Posted on September 9, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Attention Must Be Paid—to the Monday Blues If I stress the various facets of unhappiness, it is because I believe unhappiness should be studied very carefully . . . This certainly is no time for anyone to pretend to be happy, or to put his unhappiness away in the dark. You must watch your universe [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Arthur Miller, Eclipse Theatre Company, Greenhouse Theater Center, Paige Listerud | Tagged: A Memory of Two Mondays, Billy Elliot, Brandon Ruiter, Greenhouse Theater Center, J.P. Pierson, Joel Reitsma, Josh Venditti, Kevin Scott, Malcolm Callan, Paige Listerud, Steven Fedoruk | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
After the Fall is Arthur Miller’s most personal play. He exposes the implosion of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, set off by addiction, driven by the demons of childhood sexual abuse and Hollywood exploitation. It’s a play in which Miller acknowledges his own failed attempts to save her from any of it. In the play, Miller’s persona, Quentin (Nat Swift), marvels at and abhors the sexual fascination that Maggie (Nora Fiffer), Monroe’s persona, casts over men—a power that makes her vulnerable to all sorts of exploitation. But even as he attempts to protect her, he acknowledges his own culpability and morally compromised state in succumbing to her bombshell beauty and erotic, childlike nature.
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Eclipse Theatre Company, Paige Listerud, YouTube | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Nathaniel Swift, Nora Fiffer, Eclipse Theatre, Steve Scott, HUAC, After the Fall, House Un-America Activies Committee, McCarthy Era, Loyalty Oaths | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 16, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
When an intellectual looks for love in all the wrong places Eclipse Theatre presents After the Fall Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Steve Scott at Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln (map) through August 22nd | tickets: $25 | more info reviewed by Paige Listerud Arthur Miller just wants to be [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Arthur Miller, Eclipse Theatre Company, Greenhouse Theater Center, Paige Listerud | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller After the Fall, Crash of 1929, Days of Wine and Roses, Eclipse Theatre Company, Eric Leonard, Eustace Allen, Greenhouse Theater Center, House Un-American Activities Committee, HUAC, Jerry Bloom, Joe McCauley, Julie Daley, McCarthyism, Nathaniel Swift, Nina O'Keefe, Nora Fiffer, Paige Listerud, Steve Scott, Susan Eames-Harlan, Susan Monts-Bologna, The Feminine Mystique | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 5, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Paige Listerud, of chicago theater blog, interviews Artistic Director Nat Swift, who directs Eclipse’s current production Resurrection Blues (our review 3.5stars), JP Pierson, who plays Stanley, and Nora Fiffer, who will perform in their summer production After the Fall, easily demonstrate their company’s dramaturgical drive and intelligent grasp of recurring themes in Arthur Miller’s work.
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Eclipse Theatre Company, Paige Listerud, Theater Interviews, Video, YouTube | Tagged: Arthur Miller, TimeLine Theatre, Kimberly Senior, Michael Menendian, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Nora Fiffer, Eclipse Theatre, Arthur Miller Project, Chris Maher, Craig Thompson, Nat Swift, JP Pierson, Resurrection Blues, Arthur Miller Resurrection Blues, Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller, All My Sons Arthur Miller, The Crucible Arthur Miller | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 9, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Beyond the crucifixion Eclipse Theatre presents Resurrection Blues by Arthur Miller directed by Nathaniel Swift Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln (map) through May 9th (more info) reviewed by Paige Listerud A little miracle is taking place at the Greenhouse Theatre Center – Eclipse Theatre is brilliantly executing a late [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Arthur Miller, Eclipse Theatre Company, Greenhouse Theater Center, Paige Listerud | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Nathaniel Swift, Paige Listerud, Greenhouse Theater Center, Matt Welton, J.P. Pierson, Joe McCauley, Nina O'Keefe, Resurrenction Blues, Resurrection Blues review, Resurrection Blues Elipse review, Steph Charaska, Jazmin Corona, N.K. Gutierrez, Lizbeth Silva, Kevin Spacey, Robert Altman, Michael Billington, Paul Tayler the Independent, Jeremy Austin | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 3, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Into the Heart of Arthur Miller by Paige Listerud It seems like only yesterday we started The Arthur Miller Project. Back in November, TimeLine Theatre was finishing up with All My Sons and Raven Theatre had extended its hit production of Death of a Salesman. I still marveled at the line-up of Arthur Miller works [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Eclipse Theatre Company, Infamous Commonwealth, Paige Listerud, Raven Theatre, Redtwist Theatre, TimeLine Theatre | Tagged: TimeLine Theatre, Raven Theatre, All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Nathaniel Swift, Eclipse Theatre, Greenhouse Theater Center, Chuck Spencer, Arthur Miller Project, Chris Maher, Craig Thompson, HUAC, Arthur Miller YouTube Project, Fugard Chicago, Richard Fugard, Resurrection Blues Eclipse Theatre, Eclipse Playwright Scholar Series, House Un-Americna Activities Committee, Liev Schriber, Scarlett Johansson | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 1, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A fast-paced, minimalist Crucible emphasizes the currency and timelessness of Arthur Miller We met up with Chris Maher, director of Infamous Commonwealth Theatre’s latest production of The Crucible, and Craig Thompson who plays the of role of John Proctor. Ian Epstein, whose review marveled that their production’s fast pace “makes the piece a borderline thriller,” [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Infamous Commonwealth, Theater Interviews, YouTube | Tagged: Arthur Miller Project, Arthur Miller YouTube Project, Chris Maher, Craig Thompson, Ian Epstein, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Raven Theatre, The Crucible YouTube | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 27, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Minimalist “Crucible” finds hope amid darkened righteousness. Infamous Commonwealth Theatre presents: The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Chris Maher at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map) through April 25th (more info) reviewed by Ian Epstein The intriguing thing about a good production of Arthur Miller‘s The Crucible – and Infamous [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Ian Epstein, Infamous Commonwealth | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Susan Veronika Adler, Glynis Gilio, Jared Fernley, Tom Weber, Ian Epstein, House Un-American Activities Committee, The Crucible Infamous Commonwealth review, Raven Theatre West Stage, Arther Miller the Crucible, Arthur Miller Project, Chris Maher, Stephen Dunn, Nancy Friedrich, Clarissa Gregg, Jennifer Mathews, John O'Leksy, Craig Thompson, Elliot Fredland, Margaret Grace, Elaine Ivy Harris, Edward Kuffert, Courtney Payne, Cody Proctor, John Ruhaak, Adrian Snow, G. Scott Thomas, HUAC, Salem witch trials, Puritan Theocracy | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 25, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
An exciting treatment of Chekhov’s ode to boredom Strawdog Theatre presents: Uncle Vanya By Anton Chekhov Directed by Kimberly Senior Through March 27th (more info) Reviewed by Barry Eitel It’s been a good year for director Kimberly Senior. Her numerous productions, which have spanned all over the city, became critical and popular successes, such [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Barry Eitel, Next Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, TimeLine Theatre | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Next Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Kimberly Senior, Strawdog Theatre, Martin McDonagh, Mikhail Fiksel, Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, Ellen Willett, Aly Renee Greaves, Carmine Grisolia, Kyle Hamman, Tom Hickey, Shannon Hoag, Michaela Petro, Curt Columbus, Tom Burch, Patricia Donegan, Uncle Vanya review, Uncle Vanya Strawdog review, Uncle Vanya Chicago review, Constantin Stanislavski, Tim Curtis, Ryan Patrick Dolan, Margaret Kustermann, Danni Parpan, Sean T. Mallary, D.J. Reed, Mike Mroch | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 15, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
The convergence of Arthur Miller and Anton Chekhov 2009 was an exceptionally busy and sterling year for Kimberly Senior, going from success to success, from Strawdog Theatre’s early spring production of The Cherry Orchard, to All My Sons at Timeline, to The Pillowman at Redtwist Theatre, to the Pegasus Players Young Playwrights Festival. Meeting us [...]
Filed under: Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Eclipse Theatre Company, Marketing, Oliver Sava, Outreach | Education, Pegasus Players, Redtwist Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Theater Interviews, TimeLine Theatre, Upcoming Shows | Tagged: YouTube, Arthur Miller, TimeLine Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Anton Chekhov, Redtwist Theatre, Nathaniel Swift, Eclipse Theatre, Oliver Sava, Kimberly Swift, Uncle Vanya interview, Arthur Miller interview, Kimberly Senior interview, Nathaniel Swift interview | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Jude Law, James Earl Jones, Keira Knightley, among others Hollywood heavyweights feature strongly in the race for the 2010 Laurence Olivier theater awards, including nominees Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, James Earl Jones and Keira Knightley. Among the nominations: James Earl Jones is a best-actor favorite for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Henrik Ibsen, Tennessee Williams, Theater Gossip, Theater News, William Shakespeare | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Jude Law, William Shakespeare Hamlet, Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards, James Earl Jones, James McAvoy, Mark Rylance, Ken Stott, Samuel West, Rachel Weisz, Blanche Dubois, Gillian Anderson, Lorraine Burroughs, Imelda Staunton, Juliet Stevenson, Keira Knightley, Melanie Chisholm, Spice Girls, Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Prebble, Jez Butterworth | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 12, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Show Openings The (edward) Hopper Project – The Storefront Theatre 24 Hour Project – Infamous Commonwealth Theatre Annie – Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University The Artist needs a Wife – the side project I Hate Hamlet – Big Noise Theatre Killer Joe – Profiles Theatre Kink – Annoyance Theatre Mamma Mia! – Rosemont Theatre Mary’s [...]
Filed under: A Red Orchid, Annoyance Theatre, Arthur Miller, Auditorium Theatre, Big Noise Theatre, Chemically Imbalanced, Chicago Shakespeare, Citadel Theatre, Cornservatory, DCA Theatre, Gorilla Tango, Infamous Commonwealth, Metropolis Arts Centre, Next Theatre, Opening-Closing This Week, Profiles Theatre, Raven Theatre, Rivendell Theatre, Roosevelt University, Rosemont Theatre, TUTA TheatreChicago, Theatre Zarko, Winnetka Theatre, side project theatre | Tagged: Chicago Shakespeare, Next Theatre, A Red Orchid Theatre, Raven Theatre, Annoyance Theatre, Profiles Theatre, The Side Project, Rosemont Theatre, Gorilla Tango Theatre, TUTA Theatre Chicago, Auditorium Theatre, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Corn Productions, DCA Theatre, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Big Noise Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago Sketchfest, Theatre Zarko, Winnetka Theatre | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 1, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
The Arthur Miller Project – An Exploration by Paige Listerud In fall, at the start of the 2009-2010 Season, it became quite apparent that the Chicago theater community was responding to the economic crisis and the shifting political tone of Washington with works that depicted hardship, deprivation, and introspection over the meaning of [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Artistic Home, Brain Surgeon Theater, Eclipse Theatre Company, Infamous Commonwealth, Northlight Theatre, Paige Listerud, Profiles Theatre, Raven Theatre, Redtwist Theatre, Rivendell Theatre, Theater History, Theater Interviews, Video, YouTube, eta Creative Arts | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Michael Menendian, Paige Listerud, Athur Miller Project | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 12, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Raven Theatre presents: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller directed by Michael Menendian thru December 5th (buy tickets) Reviewed by Barry Eitel Perusing Raven Theatre’s season this year, you get the impression they are playing it pretty safe. The three plays in their season are 20th-Century American classics, and all have become community [...]
Filed under: 2009 Reviews, Arthur Miller, Barry Eitel, Raven Theatre | Tagged: Alexis Atwill, Amy Lee, Andrei Onegin, Anthony Tournis, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Barry Eitel, Cathy Bowren, Chuck Spencer, Dean la Prarie, Death of a Salesman, Devon Candura, Eugene O'Neill, Greg Caldwell, Henrik Ibsen, Jason Huysman, Jerry Bloom, JoAnn Montemurro, Joelle Beranek, Kevin Hope, Leif Olsen, Michael Menendian, Mike Tutaj, Raven Theatre, Ron Quade, Susie Griffith, Tennessee Williams | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 12, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, October 15 Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller at the Raven Theatre 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago This week’s Theater Thursday event will offer free drinks and light appetizers before the show as well as a talk-back with the actors and crew following the production.Willy Loman, Miller’s quintessential Everyman, is a traveling salesman [...]
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Equity Wing: Learn more about the Equity Wing All My Sons TimeLine Theatre Company » our review here Cabaret Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre » our review here High Fidelity Route 66 Theatre Company Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theater Chicago » our review here Mistakes Were Made A Red Orchid Theatre Studs Terkel’s Not Working The [...]
Filed under: A Red Orchid, Apollo Theater, Arthur Miller, Caffeine Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Hell in a Handbag, Jeff Awards, Jeff-Recommended, Marriott Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Premiere Theatre, Profiles Theatre, Route 66, Second City, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, William Shakespeare | Tagged: A Red Orchid Theatre, Apollo Theater Chicago, Arthur Miller, Caffeine Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Equity Wing, Hell in a Handbag Productions, Jeff Awards, Marriott Theatre, Michael James, Porchlight Music Theatre, Premiere Theatre, Profiles Theatre, Route 66 Theatre Company, Second City e.t.c., Studs Terkel, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Vitalist Theatre, William Shakespeare | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 3, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Timeline tackles Miller with outstanding results. Timeline Theatre presents: All My Sons by Arthur Miller directed by Kimberly Senior Greenhouse Theatre Center Running thru October 4th (buy tickets) Reviewed by Oliver Sava Timeline’s All My Sons is a beautiful, haunting piece of theater. Arthur Miller‘s masterpiece is the story of the Keller family, rocked after [...]
Filed under: 2009 Reviews, Arthur Miller, Greenhouse Theater Center, Oliver Sava, TimeLine Theatre | Tagged: Arthur Miller, TimeLine Theatre, Kimberly Senior, PJ Powers, Nick Sandys, All My Sons, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Bridgette Pechman, Jack Magaw, Greenhouse Theater Center, Erik Hellman, Lindsey Pate, Rebecca Buller, John Byrnes, Michael Colucci, Juliet Hart, Bradford R. Lund, David Marcotte, Joan McGrath, Roger Mueller, Mark Richard, Cora Vander Broek, Charles Cooper, Christopher Kriz, Ana Espinosa | 8 Comments »
Posted on September 3, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Timeline announces final extension of “The History Boys” thru OCTOBER 18th Marking its 100th Performance at Timeline, and with continued ticket demand resulting in 18 weeks of sold-out performances so far, TimeLine Theatre Company announces a third and final extension of its critically acclaimed and Equity Jeff Award-nominated Chicago premiere of The History Boys by [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Extensions-Remounts, TimeLine Theatre | Tagged: TimeLine Theatre, Keith Parham, Fiorello, Brian Sidney Bembridge, Nick Bowling, Donald Brearley, Mike Tutaj, The History Boys, Alan Bennett, Michael Peters, Joel Gross, Alex Weisman, Maren Robinson, Will Allan, Andrew Carter, Chris Hart, Matthew Krause, Tony Santiago, Yuriy Sardarov, Josh Schecter, Ann Wakefield, Lindsey Pate, Andrew Hansen, Julia Eberhardt, Cheney Tardio, James Ogden, Bridget Dehl, Kristin Grace | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 2, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Writers’ Theatre has appointed Stuart Carden associate artistic director. “I’m so excited to be in collaboration with Stuart,” said Michael Halberstam, executive director the Writers’. “He has a rich background in literary development, a keen and ambitious scope of work as a director and a passion for the administrative challenges that come with supporting artistic [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Personnel Changes, Silk Road Theatre Project, TimeOut Chicago, Writers' Theatre | Tagged: Silk Road Theatre Project, Shishir Kurup, Stuart Carden, Writers' Theatre, Michael Halberstam, Martin Crimp, Jeffrey Hatcher, Martin McDonagh, Kathryn Lipuma, Literary Development Initiative, City Theatre Company, David Henry Hwang, Tristine Skyler, Richard Dresser, Yussef El Guindi, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, kevin Kline Awards, Nikolai Gogol, Hartt School, Marilyn Campbell, Act One Studios, Curt Columbus | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
show openings All My Sons – TimeLine Theatre The Darkest Pit – Prop Thtr Texas Sheen – Chemically Imbalanced Theater The Thin Man – City Lit Theater Under Milkwood – Caffeine Theatre show closings Aladdin – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre The Arabian Nights – Lookingglass Theatre (read our review) Boys Life – Hangar 9 Theatre [...]
Filed under: Annoyance Theatre, Arthur Miller, Caffeine Theatre, Chemically Imbalanced, Chicago Shakespeare, ComedySportz, Cornservatory, Eclipse Theatre Company, Gorilla Tango, Greenhouse Theater Center, Hangar 9 Theatre, Hangar 9 Theatre, Light Opera Works, Lookingglass, Navy Pier, Opening-Closing This Week, Prop Thtr, Second City, Theatre Seven, Theatre-Hikes, TimeLine Theatre, Vintage Theatre Collective | Tagged: TimeLine Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Annoyance Theatre, Prop Thtr, ComedySportz, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Cornservatory, Caffeine Theatre, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, Gorilla Tango, Eclipse Theatre, City Lit Theater, Theatre-Hikes, Light Opera Works, Greenhouse Theater Center, Theatre Seven of Chicago, Hangar 9 Theatre, The Second City etc, Vintage Theater Collective, Charlotte's Web | Leave a Comment »
