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Almost a year ago now, in anticipation of the live opening of The Last Match, I wrote the following as part of my State of the Art letter:

“In unprecedented times, I think ... Read More ›

Pictured: Eric Gerard, Jennifer Latimore, Kayla Raelle Holder, DiMonte Henning and Ayanna Bria Bakari. Photo by Frank Ishman.

I first saw Stick Fly in 2015 at the Windy City Playhouse in a ... Read More ›

Pictured: Ayanna Bria Bakari and Mary Beth Fisher. Photo by Saverio Truglia.

Bobby Kennedy, our superb Director of New Work & Dramaturgy, first introduced me to Eleanor Burgess’ play The Niceties a year ... Read More ›

Thank you so much for joining us for the first production of our 2019/20 season.

Back in the dark ages, before the internet and iPods and digital downloads, I used to scour the ... Read More ›

If someone had sat you down eight or so years ago and told you that they were developing a hip-hop musical about Alexander Hamilton, you would have laughed and not believed them. This in ... Read More ›

Pictured: Geoff Button. Photo by Joe Mazza—Brave Lux.

I couldn’t be more excited to be the one to introduce you to ... Read More ›

There are so many reasons to be excited about this production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom it’s hard to know where to begin. As a theatre in which the word is the primary source ... Read More ›

Twelfth Night is considered to be Shakespeare’s greatest comedy. I think the play earns this accolade because although it is filled with the usual stretches of imagination that come with twins, mistaken identities and cross-dressing, ... Read More ›

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to this world premiere production of Witch by Jen Silverman, a play that was commissioned and developed through Writers Theatre’s Literary Development Initiative. While we have staged ... Read More ›

Director Lavina Jadhwani has been working with Writers Theatre for close to ten years now. When Director of New Work & Dramaturgy Bobby Kennedy ... Read More ›