Today we kick off the 9th annual tour of the The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights with a free performance for all at the Chicago History Museum! For an inside perspective, here’s ... Read More ›
What a year! We’re thrilled that we’re making an appearance on several publications’ “best of theatre” lists for 2014. Here’s a roundup of these mentions. We hope at least one Writers Theatre ... Read More ›
Early in our design process, as the site plan and building layout began to take shape, Studio Gang suggested that they’d like to re-use as many of the trees removed from the ... Read More ›
Our audience and cast alike have enjoyed inhabiting the space between fact and fiction during Isaac’s Eye; trying to keep the facts written on the chalkboard in mind while also exploring the what-could-have-been fiction of ... Read More ›
We’re thrilled that this holiday season, Writers Theatre has been selected to partner with Neiman Marcus Northbrook as part of its 2014 giving campaign, the HeART of Neiman Marcus.
As part of this ... Read More ›
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Writers Theatre took a major step forward in the journey towards a permanent home with the Ceremonial Groundbreaking on its new theatre center. This important and exciting ... Read More ›
GENIUSES AT ODDS
As of the mid-fifteenth century, human understanding of the universe and its workings on a scientific level had progressed little since the Ancient Greeks.
The cast of Isaac’s Eye discusses how their characters’ experiences in the play resonate with their own lives.
LaShawn Banks – Actor/Dying Man The Actor/Dying Man character is an interesting journey to track. I ... Read More ›
One of our favorite design elements of the new Writers Theatre resonates for both sentimental and sustainable reasons.
The exterior of the current Woman’s Library Club building is brick, and we are salvaging ... Read More ›
Writers Theatre was founded on a dedication to the word and the artist. We value text as the fundamental source of inspiration. At every production, we invite you to lean forward and ... Read More ›
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