"one of the North Side's most trustworthy, modest and aesthetically pleasing theater collectives ... Granata handles [his role] with dignity and restraint, and proves a solid anchor for this accomplished, quiet quartet of performances ... New Leaf's artists yet again demonstrate their facility with actors, lights and sound."
"New Leaf Theatre rises to Press-Coffman's challenge by doing its own smart subversions in its richly emotional and moving staging ... Don't be surprised if they move you to tears."
"THEY WUZ ROBBED [of a Jeff nomination because] Frigid, sexless disillusionment reminds us too much of the Bush years. Looks like Marsha Harman and Sean Patrick Fawcett, the miserable married couple in Jessica Hutchinson's lovely little production of Six Years at New Leaf Theatre, picked the wrong season to portray aching ennui so accurately."
"CRITIC'S PICK ... beautifully acted ... FOUR STARS ... Hutchinson's small-but-searing production is fittingly claustrophobic; ... Fawcett and Harman throb with tender resentment and quiet desperation."
"Kaitlyn Bird ... [gives] a very charismatic performance ... [New Leaf] always chooses intelligent plays and they go out of their way to choose ... unusual scripts that we haven't seen before."
"[Y]ou'll ... admire the quicksilver performance late-twentysomething Kaitlin Byrd is giving as a legitimately precocious ten-year-old ... a performance that has to be difficult to execute but couldn't be easier to watch."
Touch & Jared B. Moore - Best Lighting Design 2008-2009
Congratulations to our resident lighting designer, Jared B. Moore, who won the Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award for best lighting design for this year's production of Touch. This is Jared's fifth Jeff for best lighting design, and New Leaf's first. You can check out some of the production photos from Touch featuring Jared's intimate yet cosmic design.
New Leaf announces General Auditions for 2009-2010 season
June 27: 10 - 4 June 29: 6 - 9 June 30: 6 - 9
Location: By Appointment Only
Pay: Small Stipend
Non-Equity
New Leaf Theatre is seeking actors of all types for our upcoming 2009-2010 season, which will consist of two full productions and a new monthly reading series. Please e-mail H/R to act@newleaftheatre.org and list any conflicts you have during the above listed audition dates/times. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, June 17 at 5 PM. We will contact you after that deadline to schedule an appointment.
Material to Prepare: Bring your favorite two-minute monologue or a story to share with us. We value process as much as product and want the opportunity to get to know our potential collaborators.
New Leaf featured in Time Out
Time Out Chicago theater critic Kris Vire sat down with the New Leaf company recently and discussed New Leaf's relationship with its home, the Lincoln Park Cultural Center, and the immense effect that the space (and the cultural center's wonderful and eclectic staff and co-tenants) has had on New Leaf's aesthetic, infrastructure, and history. Check out the article here.
