Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Industry Ticket Offer
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, 425 Fawell Blvd.,Glen Ellyn, is offering $5 industry tickets for Thursday and Sunday performances July 8 to 25. Actor’s tickets are available with headshot and resume and designer tickets are available with business card or resume. Subject to availability. For more information call (630) 942-4000.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Rehearsal Space Available at Chicago Dramatists
Rehearsal Space is available at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W Chicago Avenue on the corner of Chicago and Milwaukee. There are two spaces available: A 77 seat theatre, available during the day, $25 per hour. Two 20’x25’ rehearsal rooms, available during the day and some evenings, $15 per hour. Please contact Brian Loevner at bloevner@chicagodramatists.org or call 312-633-0630.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
TCG National Conference Wrap Up
I was incredibly proud to be a part of this community last week when the TCG conference came to town. Our goals as hosts were to make sure that no one left the conference without understanding the depth and breadth of our community, for as many of our community wanted to participate that there were opportunities for all, and, of course to insure that everyone had a rockin’ good time. We had an amazing host committee and I think both of those goals were achieved.
I can only say anecdotally what a good time everyone had – I heard it constantly throughout the conference and I continue to hear it through emails. 260 people from 64 Chicago companies were delegates to the conference. An astonishing 54 of the presenters were artists and administrators from Chicago. There were 64 volunteers including students, interns and theatre professionals, pop-up performances consisted of 70 performers from 17 companies doing 29 performances. 15 Chicago designers were represented in the exhibition hall. Awesome.
Deb
I can only say anecdotally what a good time everyone had – I heard it constantly throughout the conference and I continue to hear it through emails. 260 people from 64 Chicago companies were delegates to the conference. An astonishing 54 of the presenters were artists and administrators from Chicago. There were 64 volunteers including students, interns and theatre professionals, pop-up performances consisted of 70 performers from 17 companies doing 29 performances. 15 Chicago designers were represented in the exhibition hall. Awesome.
Deb
Non Profit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 5:30-8:45 p.m.
213 W. Institute Place, Ste. 403
The cost is $100 for one person, and $125 for two people.
This workshop will discuss whether to start a NFP, how to establish a NFP, as well as certain recurring operating problems. It will also cover in detail how to obtain a 501(c) (3) tax exemption and discuss several legal issues regarding maintaining tax exempt status. A full package of documents is included. Although this workshop is intended for artists of all types, it has been very popular with lawyers as well as it provides comprehensive coverage of the subject.
Please call LCA at 312-649-4111 to register.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 5:30-8:45 p.m.
213 W. Institute Place, Ste. 403
The cost is $100 for one person, and $125 for two people.
This workshop will discuss whether to start a NFP, how to establish a NFP, as well as certain recurring operating problems. It will also cover in detail how to obtain a 501(c) (3) tax exemption and discuss several legal issues regarding maintaining tax exempt status. A full package of documents is included. Although this workshop is intended for artists of all types, it has been very popular with lawyers as well as it provides comprehensive coverage of the subject.
Please call LCA at 312-649-4111 to register.
Call for Papers for Chicago Theatre Symposium
Chicago - - Theatre Capital of America: Past. Present. Future.
An international scholarly symposium and theatrical celebration presented by the Theatre Department of Columbia College Chicago – the largest and most diverse private arts and media college in the nation with more than 120 academic programs and more than 12,000 students.
Dates: May 18-22, 2011
Place: Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Rationale
By creating the first international forum for scholars from Chicago and the Midwest, around the U.S., and overseas to consider the topics listed below, Columbia College Chicago's 2011 symposium on Chicago theatre can significantly influence scholarship about--and the future of--the performing arts on local, national and global scales.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Michael Billington
theatre critic for Britain's Guardian newspaper
Martha Lavey
artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre
and board president of the Theatre Communications Group
Richard Christiansen
Veteran Chicago theatre critic and author of A Theater of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago (Northwestern University Press, 2004)
Todd London
co-author of Outrageous Fortune: The Life and Tmes of the New American Play (Theatre Development Fund, 2010) and editor of An Ideal Theatre (Theatre Communications Group, 2011), a documentary anthology of essays, letters, and memoirs, the founding visions for American theatres in the words of the pioneers who built them
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2010
E-mail proposals to: chitheatresymposium@colum.edu
The organizing committee invites 300-word abstracts (including up to 10 low res images or up to 2 minutes video where relevant) addressing the past, present, and/or future of professional theatre in Chicago in relation, but not limited, to the following topics (other side):
1. Theory and Praxis; Workshops; Master Classes (acting, auditioning, casting, directing, design, dramaturgy, ensemble, improvisation, narrative, writing, criticism);
2. Education, Training, and Access (schools, colleges, programs, teachers, economic strata, social circles, professional networks);
3. Classical and Contemporary (Shakespeare, Loop, off-Loop, fringe, mainstream, musicals, genders, sexualities, ethnicities, abilities, presence/absence of international influences);
4. Management and Development (funding, patronage, boards of directors, unions, producing, marketing, sales, social media, audience development, government relations, public policy).
Proposals from emerging scholars and artists and attendance by graduate students are particularly encouraged.
Proposals should include the following items:
1. Your name, title, status (e.g., artist, faculty, independent scholar, management, student) and academic and/or professional affiliation (if applicable).
2. Your contact information (particularly e-mail).
3. The title and abstract for your paper, panel, workshop, master class. Please limit abstracts to 300 words. Proposals for panels of two or more scholars and for workshops and master classes with multiple leaders are welcome. Please include the above information for each participant.
4. The technical requirements of your presentation.
In your e-mail, please write “Chicago Theatre Symposium” in the subject heading and in the body of the message include the title of the proposal, your name, address, telephone, email address and affiliation (if applicable).
Receipt of your submission will be confirmed via email and you will be informed of the committee’s decisions by November 15, 2010.
For information on the conference see http://www.colum.edu/TheatreSymposium. You may also contact Albert Williams, Senior Lecturer, Columbia College Theatre Department, at 312-369-6141, awilliams@colum.edu, or Dr. John Green, chair of the Columbia College Theatre Department, at 312-369-6160, jgreen@colum.edu.
An international scholarly symposium and theatrical celebration presented by the Theatre Department of Columbia College Chicago – the largest and most diverse private arts and media college in the nation with more than 120 academic programs and more than 12,000 students.
Dates: May 18-22, 2011
Place: Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Rationale
By creating the first international forum for scholars from Chicago and the Midwest, around the U.S., and overseas to consider the topics listed below, Columbia College Chicago's 2011 symposium on Chicago theatre can significantly influence scholarship about--and the future of--the performing arts on local, national and global scales.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Michael Billington
theatre critic for Britain's Guardian newspaper
Martha Lavey
artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre
and board president of the Theatre Communications Group
Richard Christiansen
Veteran Chicago theatre critic and author of A Theater of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago (Northwestern University Press, 2004)
Todd London
co-author of Outrageous Fortune: The Life and Tmes of the New American Play (Theatre Development Fund, 2010) and editor of An Ideal Theatre (Theatre Communications Group, 2011), a documentary anthology of essays, letters, and memoirs, the founding visions for American theatres in the words of the pioneers who built them
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2010
E-mail proposals to: chitheatresymposium@colum.edu
The organizing committee invites 300-word abstracts (including up to 10 low res images or up to 2 minutes video where relevant) addressing the past, present, and/or future of professional theatre in Chicago in relation, but not limited, to the following topics (other side):
1. Theory and Praxis; Workshops; Master Classes (acting, auditioning, casting, directing, design, dramaturgy, ensemble, improvisation, narrative, writing, criticism);
2. Education, Training, and Access (schools, colleges, programs, teachers, economic strata, social circles, professional networks);
3. Classical and Contemporary (Shakespeare, Loop, off-Loop, fringe, mainstream, musicals, genders, sexualities, ethnicities, abilities, presence/absence of international influences);
4. Management and Development (funding, patronage, boards of directors, unions, producing, marketing, sales, social media, audience development, government relations, public policy).
Proposals from emerging scholars and artists and attendance by graduate students are particularly encouraged.
Proposals should include the following items:
1. Your name, title, status (e.g., artist, faculty, independent scholar, management, student) and academic and/or professional affiliation (if applicable).
2. Your contact information (particularly e-mail).
3. The title and abstract for your paper, panel, workshop, master class. Please limit abstracts to 300 words. Proposals for panels of two or more scholars and for workshops and master classes with multiple leaders are welcome. Please include the above information for each participant.
4. The technical requirements of your presentation.
In your e-mail, please write “Chicago Theatre Symposium” in the subject heading and in the body of the message include the title of the proposal, your name, address, telephone, email address and affiliation (if applicable).
Receipt of your submission will be confirmed via email and you will be informed of the committee’s decisions by November 15, 2010.
For information on the conference see http://www.colum.edu/TheatreSymposium. You may also contact Albert Williams, Senior Lecturer, Columbia College Theatre Department, at 312-369-6141, awilliams@colum.edu, or Dr. John Green, chair of the Columbia College Theatre Department, at 312-369-6160, jgreen@colum.edu.
Illinois Arts Council Open Dialogue 2010 Scholarships
Scholarships are now available through the Illinois Arts Council in collaboration with Arts Midwest for artists and nonprofit organizations from Illinois seeking to attend The Association of American Cultures (TAAC) Open Dialogue 2010. The symposium, celebrating TAAC’s 25th Anniversary, will be held August 12-14, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois.
Eligibility
Ø Organizations must be incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Illinois.
Ø Artists must have been Illinois residents for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
Levels of Support
1. Up to $700: Illinois artists and representatives from nonprofit organizations travelling sixty miles or more (each way) to Open Dialogue 2010 can apply for up to $700 to support expenses including registration, hotel for two nights, and travel.
2. Up to $325: Illinois artists and representatives from nonprofit organizations travelling fewer than sixty miles (each way) to Open Dialogue 2010 can apply for up to $325 to support expenses including registration and travel.
Deadline
Ø The deadline for application is Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Applications received after 5:00pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 will not be eligible.
How to Apply
Ø Directions for how to apply are now available on the Illinois Arts Council website, at: www.arts.illinois.gov/OD2010-scholarships.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please feel free to contact Walter Buford, Director of Performing Arts and Partners in Excellence Programs, at (312) 814-4992. More information about TAAC’s Open Dialogue 2010 is available online at www.taac.com.
Eligibility
Ø Organizations must be incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Illinois.
Ø Artists must have been Illinois residents for at least one year prior to the application deadline.
Levels of Support
1. Up to $700: Illinois artists and representatives from nonprofit organizations travelling sixty miles or more (each way) to Open Dialogue 2010 can apply for up to $700 to support expenses including registration, hotel for two nights, and travel.
2. Up to $325: Illinois artists and representatives from nonprofit organizations travelling fewer than sixty miles (each way) to Open Dialogue 2010 can apply for up to $325 to support expenses including registration and travel.
Deadline
Ø The deadline for application is Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Applications received after 5:00pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 will not be eligible.
How to Apply
Ø Directions for how to apply are now available on the Illinois Arts Council website, at: www.arts.illinois.gov/OD2010-scholarships.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please feel free to contact Walter Buford, Director of Performing Arts and Partners in Excellence Programs, at (312) 814-4992. More information about TAAC’s Open Dialogue 2010 is available online at www.taac.com.
Free Office Furniture
Greenhouse Theater Center is giving away a PLETHORA of office furniture - all used, but in fair to good condition! We have desks, chairs, cupboards, filing cabinets, phones, tables, cubicle dividers, etc. etc. Please come and take them off our hands!!! Free for removal of same. Any small donations are appreciated! Contact Jenn Kincaid - jennifer@greenhousetheater.org or 773.404.7336 x200 for more information or come by the theatre, 12-6pm weekdays and Saturday.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Industry Ticket Offer
Steel Magnolias – Hubris Productions at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, is offering $10 industry tickets to all Thursday night and Sunday matinee performances through July 29. Industry tickets are available at the box office or by calling 773-404-7336. H/R or business card will be required at the door.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Gorilla Tango Producing Opportunity
Love the Gorilla Tango Theatre Producer Deal, but Gorilla Tango's storefront venue is just not right for your project? There is now another option for you.
GTT can now mimic the same all-inclusive producing deal at any venue by utilizing Gorilla Tango Financial (www.gorillatango.biz). Cost will vary based on the venue you choose, but GTT can still provide the same turnkey offerings (rehearsal space, box-office services, basic marketing, etc. etc.) on the same no money up front plan as our wildly successful producing deal at Gorilla Tango Theatre. Now any producing company can produce with Gorilla Tango anywhere in the city/country/world/universe! Just another example of how Gorilla Tango strives to make producing easier and cost effective.
Want to learn more? Contact info@gorillatango.biz or visit www.gorillatango.biz.
GTT can now mimic the same all-inclusive producing deal at any venue by utilizing Gorilla Tango Financial (www.gorillatango.biz). Cost will vary based on the venue you choose, but GTT can still provide the same turnkey offerings (rehearsal space, box-office services, basic marketing, etc. etc.) on the same no money up front plan as our wildly successful producing deal at Gorilla Tango Theatre. Now any producing company can produce with Gorilla Tango anywhere in the city/country/world/universe! Just another example of how Gorilla Tango strives to make producing easier and cost effective.
Want to learn more? Contact info@gorillatango.biz or visit www.gorillatango.biz.
Interested in Creating a Performance Space in Logan Square?
Premiere Theatre & Performance would like to partner with theatre, dance and improv companies to create a long term shared space on the square in Logan Square. Please email Patrizia and introduce yourself at pacerra@gmail.com.
Industry Ticket Offers
Chaste – Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland, is offering half-price ($10) industry tickets on Friday, June 18th at 8 p.m. For tickets call 773-384-0494 and mention this industry offer.
Twelfth Night – First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. Oak Brook, is offering $5 tickets to industry professionals on Wednesdays at 8: 15 p.m. on July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 4th. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the box office on the evening of the performance. Professionals must bring a union card, a headshot/resume, tech resume, or business card indicating employment with a professional theater company. Tickets may be reserved by calling 630-986-8067.
Twelfth Night – First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. Oak Brook, is offering $5 tickets to industry professionals on Wednesdays at 8: 15 p.m. on July 7, 14, 21, 28 and August 4th. Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased at the box office on the evening of the performance. Professionals must bring a union card, a headshot/resume, tech resume, or business card indicating employment with a professional theater company. Tickets may be reserved by calling 630-986-8067.
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