to Open Watertower Space
Political Theatre: World Politics and It's Effect on Theatre Today Part 4 of 4
SAG/AFTRA Consolodation: The battle lines are drawn.
May 23, 2003
American College Theatre Festival: The Future of American Theatre
2003 NEA Grants
Political Theatre: How Political is American Theatre? Part 3 of 4
Goodman's Long Day's Journey Does Well at 2003 Tony Award Nominations
May 9, 2003 Shakespeare!
Who was Williams Shakespeare?
Summer Shakespeare in and out of Chicago
Chicspeare
News/Features:
Political Theatre: Politics, Propoganda and the Theatre. Part 2 of 4
2003 Chicago Improv Festival listing
April 25, 2003
New Series!
Political Theatre: Historically exploring art as a weapon. Part 1 of 4
Circle Leads Jeff Citation Nominations
Brenda Sexton to Lead Illinois Film Office
In Production: Court's Romance Cycle
April 11, 2003
March 28, 2003
Performing Arts Chicago's Edge Fest
Edge Fest Listings
Working Cruise Lines
In Production: The Winter's Tale
March 14, 2003
Use Your Local Alderman (and let him use you)
Chicago Joins Forces to Highlight Uninsured
Bailiwick Directors' Festival
Women Shine at Louisville's Humana Fest
February 28, 2003 Training
The Actor's Body and Spirit
Dance Masters
Physical Theatre
TCG Leadership Training
News/Features:
The Future of Black Theatre
Amiri Baraka: Excerpts from his speech at the Chicago Humanities Festival
In Production: The Emmitt Project
Single File Solo Fest 2003
February 14, 2003 Film 2003
2002 Film Revenue
The Confluence of Theatre and Film
SAG Indie Contract
SAG Indie Contract Breakdown
Steppenwolf Films
News/Features:
The Aldermanic Races and Theatre
Theater Fever 2003
January 31, 2003
Arts Leadership Crisis
The New State Administration and the Arts
New Column!
In Production: Cider House Rules
Obituary:
William Russo
January 17, 2003 Summer Opportunities 2003
Alternatives to the Bard
Local Options
News/Features:
Gennaro Leaves Steppenwolf
NEA Funds Primarily New Work
December 20, 2002 Year in Review
Torch Passing at the Tribune
Headlines in Review
League in Review
Fall Attendance: How healthy is your house?
Humorous Headlines
IPA Aims to Bring Film Back to Illinois
VerKuilen Leaves Film Office
Editorial: Dangerous changes in League Bylaws
Critics in Review:
Lucia Mauro
Jenn Goddu
Jack Helbig
Survey of more critics
December 6, 2002
IAA Survey Ties Arts and Business
Annual Equity Report Reflects Economic Downturn
Death of the Out of Town Tryout
Letters: Nommo on Second City's Outreach
November 22, 2002
When Money's Scarce, Where's Your Board? (Second in an ongoing series.)
Arthur Miller on the Politics of Acting
Daniels Committed to Making Films Locally
Annual World AIDS Day Pitch
November 8, 2002
Breaking the Racial Barrier: Black theatre artists speak out.
The Black Arts Movement of the 60's and 70's
Second City's Reaching Out to Minorities
League Conference Addresses Slumping Economy
IFP Conference to Feature Jeff Daniels
October 25, 2002
The Funding Crisis (first in an ongoing series)
Brains and Beauty at the Chicago Humanities Festival
2002 Humanities Fest Calendar
2002 Black Excellence Award Winners
October 11, 2002
ArtsBridge Keeps Doors Open
Final Verdict in Grudge Match Over Auditorium
10 Chicago Playwrights Talk About Practicing Their Craft in Chicago
Gay Chicago Announces 2002 After Dark Awards
September 27, 2002
Arts Bridge in Danger of Closing
Hedwig Left Them Angry for Miles
SAG's Midterm Elections
September 13, 2002 Season Preview
2002/2003 Season Preview
Equity Listings
Non-Equity Listings
Season Preview Stories:
Hull House Closes Its Doors
Goodman Brings Home the Gold
Famous Door Makes Statement with Cider House Rules
Steppenwolf's Collaborations
VG's Life After Tony
House Theatre's Critical Flame
Local Infinities Waxes Up
Breaking Ground: From Uptown Theatre's fundraising to eta's ground breaking, PerformInk revisits an array of Chicago theatres to see how they are developing.
August 30, 2002 College Issue
The New Landscape of Chicago Talent Agencies
The Annual Monologue Blacklist
Fine Tuning Your Audition Strategies
Court's New Casting Director
News/Features
August 16, 2002
TCG: Industry Healthy in 2001, Outlook Gloomy for 2002
Stagebill Stiffs Theatres on Last Books
Clown Care Proves Laughter is the Best Medicine
August 2, 2002
Program Wars: The League Takes on a New Business
Metropolis Set to Reorganize After Departure of Salzenstein
From Chicken to Fear, Live Bait solo Fest Shifts Into Gear
Jones Corrects Abarbanel's Correction
July 19, 2002
The Stagebill Vacuum
Class Acts: Theatre Faculty at Area Universities
University Yearbook: What did you get our of school?
2002 Funny Women Fest
June 21, 2002
Friedman to Leave Northlight
Legislature Saves Arts Council Budget
Looking to the future: A talk with SAG president Melissa Gilbert and AFTRA president John Connolly
The 2002 Jeff Citation Winners
Steppenwolf Goes Solo in Love & Sin
Starcaster
A letter from Lisa Ackerman
PerformInk Editorial
June 7, 2002 Summer Festivals
Festival Nation: A Guide to Theatre Festivals from Coast to Coast
Central Region
Western Region
Eastern Region
News/Features
PerformInk receives special Jeff
Tonys Relegate Substance to Pre-Show
CollaborAction's Summer Sketchbook
Opera in the Modern Age
Jane Alderman on Starcaster
May 24 , 2002
Chicago Looms Large in Upcoming Tonys
Illinois Arts Council Faces Deep Cuts
StarCaster: The way of the future or just another burden for actors?
Theatre on the Lake's 2002 Line-up
Equity files petition to represent Music Man cast
May 10 , 2002 Training Issue
Marketing Bootcamps for Actors
Stunt Training
Dance: Movement through improv
News/Features
NEA Gives $1.6 Mil to Illinois
Boeing Holding Steady in Arts Support
April 26 , 2002
What now? SAG Votes Down Agent Agreement
League Rolls Out Strategic Plan
2002 Non-Equity Jeff Citation Nominations
Hellcab Takes Last Fair at Famous Door
American Theatre Critics Conference Set for Chicago
Lucia Mauro's Memories of Michelle Madden
Tempest Transformations: Actor Scott Jaeck becomes Caliban in Michael Brosilow's pictorial odyssey.
How Scott Jaeck transforms into Caliban
From the Publisher:
Sisyphus and the Culinary Arts
April 12 , 2002 Improv Issue
Improv Goes Global
11 Questions with Colin Mochrie
ImprovOlympic Expansion
News/Features
Michelle Madden: What she did for love.
Arts Awards Take Second Place to Politics
Jason Loewith Named Next's Next Artistic Director
Runaway Production and the Legislative Runaround
March 29 , 2002
Weir, Mochrie Head Up 2002 Improv Fest
Paying to be Seen: Casting Director Workshops
How Real was HBO's Project Greenlight
Copenhagen: More questions than answers
SAG/Agents Agreement:
Norm Woodel is voting no
Lisa Lewis thinks it's a decent deal
March 15 , 2002 10 Years of PerformInk
A look back at just some of the stories we’ve covered in our ten years as PerformInk, Inc.
1992-93: Lookingglass' Arabian Nights; Goodman Wins Regional Tony; Wisdom Bridge to Move to Skokie...
1994-95: The Death of Body Politic; League's Sertich on Hot Seat; VerKuilen Named Film Office Director...
1996-97: New Goodman Theatre; Walker Leaves VG; Shakespeare Rep Moves to Pier...
1998-99: Goodbye Del; City Cracks Down on Theatre Spaces; Voltaire Closes...
2000-02: SAG Strike; League Embezzlement; Coup at VG; Raven vs the Board of Ed...
News/Features
Gilbert Wins SAG Election Rerun
Alone in a Crowd: Single Fest Solo
Music Man Protests Make Lasting Impression
Stage Channel Online
March 1 , 2002
Richard Christiansen Retires
See streaming video of the interview with Richard Christiansen.
Read tributes to Christiansen, including a type-written note from David Mamet.
Exit the King: Byrne Piven Dies at 72
Ivanhoe Creator Jansen Dies at 78
SAG, Agents Tentatively Agree on New Rules
Laugh 2002
Free Street Combats Ethiopian AIDS Crisis
Japan's "Dumb Type" Returns to MCA
February 15 , 2002 Focus on Film 2002
SAG Group Challenges Re-Run with DOL
Theatre Fever, 2002
16 Percent Drop in 2001 Illinois Film Revenue
Annoyance's Entertainment Industry Summit
Going Underground
Sundance Labs Develop Filmmakers
NEA Chair Dies Unexpectedly
February 1 , 2002
NEA Grants to 29 Local Groups
McCullough Wins Osborne Award
When Should Your Theatre Turn Equity?
Boom Chicago, Second City Swap Casts
Holy Body Tattoo's Dance Merge with Tiger Lillies
Lookingglass Trains Teens in Art of Design
January 18, 2002 Summer Opportunities 2002
Shakesepeare in the Summer: Finding the Bard that suits you best.
Team Shakespeare Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Summer Programs to Enhance Your Skill Set
Summer Internships
News/Features
SAG Election Overturned
Brian Russell to Leave ATC
Armando Diaz Returns to Chicago
Live Bait's Police Project
Obituary: Avery Schreiber
From the Publisher: Gold, Frankincense and a T-Shirt
December 21, 2001 Year in Review
Headlines in Review
• 9-11 - Tracking Recovery Via Headlines
• Puppets Crop Up in 2001
• Infighting, Backstabbling and Avoidance: Another Great Year for SAG
• Theatre Real Estate a Hot Commodity
• Tony’s and Strikes and Richard and Butch
• Obituaries for 2001
Critics in Review
Lucia Mauro: Theatre’s Dynamic Use of Space
Lawrence Bommer: The Audience as an Afterthought
Jenn Goddu: A Diary of House Mutterings
Critical Discussion: PI asked six critics some salient questions for 2001.
Review of the Year: Andrew Patner’s David Copperfield
Headlines That Weren't
Humorous News for Wishful Thinkers
News/Features
Kate Buckley to Leave Next
Can Pisano Bring SAG Together?
December 7 , 2001
League Launches Streets to Seats
CAT Weeks Up for Equity
Rabkin Leaves MacArthur
Frank Rich's Life in the Theatre
Stage Combat Academy
Chicago Musical Theatre Works
Jamie Pachino is Working Too Much
Sondheim Premiere Eludes Goodman
Critical Condition, part 7
Critics and Theatre Professionals Face Off
November 23 , 2001
Trib Hires Michael Phillips to Replace Richard Christiansen
Equity Jeff Award Winners
Stagebill Cuts Out League Guide
World AIDS Day
Critical Condition, part 6
Recovering Arts Coverage
November 9 , 2001 Kids in Crisis
Dealing with Crisis through Writing and Performance
Kids respond to Sept. 11
Links for Kids and Arts Educators
News/Features
Gilbert Elected SAG President
ATC Hanging By a Thread
Critical Condition, part 5
A Week in the Life of a Theatre Journalist
October 26 , 2001
SAG Shrinks Board
Geddes Downsizes
Lookingglass Launches Campaign
A Screenwriters Guide to Chicago
Chicago Humanities Fest
Critical Condition, part 4
Walking the Line: The ethical dilemmas of theatre journalism.
October 12 , 2001 Writers Issue 2001
LA Confidential: The business of writing in Hollywood.
Project Greenlight's "Stolen Summer"
Uptown Poetry Slam
PI Play Series
Robern Koon's Vintage Red and the Dust of the Road
Critical Condition, part 3
The Making of a Theatre Writer
September 28, 2001
Critical Condition, part 2
Power, Money & Poisen Pens in the Real World of Theatre Writing
News/Features
Theatre in Times of Distress
Uptown Theatre's Next Step
Black Arts Now & Forever
Committed to Cabaret
Points of View
The Importance of Art
Welcome to the World
September 14, 2001 2002 Season Preview
Equity Season Preview
Non-Equity Season Preview
Akalaitis Returns to Court
ATC in Mexico
Black Ensemble Turns 25
ETA Launches Capitol Campaign
First Folio Moves
Free Associates Turn 10
Hypocrties Turn 5
Illnois Shakespeare Turns 25
20 Years of ImprovOlympic
Neo-Futurist's First Musical
Laramie Proejct at Next
Ooobleck Goes to Press
PAC Opens the World for Chicago
Pegasus Players Head to Jordan
Stage Left Turns 20
Steppenwolf Takes a Classical Turn
St Sebastian Turns 20
25 Years of Theatre Building
Timeline Turns 5
WNEP: The Newest Resident Company
Critical Condition
Why we are doing this series.
Critical Condition, part 1
News/Features
2001 Equity Jeff Nominations
August 31, 2001
Branches Scramble to Submit SAG Governance Proposals
League Conference
Red Orchid's "Bug"
Around the Coyote 2001
Frankie J to Open Restaurant/Performance Space
Mosely's Short Film at Collaboraction
Rhino Festival 2001
Obituary: Mark Townsend
August 17, 2001 College Issue 2001
Arts Mamagement Degrees
Scenic Painting at Cobalt
Mastering the fine art of Directing
Columbia's LA Exchange Program
2001 College Yearbook
URTA Connects Directors with Schools
News/Features
Ladyfest
August 3, 2001
A Renaissance of Human Rhythm
Steppenwolf's Female Psyche
Harper, Gilbert run for SAG President
July 20, 2001
ComedySportz
Prop New Plays
July 6, 2001
Chicago Short Comedy Film Fest
Cooke Leaps Into Fire at SAG
50 Foot Funny Women
June 22, 2001
Jason Robert Brown: Getting Back to the Music
Chicago Area Kids "At the Movies"
Theatre on the Lake: A Smorgasboard ot the Best Theatre of Last Season
June 8, 2001 Tools of the Trade
Director's on Directing
Headshots
Tools of the Trade
Auditioning - Casting Directors' Advice
News/Features
Julie Harris Hospitalized
Forest, Nightengales Take Non-Equity Jeffs
AT Team
Puppetropolis
May 25, 2001
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Comes to Chicago
Stagebill , Footlights in Program Wars
Schuringa Bids Farewell
Goat Island's Earthquake
Urinetown - An "Awful Idea" Becomes a Surprise Hit
May 11, 2001
Victory Gardens Wins Tony
SAG Can Take Blueprint from Writers
Chicago, a Meisner Town
Disciplines of the Body and Spirit
April 27, 2001
Goodman's IATSE Strike Ends
Non-equity Jeff Nominations
Bush and the NEA
SAG Negotiates with TV/Film Producers
April 13 , 2001 IMPROV ISSUE
CIF's International Melting Pot
Comedy Bites
Message Board Rage
Susan Messing
The Playground
News
Writers Strike May Catapult Chicago Improv Careers
ATC Wins Round 4 in Battle with Roosevelt
SAG Board Narrowly Tables Plan for Reapportionment
IATSE, Goodman Take Strike Online
Chicago Hosts 2001 APASO Conference
March 30, 2001
Butch is Alive
The Writers Strike
LA or Bust
Second City in Las Vegas
Lee Blessing and Dolphinback
Kevin Geiger dead at 41
March 16, 2001
Stagehands Strike Goodman
Christiansen Steps Down
Glenna Syse Dead
City of Fools Clown Fest
March 2, 2001
Drop in Film Revenue
StageBill Knocks 11 Theatres
Community Mourns the Loss of Martin De Maat
Pilot Season
Chicago Film Festivals
February 2, 2001 SUMMER OPPORTUNITES
To Be or Not To Be A Summer Stock Actor
Picking the Right Internship
Fringe Festivals
Theatre Fever
Summer Stock Listings
Steppenwolf is not a Farm Team
January 19, 2001
Saving Wisdom Bridge
NEA Grants to Chicago Theatres
Hearts of the Arts
OM-2 Takes Local Actors to Japan
Young Playwright's Festival at Pegasus
December 22, 2000 - YEAR IN REVIEW
Critics in Review
Lawrence Bommer: 2000 Was Just the Endgame
Lucia Mauro: North Loop District Moves Off Life Support to Critical Care
Ben Winters: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Who Needs It
Jenn Goddu: Sound that Impacted Theatre for Better or Worse
Headlines in Review
Bricks & Mortar in 2000
SAG Strike, Two Months Later
League Catching Up to Its Thief
Victory Gardens' Board in Harmony
Solid Year for Actor's Equity
Aria Buys Suzanne's A-Plus; Takes on Partner with International Aims
Humor
Stool Passed, SAG Shows Signs of Relief
The Rules for Actors: 10 Easy Steps to Success
Steppenwolf Tackles Britannica
Mayor Daley Relocates Off-Loop Theatre to Loop
Bedazzled Star Still Missing
Lookingglass Announces New "Theme" Season, Guaranteed Sell-Out
December 8, 2000
Goodman History
Noble Fool’s New Digs
Williams Wins Top Critics Award
Woodbury Brings a Christmas Novel to Steppenwolf
November 24, 2000
The Roots of Found Space: The technical advantages of the New Goodman.
Theatres Quit Black Theatre Alliance to Form New Awards Group
Tantalus Seizes the Denver Performing Arts Center
Taymor Brings King Stag to Chicago
Concentrix Opens Theatrical/Film Division
November 10 , 2000
Famous Door, Goodman Clean up at 2000 Equity Jeffs
Drury Lane in Tussle with Directors' Group
Steve Scott Runs for SSDC National Office
Baryshnikov Moves with White Oak
Goodman Opening
Joint SAG/AFTRA Boards Recommend Contract Ratification
Focus on the Twin Cities
Northern Exposure
On-Camera in the Twin Cities
Where to get work in the Twin Cities
Twin Cities Headlines
Theatre Mu
Improv in the Twin Cities
Brave New Workshop
October 27, 2000
The SAG/AFTRA Strike is Over
Board Approves Contract
Contract Charts
Casting your vote for the arts
NEA Champion Yates Dead at 91
Humanities Fest Celebrates Theatre
October 13 2000 Special Writers Issue
What is a Play?
Since we last met...An update of Lisa Dillman
Kwik Stop: A Screenwriter’s Almost Impossible Journey
Developing Your Skills
Opportunities for Submission
News
All is Righted at VG
Filmer Replaces Stanton at Chicago Dramatists
Chicago Center for the Performing Arts to Launch at Long Last
After Dark Award Winners
SAG Strike
Renegotiations to Start Oct. 19
Ford Plant Shut Down
September 29 , 2000
Critcal Mass
Chicago’s Theatre Critics Take a Look at the Upcoming Season
Chris Jones
Lucia Mauro
Ben Winters
Larry Bommer
News/Features
Coup at Victory Gardens
ATC Gets Checkmated by Airlines
Organic Goes to New York
Pegasus Heads to Middle East
Married to Your Work: Four couples for whom life and stage intermingle.
Teen Street has PANG
Obituary: R.C. Torri
SAG Strike
Talks Break Down in New York
Letters:Stop attacking non-union actors
September 15 2000 SEASON PREVIEW 2000/2001
Season Preview by Theatre
Speer Takes on Azuza and Bowen Park
Factory is Back on the Map
All in the Family at Children's Fantasy Orchard
Irish Rep Studies It's Roots
Low Sodium Spices Things Up
Noble Fool to Move to Loop
Red Hen Lands Permanent Coup
Redmoon's Hunchback Pulls Strings at Henson
The (Re)Emergence of Stage Left
Pendelton to Perform at Writers Theatre
Defiant, Hypocrites Tackle Classics
News:
Lookingglass Moves to Watertower
2000 Equity Jeff Nominations
CAT N Shifts to High Gear
Code Requirements Eased for Small Theatres
SAG Strike
Chicago Shuts Down AT&T, Again
Celebrities Come Out in Support
September 1 , 2000 SPECIAL WORKSHOP TRAINING ISSUE
Actors in Motion
Management Training for the Arts
Rapiers & Daggers & Quarterstaffs, Oh My!
Chicago's Latest Craze: Viewpoints
I'm Tumbling...
Fine Tuning Your VocalChords
News/Features
MICHAEL MAGGIO : A TRIBUTE
Around the Coyote 2000
Neo-Futurists at Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Part 2
SAG Strike
Unions & Advertisers Hopeful for Sept. 13 Negotiations
SAG/AFTRA Turning Up the Heat
Letter:
Applause and Prayers-Jane Alderman
August 18, 2000
Ashes of Chicago Theatre History
Neo-Futurists at Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Part 1
Edinburgh: Festival City Lights Up in August
Local Improvisors are "Crushed" About Indy Film
Thresholds Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane
Obiturary: Sam Jordan
SAG Strike
Actors Accuse Media of Cowing To Advertisers
CED Suspends Chicago Operations
Strike Highlights & Lowlights: Actors Support Teamsters at Anderson Moving, Unfair Labor Charges Filed Against Bush
August 4, 2000
Ivanhoe Sale Ousts 3 Companies
The Russian Way
Short Comedy Video & Film Festival Knows Funny
Chicago Human Rhythm Project: Tappin' Through the Decade
Director's Fest Gets More Focused
SAG Strike
Woods Shoots GM Ad
Letters
This Strike is Crap
Something Rotten in Advertising
Karen Peake's Letter to the Community: Thanks for being "Extra" Special
July 21, 2000 SPECIAL COLLEGE ISSUE
YEARBOOK: Theatre professionals talk about how higher education helped them.
A Three Percent Chance: MFA Acting Programs
Spotlight: Roosevelt University
Designers Alert!