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Hometown Cleveland, OH

What instruments do you play? Banjo, piano

Who are some of your favorite musicians/bands at the moment? Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Bela Fleck

Name one of the best theatre shows you’ve ever seen. I loved As ... Read More ›

From Michael Halberstam, Artistic Director

I first saw Ron OJ Parson’s extraordinary production of East Texas Hot Links in 1995 at the Onyx Theatre Ensemble, performed at the Edgewater Theatre Center on Bryn ... Read More ›

Ron OJ Parson is one of the busiest and hardest working directors in Chicago. In addition to his work ... Read More ›

The actors of Julius Caesar discuss their intimate and personal connections to the play and to their characters.

“The play is a timeless study on how people with a taste for ... Read More ›

Friends, Artists, Patrons, lend me your ears!

I’m Brian Balcom and I’m assisting Michael Halberstam and Scott Parkinson on the upcoming production of Julius Caesar. It’s been a great first two weeks in ... Read More ›

Michael Halberstam

I am so happy to be opening our 25th Anniversary Season with Shakespeare. Not only are we celebrating a quarter of a century of bringing you intimate encounters with some of literature’s greatest creators and ... Read More ›

Sean Fortunato as The Stage Manager in DEATH OF A STREETCAR NAMED VIRGINIA WOOLF: A PARODY at WT. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

No homework is required before seeing Death of a Streetcar ... Read More ›

The actors of Company discuss their personal connections to the musical and to their characters.

“My sophomore year at Northwestern I played Marta in Company. At that point, I had been ... Read More ›

Jennifer Engstrom as Blanche DuBois and Michael Perez as Stanley Kowalski in DEATH OF A STREETCAR NAMED VIRGINIA WOOLF: A PARODY at WT. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

No homework is required before ... Read More ›