Space Availability at Redtwist Theatre

Redtwist offers performing space to guest companies at reasonable rates.
• $500 per week and you keep 100% of box office revenue
• Six week runs only, three performances per week (18 total, which is the minimum if you are Jeff eligible)
• Perf times are Sat @ 3pm, Wed & Sun @ 7:30pm
• Only one slot is still available for 16-17 season: Wed, July 12 to Sun, Aug 20
• contact Michael Colucci: michael@redtwist.org

Join The Ghostlight Project on January 19

ON JANUARY 19TH, 2017 AT 5:30PM IN EACH TIME ZONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WE WILL GATHER OUTSIDE OF THEATERS TO CREATE A "LIGHT" FOR DARK TIMES AHEAD, AND TO MAKE, OR RENEW, A PLEDGE TO STAND FOR AND PROTECT THE VALUES OF INCLUSION, PARTICIPATION, AND COMPASSION FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CLASS, RELIGION, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, IMMIGRATION STATUS, (DIS)ABILITY, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION

 PLEASE JOIN US 

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National Endowment for the Arts 2017 Funding Guidelines Posted

Guidelines and application materials for three National Endowment for the Arts funding categories— Art Works, Challenge America, and Creative Writing Fellowships—have posted on the NEA's website. The NEA will again offer funding for Creativity Connects projects through the Art Works category.

The 2017 Art Works and Challenge America programs support projects taking place beginning in 2018. Guidelines and application materials are in the Apply for a Grant section of the NEA website.

In addition, guidelines for 2017 Creative Writing Fellowships: Prose are posted for application by published creative writers. Guidelines and application materials for the fellowships are also in the Apply for a Grant section of the NEA website.

DATES AND DEADLINES
Art Works
Application Deadlines
• February 16, 2017
• July 13, 2017
Recent Art Works grants are posted on the NEA website.
Guidelines workshop webinar is scheduled for January 18, 2017.

Art Works: Creativity Connects
Application Deadline: May 4, 2017
Recent Creativity Connects grants are posted on the NEA website.
Guidelines workshop webinar is scheduled for March 22, 2017 (Details will be posted soon.)

Challenge America
Application Deadline: April 13, 2017
Recent Challenge America grants are posted on the NEA website.
Guidelines workshop webinar is scheduled for March 1, 2017 (Details will be posted soon.)

Creative Writing Fellowships: Prose
Application Deadline: March 8, 2017
The NEA’s Writers’ Corner features many of the past fellows and their work.

Vintage Hoover Vacuum Donation

Vintage Hoover has finally sucked up its last hairball and it does not want to go into a landfill. It craves the spotlight and wants to be seen on stage. If interested for your props department contact Jen Richards at 614 204-2591.

Industry Ticket Offers

Plastique (https://goo.gl/iT84UG) – Adventure Stage Chicago at the Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., is offering $10 industry tickets to its Chicago Puppet Festival presentation of Théâtre Puzzle’s Plastique. Saturday, January 21 & Sunday, January 22 at 3pm. Monday, January 23 at 7pm. Use code INDUSTRY online (https://www.adventurestage.org/tickets), in person, or by calling the Box Office at 773-342.4141

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (https://goo.gl/t8YsQc) - Adventure Stage Chicago at the Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble St., is offering $10 industry tickets to its Chicago Puppet Festival co-presentation of Open Eye Figure Theatre’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Friday, January 27 at 7pm. Saturday, January 28 at 1pm & 7pm. Use code INDUSTRY online (https://www.adventurestage.org/tickets), in person, or by calling the Box Office at 773-342.4141.

A Disappearing Number - TimeLine Theatre Company, 615 W. Wellington Ave. is offering $15 industry tickets to all preview performances (1/11 – 1/18) with code INDUSTRY15 (plus applicable ticket system fees), subject to availability. Industry tickets may be purchased online via http://www.timelinetheatre.com or via the box office by phone at 773.281.8463 x6.

Collaboraction Accepting Submissions for the Gender Breakdown Lounge

Collaboraction is accepting submissions from female performers for solo shows, stand up, improv, music, and theatre performances in the Gender Breakdown Lounge (The GBL) in The Pentagon at Collaboraction Studios in Feb. and March for door-split revenue sharing. Gender Breakdown is Collaboraction's world premiere devised theatre piece in response to the lack of gender equity in theatre and beyond and we are looking for complementary programming in The GBL. Please email inquiries to info@collaboraction.org with a description of your act and links where appropriate.

Free Items for Pick Up from Berger Park Cultural Center

FREE ITEMS for pick up at Berger Park Cultural Center (6205 N. Sheridan Rd). Items include, but are not limited to, platforms, a wooden ladder, flats, chairs, spare plywood, doors, windows, and some set pieces for sale at a very low price. We are clearing out our storage to make room for essential theater items and these need to go to a new home that will appreciate them. Please contact J.D. Ostergaard at 773-761-0376 or via email at Justin.ostergaard@chicagoparkdistrict.com to come take a look at the pieces in person, or let him know exactly what piece you’d like to call dibs on and when you can come to pick it up. See a few pictures of these items here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0e1shP9k5OgS2lCWElGcWp5YzA.

For more material-exchange postings like this join the Chicago Green Theatre Alliance FB group.

Industry Ticket Offers

A complete list of industry ticket offers can be found here. 

Die Fledermaus – Light Opera Works at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson in Evanston, is offering half-price industry tickets on December 26 and 28 at 2pm, and December 29 and 30 at 8pm. Call 847-920-5360 or visit www.LightOperaWorks.com and use coupon code "waltz." Tickets must be purchased in advance. No door sales.

The Haven Place - A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells, is offering $15 tickets to theatre industry professionals for all performances. Runs through 12/30/16. Use the code INDUSTRY online at www.aredorchidtheatre.org or call (312)943-8722.

The Last Wife - TimeLine Theatre Company, 615 W. Wellington Ave. is offering 50% off industry tickets on December 16 and 17 at 8PM. Use code INDUSTRY50 online or by calling 773.281.8463 x6.

Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth - Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N. Michigan Ave., is offering $20 for tickets Tuesday, December 20 at 7:30PM and $35 for Friday, December 23 at 2PM & 7:30PM. Use code INDUSTRY to access $20/$35 tickets (in all sections) for these performances. Available online at lookingglasstheatre.org or by calling the Box Office at 312-337-0665.

Pygmalion - Remy Bumppo Theatre at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, is offering $15 industry tickets on Friday Nights through January 8. Use Code Word "Industry" when you call the Box Office at 773.404.7336.

Space Availability at Collaboraction Studios

Collaboraction Studios, in the Flat Iron Arts Building of Wicker Park, has affordable space available for nightly, weekly, or monthly rentals in The Salon beginning in March 2017. This intimate, 50-seat performance space is perfect for stand-up, improv, small theater productions, poetry slams, open mics, film screenings, and more. We are open to resident companies and are especially interested in groups that align with Collaboraction's mission to explore critical social issues with a diverse community of Chicaogans.

Email taylor@collaboraction.org for more information or to arrange a tour.

Spring/Summer Space Availability at Filament Theatre

Primetime performance space is available at Filament Theatre April - July 2017. Filament is a blackbox space with 15ft ceilings (no columns) that allows for up to 100 seats located at 4041 N Milwaukee Ave. Please contact rentals@filamenttheatre.org with inquiries. Rehearsal space is also available. Learn more about filament at www.filamenttheatre.org/rentals.

Rehearsal Space Availability from Stage Left Theatre

Conveniently located at Belmont and Ashland, Stage Left Theatre's rehearsal space is 400 square feet and come equipped with tables, chairs and rehearsal cubes.

Located on the ground floor, no stairs.

**Scripts and other printing services available at a negotiable fee!**

Rate is $10-$15/hour. Price breaks offered for large block rentals and advance payment.

Other features:
Easy access through lockbox
Small stereo with AUX jack
 Music stands
Climate controlled
Coffee machine, microwave, sink and mini fridge

Email sltchicago@gmail.com for inquiries.

Free Webinar: How does your arts organization compare to your peers?

Monday, December 12
9a PST/11a CST/12p EST
The SMU National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) has created a free, online tool, the NCAR KIPI (Key Intangible Performance Indicator) Dashboard, which allows arts organizations across the U.S. to see how they compare to their peers. The Dashboard, powered by data from DataArts’ Cultural Data Profile (CDP), illuminates organizations' performance trends across nine key areas, and provides a KIPI score, ranging from 0-100, so organizations have an idea of their overall financial and operating health relative to similar organizations nationally. Register here to learn how to use this new tool: http://bit.ly/2gDdz62.