The House on National Public Radio!!!!

Holy Crap!!!  This may not be true any more, but at one point in The House’s six year history I know for a fact that I was the biggest NPR Nerd among us.
I had a temp job doing data entry for a couple of years that allowed me to listen to streaming audio online all [...]

Our Big Opening

Hey all, it’s Ryan, The House’s development director. My “role” at The House is in fundraising, but since everyone else is busy putting the show up, I thought I’d give you my thoughts about Opening Night.
We’re opening The House’s version of THE NUTCRACKER tonight at Steppenwolf.
I could probably just stop there.
But for those of [...]

Experts Panel on Physical Theatre

Hey guys
This should be a pretty cool discussion
David Bell is moderating and he’s pretty rad
and you get a free ticket to Farewell Umbrella
Its through CST but dont be fooled- the event is at Lookingglass
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CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER
Sharing the World’s Stage
Please join us for an
Experts’ Panel on Physical Theater
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Complimentary cocktail reception, 5:30 PM
Panel discussion [...]

The Sparrow Turns 100!

Hey, Kids!
This past weekend on Saturday night, the cast of The Sparrow celebrated its 100th
performance!
The count was tabulated (ooo, “tabulated”) from all official
performances since the show’s original opening at The Viaduct on January 13th,
through its extension at the Steppenwolf Garage, and through the remount at The
Apollo Theater. It’s been a great year!
And so now that [...]

The View From the Dressing Rooms

You Guys… Do you know how fancy Steppenwolf is?  It’s really fancy.
We’re rehearsing there for “The Nutcracker”, which opens in the Upstairs Theater next week and, let me just tell you, it’s posh.
At The Viaduct, we had to fit 87 actors into 1 6′ by 7′ room with no plumbing and a refrigerator from 1928 [...]