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There are several tools that I use to develop every role I play: casting unseen characters, filling in minute details, and creating a character playlist. I applied all of these to the ... Read More ›

Jordan Lane Shappell

Two years ago I met The Love Of My Life. After a few months of passionate dating, she decided to travel eastern Europe and declared that she simply could not ... Read More ›

Ryan Hallahan

When I was 10 years old, all I wanted was to be one of the popular kids. One day, on a field trip to the Adler Planetarium, all of my dreams ... Read More ›

I am learning that if you think it’s the real thing, and it turns out not to be so, it is still the real thing for you — however painfully unrequited or ... Read More ›

From the ages of five to seventeen, only one thing stayed constant in my life: my dream university. Other aspects changed – interests, friends, hairstyle – but I always wanted to end ... Read More ›

To launch Writers’ Theatre’s 20th Anniversary 2011/12 Season, Artistic Director Michael Halberstam has assembled a collection of Chicago’s finest actors to take on Stoppard’s modern classic. With a blend of new and ... Read More ›

Assistant Director Cody Estle (center) with playwright Keith Huff (right)

My name is Cody Estle and I am assistant directing the world premiere of The Detective’s Wife by Keith Huff, directed by ... Read More ›