Fight Evil!

Brandon Ruiter, who played "Jimmy" in the original production of Rose and the Rime at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, reflects on his experience being cast in the House production.
When I moved to Chicago in September I had three goals (in order of importance): 1. Make friends with The House and its people. 2. Get [...]

Big Thanks to all who were able to
make it out to Kevin O’Donnell’s Epiphany ’09 a couple of weeks ago.  The event raised a good deal of dough
for The House and sufficiently tickled the ears of many-a-fan.  And making good on the only gimmick the guy’s got, Kevin provided snacks.  It.  Was.  Great. 
Highlights included:

Artistic Director Nathan Allen belting out [...]

Everyone's all a-twitter about the make-out booth at Love-O-Rama.  What is it?  Who do I make out with?  While Chris Matthews contends that each game of ski-ball you play gets you tickets, and the more tickets you have the hotter House Company member you get to make out with, we'd rather you think of it [...]

Preliminary pencil costume sketches for Rose and the Rime by costume designer Debbie Baer.
 

Preliminary color plots for Rose and the Rime by lighting designer Lee Keenan.

Out of the parsimonious darkBitter, oppressively long.Distantly scintillates a sparkHarbinging the dawn.Shattering the grasp of nightIt strikes an answering fireOf hope: for change and love and lightFrom branch to roof to spire.
 
After returning to Chicago from a ten-day hiatus visiting family and friends, I opened up the remainder of holiday cards sent to us and [...]

You know, at first I thought that would be a cool post title, then I realized it's the name of a Celine Dion album.  Oh well, you can't win them all.  Good news: Love-O-Rama is ON!Thursday, February 5, 7pm – midnightNick's Uptown, 4015 N Sheridan Rd.$15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Buy your tickets here.
Dance [...]

It's coming….
February 2009.

By posting this we may just be the people who drag the holidays waaaaaaaay out until the middle of January, but oh well.  This was our swingin’ solstice jam at The Grind a few weeks ago.

Don’t worry — if you missed the holiday party you still didn’t miss your chance to sing and dance with [...]