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From Michael Halberstam, Artistic Director

Pictured: Hayley Burgess and Travis Turner. Photo by Saverio Truglia.

The Mystery of Love & Sex takes all the ingredients of a standard family drama and turns them ... Read More ›

As the Assistant Director for The Scene, I got to come ... Read More ›

Bobby Kennedy: You’ve had dozens of plays produced in the past 25 years and it ... Read More ›

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) has announced their Architecture Awards featuring Writers Theatre as one of the top three honor winners for 2017! The Architecture Commission will present the ... Read More ›

Theresa Rebeck’s play The Scene opens at a party in a New York City home with two men and one woman in conversation. It quickly becomes clear that the men have made assumptions ... Read More ›

No matter how the 2016 election turned out, close to half the country was going to be disappointed. Over the course of a seemingly eternal and emotionally bruising process, it became apparent ... Read More ›

On Monday, January 30, 2017, Writers Theatre is proudly commemorated LEED Gold Certification awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council-Illinois Chapter.

The event, held in the theatre center’s Litowitz Atrium, featured remarks by Writers Theatre Managing ... Read More ›

“Is there something that your character experiences in The Scene or about the play in general that really resonates with you and intersects ... Read More ›

Once again, Writers Theatre and Studio Gang Architects have been honored for the outstanding work on the new Writers Theatre center by the 2017 AIA Awards for Interior Architecture. The 2017 Interior Architecture program celebrates ... Read More ›

Dearest Reader, It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than three years since we last came to Writers Theatre to share a story with you. Our Chicago debut came in the form ... Read More ›