Industry Ticket Offers

Jackie Chan's Long Yun Kung Fu Troupe from Beijing - Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E Congress Pkwy, is offering $25 industry tickets on Saturday, February 4 at 7:30PM. Celebrate Chinese New Year with an evening of heart-stopping artistry and athleticism as the 11 members of the Long Yun Troupe effortlessly meld elements of kung fu and traditional Chinese dance to create an entirely new art form. Use promo code INDUSTRY online at AuditoriumTheatre.org or by calling 312.341.2300.

Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth – Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N Michigan Ave, $20 industry for the following dates: • Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30PM • Thursday, February 2 at 2PM & 7:30PM • Friday, February 3 at 7:30PM • Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30PM • Thursday, February 9 at 2PM & 7:30PM.  Use code INDUSTRY online at lookingglasstheatre.org or mention your INDUSTRY status when calling the Box Office at 312.337.0665.

Her America – Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln, is offering an industry discount for February 1-12th performances. Use promo code INDUSTRY for $10.50 weekday tickets, or $12 weekend tickets. Tickets can be purchased online at greenhousetheater.org or by calling the box office at 773-404-7336.

Circumference of a Squirrel – Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N Lincoln, is offering an industry discount for February performances. Use promo code INDUSTRY for $10.50 weekday tickets, or $12 weekend tickets. Tickets can be purchased online at greenhousetheater.org or by calling the box office at 773-404-7336.

Chicago Voices Concert- Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr, is offering $29 tickets on Saturday, February 4 at 7:30pm. A star-studded lineup is poised to light up the stage and bring legends to life. Hear unique performances — including cross-genre duets and group collaborations — from your favorite Windy City artists including John Prine, Shemekia Copeland, Kurt Elling, The Handsome Family, and more! Visit lyricopera.org and use promo code INDUSTRY for $29 tickets.

Attn: Chicago Theatre Artistic Directors and Casting Representatives

The Illinois Theatre Association's 38th Annual Statewide Professional Non-Equity Auditions are on 2/25-2/26 in Chicago. We are on track for a full-slate of 300 actors who are ready to showcase their talents for you! This is a perfect opportunity to seek out a broad range of talent in a comfortable setting. Sign up today. Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, all the coffee you can drink, and a binder filled with headshots/resumes of all the auditionees. For more information click here.

Performance Space available at Filament April - August, 2017

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

TimeLine Theatre Company Prop and Costume Sale

TimeLine Theatre Company is cleaning house!
We are selling (and giving away) a sizable portion of our costume, prop and furniture stock.
A sampling of items available:
• Vintage Clothing (jackets, shirts, sparkly tube tops…)
• Furniture (modern and vintage, including a bed, benches, shelves, cabinets)
• Bric-a-brac (from many eras)
• Building materials (including platforms, lumber, molding, tile)

SALE DAY: Friday 1/27, 12pm-5pm – Prices vary by item and are negotiable.
CASH ONLY!
GIVEAWAY DAY: Saturday 1/28, 10am-2pm – Whatever we don’t sell on Friday gets put in the giveaway pile. Yes, that’s right, if you can carry it down the stairs it’s yours for FREE.
LOCATION: 615 W Wellington Ave. Chicago, IL 60657

Please Note:
• The sale is on the 3rd floor of our building. If you are planning on taking something large, please bring a friend to help.
• Parking is not always the easiest in Lakeview, especially on the weekends. Meter parking is available on nearby major streets (Broadway and Clark)
If you have any questions, please email Maggie Fullilove-Nugent at maggie@timelinetheatre.com.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Play Readings 2017

The NJTF/HTII at UM Miller Center welcomes and invites your participation in the 3rd annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Play Readings to be held on Sunday, 4/23/17 and Monday, 4/24/17, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah).

In our first 2 years our event honoring the victims and survivors involved theaters, universities, Jewish organizations and embassies in 11 states. Each selected a play of their choosing from our NJTF/HTII Holocaust Theater Catalog (htc.miami.edu). All followed their readings with a conversation or panel discussion that included their audiences. These simultaneous events affirmed the unique power of theater in Holocaust awareness and education. This year we also honor the late Elie Wiesel, who unbeknownst to many was also a playwright. Three scenes that he wrote, titled Dialogs are yours with the blessing of his widow and translator, Marion Wiesel and the Elie Wiesel Foundation. NJTF will send you Dialogs at your request, upon registration. Lincoln Center Library, in New York and UM Miller Center, in Miami have already committed to readings honoring this great man. We hope you will join them.

Please go to njtfoundation.org and find Remembrance Readings to register your organization. Any play or playwright you choose will be in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wiesel. This project is greater than any one institution and invites collaboration among Artists, Educators, Holocaust Memorial Organizations and all people who collectively wish to use theater as an artistic and moral compass that educates and inspires current and future generations.

Thank You,
Arnold Mittelman
Founding Director, NJTF/HTII at UM Miller Center

For additional information or questions, please contact: NJTF Outreach Coordinator Justine Shayman justine@njtfoundation.org

4’ x 4’ Plywood Donation

4’ x 4’ Plywood Donation – 8 pallets, 80 pieces per pallet
May take some or all of the plywood.
 Pickup or they may potentially be able to deliver near Niles
Contact Veronica between 9 am-2 pm at 847-983-9045

Industry Ticket Offers

Priscilla: Queen of the Desert - Pride Films and Plays, 4139 N Broadway, is offering $20 industry tickets on Wednesday, Feb 1 at 7:30. Limit 2 tickets with headshot, resume, or business card. Reserve on-line only at www.pridefilmsandplays.com/tickets, choose General Admission tickets, and use the code Industry.

Charles Busch: That Boy, That Girl - Pride Films and Plays, 4139 N Broadway, is offering $30 industry tickets on Monday, January 30 at 7:30. Limit 2 tickets with headshot, resume, or business card. Reserve on-line only at www.pridefilmsandplays.com/tickets, choose General Admission tickets, and use the code Industry

Straight White Men - Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted is offering $15 tickets to performances February 2-8, 14-17. Use code 30254 online at steppenwolf.org or call Audience Services at 312-335-1650. Tickets must be reserved at least one hour before performance. Subject to availability.

Faceless - Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie, is offering $15 Industry Rush Tickets for all performances. May be purchased in person only, 2 hours before performance. Must provide proof of industry. Limit 2 tickets per Industry ID. Excludes Premium section and Opening Night. To check availability call our box office at 847.673.6300

National Open Captioning Initiative

TDF offers a limited number of two-year partnerships with professional regional theatres to sponsor open captioned performances and increase attendance by people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The sponsorship is intended as a service in and of itself for people who are hard of hearing or deaf rather than a supplemental service to be offered in tandem with regularly scheduled sign language interpreted performances.

Theatre Development Fund Provides:
COST OF SERVICE
Payment of expenses for contracting open captioning services through a professional theatre captioning company, which includes captioning fees as well as any travel expenses incurred by the caption operators during the preparation process and performance. Our service provider is c2, Caption Coalition Inc., for any OC sponsorship as we have a long-standing partnership with the company in modeling best practices on a national level. c2 is specific to TDF partnerships.

ASSISTANCE WITH PROMOTION
Listing of TDF sponsored open captioned performances at the partnering venue on TDF's website, with links for ticket purchasing; and publicizing these accessible performances through mail and email newsletters to TDF theatregoers with hearing loss.

EXPERTISE
Readiness to share experience on audience development, equipment options and funding; and to serve as a liaison, when needed, between producing entity and venue in regard to queries that may arise.

HOW TO APPLY:
Professional theatres interested in being considered for a partnership should send a letter of inquiry to tap@tdf.org by 6pm on April 21st, 2017 that briefly outlines the following:
*Commitment to providing better access for people with disabilities.*
*Indication of strong community support for open captioning; e.g., letter(s) from members of the community with hearing loss requesting open captioning and/or letter(s) from local HLAA chapter(s).*
*Proposed season schedule of open captioned performances with dates, times and productions listed, preferably in a series; e.g., one open captioned performance of each production in the Broadway series, offered on the first Saturday matinee of each show's run.*

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.

Chicago Fringe Festival Presents: On the Fringe

Date: Monday, Feb. 6
Time: Doors Open at 6pm | Screening Begins at 7pm
The documentary On the Fringe chronicles the adventures of artists touring the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit. Filmmakers traveled over 10,000 miles to bring you the stories behind the stories and the scenes behind the scenes. After the viewing, there will be a Live Q & A with film producer Nancy Kenny and representatives of the Chicago and Elgin Fringe Festivals. Tickets are available at chicagofringe.org!

Train with Pig Iron Theatre in Chicago

Performers as Creators
Join Pig Iron Theatre Company member Melissa Krodman for a weekend workshop focusing on the performer as creator of original material. The workshop will highlight the methods and exercises Pig Iron uses to forge performance works that are physically articulate and rhythmically precise.

Can a work of theatre have depth and sophistication without words? Can a gesture stand in for the whole? Can an ensemble create a physical vocabulary to capture an audience's imagination? The workshop will tackle these questions in a rigorous and playful environment intended to provide adult theatre-makers with tools to strengthen a performer's ability to create new theatrical worlds.

Dates/Times:
Feb. 3, 6:00PM-9:00PM
Feb. 4, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Feb. 5, 10:00AM-4:00PM

Location:
The Den
1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622

Cost: $150

Email workshops@pigiron.org to register or with questions.

DCASE Seeks Proposals for A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs at 2017 Lake FX

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) seeks proposals for professional development activities and creative services exhibitors for the 2017 Lake FX CreativeCon A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs. A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs is a new, energized industry showcase space and resource fair at Lake FX 2017 that connects participants with industry leaders and organizations through fun and informative one-on-one and small group activities. A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs take place on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22, 2017, between 10am and 4:30pm at the Chicago Cultural Center.

A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs exhibitors are local and national businesses and organizations that provide services, information, space, equipment or other resources for Chicago-based creative artists and entrepreneurs. Labs activities are a space to dialogue and focus on individualized professional development. Possible examples of activities include resume evaluations, portfolio checks (physical and digital), free headshots, speed networking, demo tape/ song/production/ PK or EPK critiques, raffles, contests, 10-minute mentor talks, improv play session, etc.

Past exhibitors include funders, professional associations, service organizations, chambers of commerce, space providers, recording studios, schools, attorneys and other professional services. Please note: This call is not for food vendors, art displays, or selling goods. This call is only for creative industry organizations offering one-on-one activities and resources for conference attendees. A.C.C.E.S.S. Labs is free to participate for attendees and exhibitors.

APPLY to host an A.C.C.E.S.S. Lab here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACCESS17.

Industry Ticket Offers

Winter by Julie Jensen - Rivendell Theatre, 5779 North Ridge Ave. is offering $15 Industry Tickets to their world premier production of WINTER on the following dates: Thursday 1/19,  Fridays January 1/20,   Thursday 1/26,  and Friday 1/ 27.  Must provide proof of industry when picking up tickets. Limit 2 tickets per Industry ID (self + guest). Subject to availability. Call 773.334.7728 or vist Rivendelltheatre.org & use box-office code: INDUSTRY.

Prelude To A Kiss – The Comrades at Greenhouse Theater Center (2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago). $10 industry tickets are available to the Industry performance on Monday, January 30 at 8:00pm. No proof needed. To reserve tickets, visit: http://www.greenhousetheater.org/prelude-to-a-kiss.

The Baltimore Waltz - The Brown Paper Box Co. at The Frontier, 1106 W. Thorndale, is offering a limited number of $10 industry tickets per performance thru 2/19. Use code ATD online at http://baltimorewaltz.brownpapertickets.com/ and bring proof of industry to the performance you attend. More information about the production can be found at http://www.brownpaperbox.org/.

Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth – Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N Michigan Ave, $20 industry for Saturday, 1/21 at 2PM. Use code INDUSTRY online at lookingglasstheatre.org or mention your INDUSTRY status when calling the Box Office at 312.337.0665.

Panel Discussion: Understanding Play Development

Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave. 
Moderated by Artistic Director Meghan Beals
Join us for a Saturday afternoon discussion on the inner workings of new play development. Where does a play begin? How do playwrights go from idea, to script, to production? What does a playwright need from directors and actors? What is an actor’s role in the room? A Director’s? And, if you are interested in new work, as a creative or an audience member, how can you get involved? Panelists include three Resident Playwrights of Chicago Dramatists. Following the panel discussion, audience questions and participation will be encouraged.

Production Space Available in The Pentagon at Collaboraction Studios

Collaboraction Studios, in the Flat Iron Arts Building of Wicker Park, has affordable, flexible production space to rent in The Pentagon between April 2, 2017 and May 28, 2017. We're also a great space for film shoots, visual arts galleries, rehearsals, classes, and special events.

 Contact taylor@collaboraction.org for more details or to schedule a walkthrough.

2017 Merritt Award Recommendations

Who are the amazing designers and technicians you have collaborated with this year? Get in your recommendations for the 2017 Merritt Awards this week. Recommendations close Monday Jan 16th. http://merrittawards.com/recommendations/.

Industry Ticket Offers

Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah - Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E Congress Pkwy, is offering $15 industry tickets for Too Hot to Handel on Saturday, January 14 at 7:30PM. Use promo code INDUSTRY online at AuditoriumTheatre.org or by calling 312.341.2300. Discount valid on price levels 2-5; not valid on previously purchased tickets.

Bootycandy written and directed by Robert O'Hara - Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Rd. Use the code "industry17" for $15 House seats any day of the week (excluding Saturdays) January 25 through April 15. Must show proof of industry at will call, and offer is subject to availability. To purchase tickets, visit: www.windycityplayhouse.com/bootycandy, or call our box office at: 773.891.8985.

I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett - Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613, is offering a limited number of $15 Industry tickets on Friday, January 27th at 8pm and Friday, February 5th at 8pm. Discounted tickets are available online with code "INDUSTRY" or by calling 773-325-1700.

Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth - Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N Michigan Ave, $20 industry for Wednesday, 1/18 at 7:30PM Thursday, 1/26 at 2PM & 7:30PM. Closes February 19. Use code INDUSTRY online at lookingglasstheatre.org or mention your INDUSTRY status when calling the Box Office at 312.337.0665.

Vanya (or 'That's Life!') - Rasaka Theatre at The Edge Theatre, 5451 N. Broadway Chicago is offering $20 industry performances for all remaining performances through February 3rd. Please provide proof of industry or mention code VANYAACTOR at the Box Office. For more information or tickets, visit rasakatheatre.com.

Call for Theatres for Playwrights Welcome

Every theatre piece begins with an idea, a spark of imagination in a playwright’s mind. They stare down the blank page, writing, mulling and fiddling until it has been shaped into a real, impactful piece of art. Without their creativity and devotion, this art form that we love so dearly would simply not exist.

Playwrights Welcome is a new program created to support and inspire these writers, as well as the next generation of great American plays and musicals. The goal is simple: to provide free access to theatre for playwrights, composers and lyricists around the country.

Developed for the Dramatists Guild of America Members, Playwrights Welcome is a national ticketing initiative created by Samuel French along with Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing, Music Theatre International, Playscripts and Rodgers and Hammerstein. This program was made out of a desire to support the artistic health of our industry's writers, and by extension the vibrancy of the American theatre.

We’re aware that attending theatre is an integral part to how writers learn their craft and grows as artists. However, it can often be costly for writers to do that simple act. Playwrights Welcome is designed to offer available tickets to professional playwrights on the day of a performance, free of charge. These available tickets are ones that would otherwise go unsold; we firmly believe that no theater should give away a ticket that could otherwise be sold. To learn more about how your theater can get involved, or how you as a playwright can take advantage of this Dramatists Guild benefit, see below.

How it works: Theaters
Theaters can sign up to participate in Playwrights Welcome by filling out this form. Our Program Manager will be in touch with next steps. Once registered, theaters will receive a welcome packet, complete with language to use in marketing and promotion, a logo pack, and a window cling to display in your box office window.

Eligible playwrights will call or visit your box office for day-of tickets - or through a reservation system designed by your theater. Every box office works differently, and we know that you may not be able to offer day-of tickets, so managing reservations for this program is at your discretion. Our only requirement is that playwrights present their Dramatists Guild card to claim their ticket.

For More Information Click Here

Goodman Insider Access Series: WHY NOT FOR PROFIT THEATER?

Wednesday, January 25 at 6pm | The Walter Family Lab at Goodman Theatre| $5-$15
Ever wonder how the not-for-profit theater came to be—and why?
Chicago theater luminaries Roche Schulfer (Goodman Theatre Executive Director) and economist James Annable (Goodman Theatre Life Trustee and Past Board of Trustees Chair) pull back the curtain on the American theater industry. Discover the little-known evolution of the not-for-profit theater and how the Goodman’s status as a non-profit has allowed the theater to make such a positive impact in Chicago.

Theater lovers, professionals and patrons will all enjoy this lively presentation, which will also include complimentary wine and beer.

Roche Schulfer is in his 37th season as executive director of Goodman Theatre. During his tenure, he has overseen more than 335 productions, including nearly 130 world premieres, and launched the Goodman’s annual production of A Christmas Carol.

James Annable has taught at MIT, served as a senior economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, held a senior position at the Congressional Budget Office Chief Economist and as a member of the Management Committee of First Chicago. From 1994 to 2014, he served as Permanent Secretary of the Federal Advisory Council and is currently a director of Kemper Insurance, where he has chaired the compensation committee for more than a decade.

Purchase tickets at http://www.goodmantheatre.org/InsiderAccess.
 League of Chicago Theatres Members receive discounted $5 tickets – enter code LOCT
https://www.facebook.com/events/1468603866490685/.

Women in Theatre Public Forum

January 9th, 7pm, at Vagabond School of the Arts 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60613.
On January 9th, a public forum will be held to dream together about the kind of culture we would like to see become a reality. Our goal is to see female and female-identified artists empowered to live and create in an environment that respects, honors, supports, and uplifts them. We know that each of your voices, perspectives, experiences, and desires are important. The world needs to hear from women like you. Let’s take another step onward and upward on January 9th.

Other goals of the forum:
-promote unity among women in the industry
-empower women by affirming that they are in fact powerful, talented, individuals whose voices need to be heard
-provide a space to talk and dream about the positive change we want to see through small group discussion
-introduce a mentorship program
-get people connected to further breakout sessions that will focus on one issue to give more space for processing and empowerment.

Finally, if you are at all inclined. please pass the word along. Here is our eventbrite, and our Facebook event page . If you have a social media presence, we would appreciate it you spread the word!

Industry Ticket Offers

Captain Blood adapted by David Rice - First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Hall, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W 31st St, Oak Brook. is offering $10 tickets to industry professionals on Weds. evenings at 8 PM on Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, Thurs. evening at 8 PM on Jan. 26,Thurs. matinee at 3 PM on Feb. 2, 9, 16 . Tickets are on an "as available" basis and may be purchased no sooner than 48 hours in advance and must be paid for at the time they are ordered. When picking up tickets, buyer must bring a union card, a headshot/resume, tech resume, or business card indicating employment in the theater business. Price is good for the theater professional only, not guests. Tickets may be purchased by calling 630-986-8067.

Winter by Julie Jensen - Rivendell Theatre, 5779 North Ridge Ave. is offering $10 Industry Tickets to previews of their upcoming world premier production Saturday 1/7 through Saturday 1/14. Must provide proof of industry when picking up tickets. Limit 2 tickets per Industry ID (self + guest). Subject to availability. Call 773.334.7728 or vist Rivendelltheatre.org & use box-office code: INDUSTRY.

Vanya (or 'That's Life!') - Rasaka Theatre at The Edge Theatre, 5451 N. Broadway Chicago is offering $15 industry performances for Thursday January 5th, Friday January 6th at 8pm, and Saturday January 7th at 4pm. Please provide proof of industry or mention this offer at the Box Office. For more information, visit rasakatheatre.com.

The Tall Girls by Meg Miroshnik - Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont, is offering $10 Industry Tickets for previews (1/12-1/14) and $15 Industry Tickets for 1/19-1/22 and ALL THURSDAYS throughout the run (1/19-2/23).. Use code INDUSTRY at the Theater Wit Box Office: in person, via the phone at (773)975-8150, or online at www.theaterwit.org. More info about the show can be found here: www.shatteredglobe.org.