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Putting It Together
Hi, I’m Jack. I’m a friend/fan of New Leaf Theatre. About a month ago, Jessica and I went to see a play. After the show we went to a bar to talk about theater, and as usual we were talking about the same things–the mutual experience of the performers and the audience, a process that thrives on a multiplicity of voices, having fun with sound and lights. She asked me to be a part...
New Leaf in the Neighborhood
About a month ago I issued a challenge to three of New Leaf’s playwright friends: Given identical lists of some of the features of Chicago’s Mid-North Neighborhood, create a ten-minute play using anything on the page as an inspiration, starting point, setting, character – anything – but you have to somehow incorporate something about the neighborhood on that sheet of paper.
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Getting to know you…
I was so nervous.
I had done my research. It looked great on paper. But meeting, live and in person, for the first time, is always scary. Part of me is totally cool and level-headed, telling myself that this evening is just about getting to know each other, trying to find out if we’re a good fit. Another part of me is excited, wildly hopeful, thinking, “this could be the start...
