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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 ›

With The Dance of Death, two Writers Theatre veterans, Larry Yando and Shannon Cochran, return to Books On Vernon for the first time in many years. Joining them for his first bookstore production is Philip Earl Johnson, ... Read More ›

With The Dance of Death, Composer/Sound Designer and Writers Theatre Associate Artist Joshua Schmidt returns to the Theatre for the first time since 2010. In the past few years, Schmidt has been composing and ... Read More ›

In preparation for the American Premiere of this new adaptation, Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden discussed with playwright Conor McPherson his process of adapting Strindberg’s classic and the influence the Swedish playwright has had on contemporary writers.

What ... Read More ›

At the helm of The Dance of Death and making his Writers Theatre debut is director Henry Wishcamper. While relatively new to the Chicago theatre scene, Wishcamper brings with him almost a decade of experience with the works of Conor McPherson, ... Read More ›

August Strindberg

Where Ibsen’s plays ... Read More ›