#lookingglass theatre

[must4rds33d]

villetteposting again

source: x (last photo is from the official poster!)

#the play is produced by lookingglass theatre company!! recent production btw! i would KILL to see this live (alas there’s only this trailer) #*reposted* bc i changed the m. paul and lucy textpost . enough with the bugs and rats in the attic #diverse cast hellaw :33 lucy and m. paul poc *nods approvingly* #they uploaded a 2min clip of ginevra and lucy talking i think theyre sapphic truthers #just the trailer alone u can see how they interact w e/o (ginevra flirty as hell love her for that) #villette #lucy snowe #ginevra fanshawe #m. paul emanuel #madame beck #dr. john graham bretton #charlotte brontë #villetteposting #classic lit memes

[crossdreamers]

This new stage adaptation of Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is a celebration of gender variance and childhood imagination

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is a children's book written by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant. It is now ready for the stage.

The book is about Morris, a young kid with a vivid imagination and a great ability to play. Morris loves wearing a tangerine dress. The dress “reminds him of tigers, the sun, and his mother’s hair,” he says. So this is a book about fantasy, gender variance and gender expression.

This fall there is a new world premiere stage adaptation of the book in Minneapolis at the Children's Theatre Company (CTC).

The play is written by playwright Juliany Taveras and directed by Heidi Stillman, Artistic Director of Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre.

Taveras says this about the play:

"I think that first and foremost this is a play about love and creativity, a story about authentic self-expression—something I believe to be an integral part of being alive and well and uniquely human. Morris is a child, one who loves his mother, and school, and (it just so happens) the sound and feel of a special tangerine dress. Morris's story is one of freedom; of defying arbitrary (at times even violent) rules of who or how we should be; of being one's whole, radiant self."

The play runs from October 10 to November 19 2023. If you are nearby, you can buy tickets here.

Model of set design for World Premiere of Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress at Children's Theatre Company. Co-designed by Sotirios Livaditis and William Boles. Costume sketches by Carolyn Rose Sullivan.

#transgender #trans #lgbt #lgbtqa #queer #nonbinary #lgbtq #gender expression #gender variance #art #culture #children's books #children's plays #theater

[if-only-angels-could-prevail]

Ok so it looks like I’m gonna do something in downtown chicago this evening but I have not decided what!!! Joffrey ballet Don Quixote?? The Matrix in 35mm?? Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe at the symphony?? Lookingglass Theatre’s Alice In Wonderland?? wtf how do I choose

[college-girl199328]

HAPPY 57th BIRTHDAY to DAVID SCHWIMMER!! Career years: 1989 - present Born David Lawrence Schwimmer, an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. While still acting in Friends, his first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool, Six Days, Seven Nights, Apt Pupil (1998), and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel.

Schwimmer began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech. After graduation, Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company. For much of the late 1980s, he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling, unemployed actor, until he starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in many television roles in the early 1990s, including L.A. Law, The Wonder Years, NYPD Blue, and Monty.

[deadlinecom]

[poemswhileyouwait]

“Up, Up, and Away” by Alex Berge -- Lookingglass Theater, 2.28.20

#alex berge #poems on demand #Poems While You Wait #chicago #typewriter #lookingglass theatre #roseland #neighborhood #community #streetlight

[rebelliousmagazine]

Have Yourself A Virtual Little Christmas...

Have Yourself A Virtual Little Christmas... @americanbluesth @gglasstheatre @AuditoriumChgo @AtTheMAC

Oh, the virus outside is frightful, but online holiday options are so delightful. And since we’ve no place to go, let it steam, let it stream, let it stream!  American Blues Theater presents “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!” adapted from Frank Capra’s classic film. But now the annual production will be streamed live. “At American Blues, we miss so much of the experience of live theater,…

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#Christmas #McAninch Arts Center #Lookingglass Theatre Company #holiday #American Blues Theater #stream #Holiday 2020 #The Auditorium Theatre #Theatre in the Dark

[otcapprentices]

Olney’s proximity to both DC and Baltimore gives apprentices the chance to explore other area theaters and meet their apprentice classes! This week we visited Baltimore Center Stage where half of the OTC apprentices watched WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT and the other half watched LOOKINGGLASS ALICE. The Center Stage interns and fellows even took us on an in depth tour of their facilities!

Apprentices Augustino (Scenic), Emily (Marketing and Development), and Timothy (Dramaturgy) particularly enjoyed the interactive lobby display that Center Stage put together! 

#apprenticelife #otcapprentices #field trip #baltimore center stage #lookingglass alice #white rabbit red rabbit #theatre life

[gayleontologists]

Lookingglass Theatre presents:

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (2019) written and directed by David Catlin

#frankenstein #frankensteinedit #mary shelley #theatreedit #theatre #i'm finally gonna be going to see it so i #figured i'd post some pics from the site cos it does look rad #as far as adaptations go i'm sure i will be very nitpicky #BUT my uncle did the scenic design for it and it looks truly beautiful from this pics so i'm excited about that

[promptsforthestrugglingauthor]

it's playing at the lookingglass theatre in chicago until the first, if that helps!!! it's a freaking wonderful show, and i THINK the rights will be sold afterwards. you know? so it should be somewhere else next.

Aw, I definitely can't get out there, but thank you for letting me know! Hopefully it may come nearer to the west coast sometime!

#asks #emmy babbles #im also not opposed to a professional recording #theatres record more plays 2k19

[jgsmithactor]

I have been extremely fortunate to work with these incredible folks over the last couple weeks. Previews start Feb 1. YOU GOTTA COME SEE. #Repost @american_blues_theater • • • • • ON CLOVER ROAD begins performances 2 weeks from tonight! The next cast member to introduce is Grace Smith, who is making her American Blues Theater debut! Chicago: Plantation! (Lookingglass Theatre Company); Eden Prairie, 1971 (Goodman New Stages); MARYSHELLEYSHOW (Chicago Fringe); and readings with the Shakespeare Project of Chicago. Regional: Peter and the Starcatcher (City Equity Theatre); As You Like It, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, and King Lear (Alabama Shakespeare). NYC: Censored on Final Approach (The GYM at Judson); The School for Lies (Boxed Wine Productions). Film and TV credits include the upcoming features As With Knives and Skin and Dreaming Grand Avenue, MTV’s Short Comings, and The World’s Astonishing News! Love and thanks to her family and the wonderful folks at Paonessa Talent Agency. gracesmithactor.com Tickets are on sale now! bit.ly/OnCloverRoad (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyIabmBTud/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6inu7pvnn93n

#repost

[pr1ncessl4yup-blog]

I love love love the Lookingglass Theatre so much! If you want to see an absolutely endearing and empowering play about life and love, go see Mr & Ms Pennyworth. It certainly gave me some encouragement to tackle what's ahead, personally and politically! #theatre #lookingglass #chicagogram #creativity #fairytail #life #culture #theater #chicago #love #egosum #inauguration #strongertogether (at Lookingglass Theatre Company)

#life #theater #theatre #chicago #inauguration #creativity #egosum #fairytail #culture #lookingglass #love #chicagogram #strongertogether

[poemswhileyouwait]

“Joy In Suffering” by Kathleen Rooney -- 2.28.20

#kathleen rooney #poems on demand #poems while you wait #chicago #lookingglass theatre #joy #suffering #disquiet #america #abyss

[zeldaspeaksmindfulness]

Northlight Theatre continues free Interplay series of new play readings with A Distinct Society Written and directed by Kareem Fahmy Sunday, May 16-20, 2021 Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues to engage audiences with its commitment to developing new work with free Interplay readings. A Distinct Society, written and directed by Kareen Fahmy, premieres Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. The cast of A Distinct Society includes Barzin Akhavan, Declan Desmond, Marika Engelhardt, Susaan Jamshidi, and Kevin Minor. The dramaturg is Leean Kim Torske. The Zoom Coordinator is Sophia Danielle-Grenier A quiet library that straddles the border of the U.S. and Canada becomes an unlikely crucible for five people from around the world. When an Iranian family, separated from one another by the "Muslim ban," use the library as a meeting place, the head librarian, a U.S. border patrol officer, and a local teenager have to choose between breaking the law and saving themselves. The play is set in the main reading room of the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, located on the border between Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec. While the library and the circumstances around it are real, the characters and events in this play are entirely fictional. A Reuter’s feature about the library is available here. The reading is part of Northlight’s Interplay New Play Development program, providing customized support for new work in the critical stages of early play development. The premieres will be followed by a live Q&A with the director and playwright. Recordings of each play will be available for 96 hours following the premiere. Interplay events are FREE with a suggested donation, but registration is required to receive a viewing link. The reading premieres Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 6:30pm with a live post-show discussion, streaming through May 20, 2021. To register, and for additional details, visit  northlight.org/events/interplay-distinct-society/. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Kareem Fahmy (Playwright/Director) is a Canadian-born playwright and director of Egyptian descent and is currently a TCG Rising Leader of Color. His plays, which include American Fast, A Distinct Society, The Triumphant, Pareidolia, The In-Between, and an adaptation of the acclaimed Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building, have been developed at the Atlantic Theatre Company, New York Stage & Film, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Northlight Theatre, Target Margin Theater, The Lark, Fault Line Theater, and Noor Theater. He has directed and developed new plays at theaters around the country, including MCC, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The New Group, New Dramatists, The Civilians, Geva Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, Portland Stage, Silk Road Rising, San Diego Rep, and Berkeley Rep. Fellowships/Residencies: Sundance Theatre Lab, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Phil Killian Directing Fellow), The O’Neill (National Directors Fellow), Second Stage (Van Lier Directing Fellow), Soho Rep (Writer/Director Lab), Lincoln Center (Directors Lab), New York Theater Workshop (Emerging Artist Fellow & Usual Suspect). Kareem is co-founder of the Middle Eastern American Writers Lab at The Lark and of Maia Directors, a consulting group for organizations and artists engaging with stories from the Middle East. MFA in Theatre Directing: Columbia University. www.kareemfahmy.com Barzin Akhavan (Peyman Gilani) Broadway: Network (Belasco). NYC: Macbeth (CSC), Richard II (Public/WNYC), Hamlet (Waterwell), Richard II (Public/WNYC). International Tour: Aftermath (Arktype). Regional: Pericles (Guthrie and Folger Theatre), Arabian Nights (Arena, Berkeley Rep, Lookingglass), A Thousand Splendid Suns (World Premiere, ACT SF and Theatre of Calgary), Shakespeare in Love (Baltimore Center Stage and Cincinnati Playhouse), The Kite Runner (World Premiere, San Jose Rep and Arizona Theatre Company), and Twelfth Night (Seattle Rep). He spent five seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, four seasons with the Lake Take Shakespeare Festival, and one season with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Film and TV credits include Joyful, The Blacklist, Chicago Med, Girls5Eva, Smash, and Law and Order CI. Declan Desmond (Declan Sheehan), making his Northlight debut, has worked with many Chicago theaters, including The Gift, Goodman Theatre, Marriott, Lookingglass, and Writers Theatre. He is currently finishing his junior year at Boston University, where he also studies acting. In his free time, he likes to practice singing, the guitar, and the violin while also coincidentally reading DC comics. He’s honored to be performing and can’t wait until theater can be performed live. Now more than ever people are yearning for connection, and the theater connects like no other art form. Thanks to all of his mentors, friends, and family who made this possible and always support him in his projects. Marika Engelhardt (Manon Desjardins) Theatrical credits include The Goodman Theatre, Steep Theatre, American Blues, A Red Orchid, Chicago Dramatists, and the Comedie Francaise in Paris. Television credits: Empire, Chicago Fire, The Chi, Easy on Netflix, Amazon's Patriot, and HBO's Somebody, Somewhere. Recent films include Come as You Are which premiered at SXSW, and a starring role in Knives and Skin, which premiered last year at the Berlin and Tribeca film festivals. Her performance was named one of the "Top Ten Performances of Tribeca 2019" by Entertainment Tonight. She is a graduate of the DePaul Theatre School where she is also an adjunct professor. Susaan Jamshidi (Shirin Gilani) is a Chicago based actor (SAG/AFTRA, AEA) and is participating in her second workshop of A Distinct Society. She recently performed in several shows at Goodman Theatre: A Christmas Carol '19 and '20 (the latter which was produced as a free streaming audio play), The Winter’s Tale, and Rohina Malik's Yasmina’s Necklace. Chicago credits include work with Lookingglass, Victory Gardens, Drury Lane, The Gift, Northlight, Remy Bumppo, Theatre Wit, and Sideshow Theatre Company (Jeff Award for Best Ensemble – Idomeneus), among others. International tours: Oh My Sweet Land (London/Toronto/Vancouver with Silk Road Rising). Regional theater credits include Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, among others. Film and television credits include Little Nations, Cicero in Winter, The Wallet, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Sirens. Susaan earned her MFA from DePaul University and is represented by Paonessa Talent. Susaan is also an avid potter. You can follow her on Instagram @susaanlayla and @littlefigwheelworks Kevin Minor (Bruce Laird) (he/him/his) is a Chicago-based actor, director, and budding playwright. Kevin is currently a theatre teacher at Niles West and Niles North High schools in Skokie, IL. As an actor, Kevin has worked at numerous theatre companies including Asolo Repertory, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Writers Theatre, Virginia Repertory, St. Louis Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival, Heritage Theatre Festival, Slightly Askew Theatre, and many others. Kevin is represented by Stewart Talent. ABOUT INTERPLAY Since its inception in 2006, Northlight’s Interplay Program has invested in provocative new works by American and international playwrights, providing customized support in the critical stages of early play development. Through Interplay, Northlight seeks to serve the specific needs of the play and can provide playwright commissions, workshops with actors, and private or public readings. The public reading series is an instrumental part of the Interplay program, providing audiences the opportunity to participate in a part of the evolutionary process from initial idea to full theatrical production, including first-hand insight from the playwright. Also through the reading series, the playwright has the opportunity to hear audience response that is integral to shaping the play for full production. As of 2020, Interplay has provided support for 40 new plays, 33 of which have gone on to full productions – some at Northlight and others around the country, including the Goodman Theatre, the Humana Festival, TheatreWorks, and off-Broadway. Four plays have continued on to acclaim at Ireland’s famed Galway International Arts Festival. That staggering success rate has established Interplay as a valuable incubator for new work in the American theatre, and has helped cement Northlight’s national reputation as an important contributor to the American theatrical canon. Support for new play development and this reading, available at no cost to general and student audiences, comes from The Ralla Klepak Foundation for Education in the Performing Arts; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; ComEd, An Exelon Company; BMO Harris Bank; The Sullivan Family Foundation; Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation; the John R. Halligan Fund; the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; and Evanston Community Foundation. Northlight Theatre aspires to promote change of perspective and encourage compassion by exploring the depth of our humanity across a bold spectrum of theatrical experiences, reflecting our community to the world and the world to our community. Founded in 1974, the organization has mounted over 220 productions, including more than 40 world premieres. Northlight has earned 208 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations and 36 Awards, as well as ten Edgerton Foundation for New Play Awards. As one of the area’s premier theatre companies, Northlight is a regional magnet for critical and professional acclaim, as well as talent of the highest quality. Northlight is supported in part by generous contributions from Allstate Insurance; the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; BMO Harris Bank; Bulley and Andrews; The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation; ComEd, An Exelon Company; The Davee Foundation; Evanston Arts Council; Evanston Community Foundation; Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; Full Circle Foundation; John R. Halligan Fund; Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; Illinois Humanities; Katten Muchin Roseman LLP; Kirkland & Ellis Foundation; Margaret and Paul Lurie; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Jackie Mack and More; Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation; Modestus Bauer Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; Niles Township; NorthShore University HealthSystems; Northwestern University; The Offield Family Foundation; The Pauls Foundation; PNC Bank; Polsinelli; Ralla Klepak Trust for the Performing Arts; Room & Board; Sanborn Family Foundation; Dr. Scholl Foundation; The Shubert Foundation, Inc.; Skokie Community Foundation; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; The Sullivan Family Foundation; and Tom Stringer Design Partners.

[gayleontologists]

months ago, i found out that the lookingglass theatre is going to do a production of frankenstein and so it’s been on my radar for a while but it had slipped my mind. now i am reminded of it and reminded because i found out my uncle did the set design for it!!! now i especially have to go see it !!!

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