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Summerfest Photoblog

Summerfest Photoblog
For those of you who haven’t seen it: a view of our space from the rarely-used stage: Circle reading at the beginning of rehearsal: Kristina Johnson in the foreground; PJ Schoeny, Marsha Harman, and Sean Fawcett in the background: Marsha and Sean rehearsing Jon Steinhagen’s ‘The Mailman Knows Who Shovels’ …: …with Jess Hutchinson directing: Erin Shelton, reading... 

Best. Idea. Ever.

I’ll be honest – for me, about 80% of any given general audition is about getting to know the person who’s just walked in the door.  Because process is so important to me, because I really do believe that theatre is about bringing out the humanity in one another, because I will have to spend at least six weeks of my life working intimately with the folks that I cast – all these... 

An hour, a day, a lifetime…

Jess wrote last week about our plans for the Mid-North Association’s annual Summerfest.  If you’re just joining us, we commissioned local playwrighting geniuses and Friends of New Leaf Bilal Dardai and Jon Steinhagen to each write a short play based on memoir texts generated by long-time Lincoln Park residents.  The two plays could not have been more different:  Jon’s  ”The... 

A foot in each season and a Fest between

This weekend we’re turning something that started as an experiment last year into an annual tradition.  I like traditions.  They feel like checkpoints to me – which I think is why I’m feeling especially eager about this one, since it’s a checkpoint at a time when I feel like I’ve got my feet in two different seasons, which can make a girl a little wobbly. Summerfest,... 
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