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Dive Deeper into A DISTINCT SOCIETY with these Discussion Questions ›
Get the post-show conversation going with these Discussion Questions for A Distinct Society.
During the play Manon says, “My library, my rules.” and separately, Bruce says, “I don’t make the rules. I just enforce ... Read More ›
The Tastes and Sounds of Home: Persian Cuisine and Language in A DISTINCT SOCIETY ›
Ghormeh Sabzi
A traditional Persian stew ... Read More ›
The Green Lantern: A Legacy That Endures ›
Declan, one of the characters in A Distinct Society, is an avowed fan of comic books—or graphic novels, as he prefers to call them. His favorite of all is the Green Lantern, ... Read More ›
Actor Q & A from THE LIAR ›
The main character in The Liar cannot stop himself from lying, even when the situation threatens to spiral out of control and the consequences could be steep. We asked our cast to ... Read More ›
Who’s Who: YELLOW MOON ›
Introducing the actors featured in the current Writer’s Theatre production of Yellow Moon…
Ashleigh LaThrop (Leila) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. Chicago credits include Metamorphoses (Lookingglass Theatre Company), In the Continuum (Pegasus Players), The ... Read More ›
Introducing Tiffany Topol as Charity ›
Actress Tiffany Topol will be making her Writers’ Theatre debut this winter playing the title role in Sweet Charity. Back at the end of October, two months before rehearsals began, Producing ... Read More ›
Inside THE CARETAKER with actor Anish Jethmalani ›
Anish Jethmalani is currently appearing on the Books on Vernon stage as Aston in The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Jethamalani–who was last seen at Writers’ in 2005’s To the Green Fields Beyond–chatted with ... Read More ›
Because They Let Me ›
When I first walked in to Writers’ Theatre two years ago, I thought I was lost. “Surely,” I thought, “this can’t be the place. Surely this isn’t the theatre I had heard ... Read More ›
Developing My Character ›
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 ›
The Real Thing is different for everyone… Ryan Hallahan ›
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 ›
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