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Sheri Goldstein, English Department Chair at Ida Crown Jewish Academy

“To be or not to be” echoed through our hallways in January as the seniors ... Read More ›

Sophie Thatcher discusses her passion for performance and preparation for the role of Anne Frank.

Literary Manager Bobby Kennedy: When did you first start acting? What are some of your favorite roles you’ve ... Read More ›

Anne Frank has been called “a symbol for the lost promise of the children who died in the Holocaust.”

Out of the many artists who have died too soon, the Jewish teen is ... Read More ›

Who’s Who in The MLK Project? The play takes place in the present time in various Chicago neighborhoods. As we meet each character, they flash back to events that happened in the past – ... Read More ›

Director Kimberly Senior discussed with Literary Manager Bobby Kennedy her experience with the original diary and the unique features of this production of the play.

Bobby Kennedy: When Artistic Director Michael Halberstam first ... Read More ›

Last fall, the National Endowment for the Arts launched a new online resource for its Our Town creative placemaking grant program called “Exploring Our Town” – featuring Writers Theatre new theater center ... Read More ›

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 ›

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 ›