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THE LIFE OF DAYS LIKE TODAY, FROM CONCEPTION TO PREMIERE

June 2009 – While performing in the world premiere of A Minister’s Wife at Writers Theatre, Alan Schmuckler begins exploring the works of playwright Charles Mee in the ... Read More ›

The cast of Days Like Today discusses how their characters’ experiences in the musical resonate with their own lives. Hear from 3 more of the cast members…

Susie McMonagle – Maria When I began to work through the ... Read More ›

The cast of Days Like Today discusses how their characters’ experiences in the musical resonate with their own lives. Hear from 4 members of the cast now and the 3 additional cast members in ... Read More ›

With The Dance of Death, two Writers Theatre veterans, Larry Yando and Shannon Cochran, return to Books On Vernon for the first time in many years. Joining them for his first bookstore production is Philip Earl Johnson, ... Read More ›

With The Dance of Death, Composer/Sound Designer and Writers Theatre Associate Artist Joshua Schmidt returns to the Theatre for the first time since 2010. In the past few years, Schmidt has been composing and ... Read More ›

Hello from Doug Peck, the musical director and co-orchestrator of Days Like Today. It’s a very exciting time at Writers Theatre! It’s been a great pleasure for me to work alongside my ... Read More ›

In preparation for the World Premiere of this new musical, Producing & Literary Associate Bobby Kennedy talked with bookwriter Laura Eason and composer Alan Schmuckler. The three discussed how Schmuckler and Eason collaborated over the course ... Read More ›

In preparation for the American Premiere of this new adaptation, Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden discussed with playwright Conor McPherson his process of adapting Strindberg’s classic and the influence the Swedish playwright has had on contemporary writers.

What ... Read More ›

At the helm of The Dance of Death and making his Writers Theatre debut is director Henry Wishcamper. While relatively new to the Chicago theatre scene, Wishcamper brings with him almost a decade of experience with the works of Conor McPherson, ... Read More ›

August Strindberg

Where Ibsen’s plays ... Read More ›