Industry Ticket Offer

The People’s Drum Circle Pandora – Quest Theatre, 1609 W. Gregory, is holding a limited number of industry seats on Friday 8/20. This is a free performance and your headshot, resume or business card gets you a free bag of popcorn at concessions. You must make reservations or be placed on the waiting list. To make reservations email reservations@questensemble.org or call 312.458.0895 x 1. Visit www.questensemble.org for more information.

Industry Ticket Offers

The Last Daughter of Oedipus – Babes With Blades Theatre Company at the Lincoln Square Theatre, 4754 N Leavitt, Chicago, is having its first-ever industry night Monday, September 13, 8pm. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at 773.904.0391, or reserved online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/117843 for $5. Unpaid reservations will be released 1/2 hour prior to curtain. Tickets at the door will be “come as you are, pay as you go.” (No door fee; patrons pay whatever they think is appropriate after the show). More info at http://www.babeswithblades.org/lastdaughter.html

Carousel - Light Opera Works at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson in Evanston, is offering half-price industry tickets on August 20 and 28 at 8 p.m. and August 29 at 2 p.m. For tickets call 847-869-6300 or visit www.LightOperaWorks.com and use code "Clambake." Tickets must be purchased in advance. No door sales.

The Countdown Begins

The office has been buzzing this week as we’ve opened up the new website to members to begin adding their company and show content. It’s been an exciting and anxious last couple of days. Many hours of work have gone into the planning, development and testing to get the new site to where it is; so it was thrilling for us to let member theatres take ownership. We’re only a couple weeks from launching the site publicly now, so we’re asking that everyone begin updating their company and show information ASAP. (If you don’t, we’re going to keep bugging you until you do!) Every company should have been emailed a unique username and password from a League staff member yesterday. If you’re unsure if your company received one please contact ben@chicagoplays.com or laura@chicagoplays.com for your login info. We want to make sure that when we launch the site every member company’s page looks great. The clock is ticking!

Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Space Available

Approximately 30’ x 35’ rehearsal room available for rental at Remy Bumppo’s Administrative Offices, 3717 N Ravenswood Ave. Rates for non-profits range from $11 - $16 per hour. Contact Amy Schultz at aschultz@remybumppo.org or 773-244-8119 x 304.

Industry Ticket Offers

A Guide For the Perplexed - Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, is offering $20 industry tickets for the Saturday, August 14, 8:30 p.m. performance . Tickets can be purchased in person, online at http://www.victorygardens.org/ or by calling the box office at 773.871.3000 with the code "Victory." Must present a business card, headshot, or resume.

Snapshots 2010: 10 Short Plays by 10 Chicago Female Playwrights- 20% Theatre Co. Chicago at Strawdog Theatre, 3829 N. Broadway in Chicago is offering a limited number of $10 industry tickets for the 10:30 p.m. show on Saturday August 21st. Call 312-326-3429 or email boxoffice@twentypercentchicago.com and mention this offer. Visit http://www.twentypercentchicago.com/ for more information.

Carousel - Light Opera Works at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson in Evanston, is offering half-price industry tickets on August 14, 20 and 28 at 8 p.m. and August 18 and 29 at 2 p.m. For tickets call 847-869-6300 or visit http://www.lightoperaworks.com/ and use code "Clambake." Tickets must be purchased in advance. No door sales.

After the Fall - Eclipse Theatre at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, is offering $10 industry tickets on Friday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets call 773-404-7336 and mention this industry offer.

Hearts Full of Blood - The New Colony at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, is offering pay what you can tickets on August 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and 15 at 3 p.m. Reserve your tickets by emailing RSVP@thenewcolony.org with subject line "HFOB - Industry" and include your full name, which performance, # of ticket (1 or 2), email, phone number (just in case anything changes last minute). You will receive a response to confirm your tickets and you can pay for the tickets at the door.

Piccolo Theatre Garage Sale

Piccolo Theatre will be having a Theatre Garage Sale on Saturday, August 28th from 10am-2pm in the scene shop of their theatre at 600 Main Street in Evanston, IL. Items up for grabs: scenic drapes, blacks, props, a few set pieces, some office furniture, fabric and some costumes.

Theatre Space Available for Rent

Profiles Theatre has acquired the former Stage Left Theatre space at 3408 N. Sheffield and is managing rentals full time. The fifty seat theatre will be renamed The Second Stage beginning September 1, 2010 and it is a very affordable space for young, emerging or established itinerant companies in a great location. Profiles is pleased to keep it available for the theatre community. If you would like to find out more information about rentals for your future productions, we are booking immediately for prime time, late and off night productions, classes and rehearsals. Please call 773-549-1815 or email profilestheatre@gmail.com.

Polarity Ensemble Theatre Accepting Script Submissions

Polarity Ensemble Theatre is now accepting script submissions for our annual Dionysos Cup Festival of New Plays, running May 12 through May 22, 2011. The festival will feature staged readings of four new full-length works. There are no restrictions on subject or style.

The Dionysos Cup is a multi-stage development process that culminates in two staged readings for each script. Past participating playwrights have hailed it as one of the most valuable script development processes of its kind. The festival is open only to Chicago area playwrights. All four Dionysos Cup scripts will be given serious consideration for a possible eventual full production.

Scripts should be mailed to Polarity Ensemble Theatre, 135 Asbury Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202. Enclose a synopsis and let us know if the play has had any previous performances or staged readings. We are considering only full-length scripts. We will read only one script per playwright. Scripts will not be returned, so do not send your only copy. Make sure all your contact information including email address and phone number is on your script. Please also email us or enclose your script in a file on disk to make it easier to share with the reading committee. Postmark deadline is September 27, 2010. Visit www.petheatre.com for more details.

Upcoming Events

If you haven't RSVPd yet we still have room for a few more people at the Marketing Roundtable on Monday the 9th at 5:30 p.m. at the League offices. The roundtable will focus on the topic of patron data and list management and will be led by Patricia Nicholson from Smart Marketing. RSVP to ben@chicagoplays.com to attend.

Also, this week we just announced a meet and greet event in association with the Dramatists Guild on Sunday, September 20 at the Chicago Cultural Center. If your company produces new work this event will be a fantastic opportunity to meet writers from across the midwest and talk about your work. If you'd like to participate by having a representative from your company at the meet and greet email ben@chicagoplays.com.

Not-for-Profit Incorporation and Tax Exemption Workshop

Lawyers for the Creative Arts
Thursday, September 2, 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.

Industry Ticket Offer

A Guide For the Perplexed - Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, is offering $10 industry tickets for the Saturday, August 7, 8:30 p.m. performance . Tickets can be purchased in person, online at http://www.victorygardens.org/, or by calling the box office at 773.871.3000 with the code "industry." Must present a business card, headshot, or resume.

The Tallest Man-- The Artistic Home, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago, is offering $15 industry tickets for the 5 p.m. Sunday show on August 8 and 15. Go online to reserve tickets at www.theartistichome.org and use code word INDUSTRY or call the theatre at 773-404-1100. Tickets also can be purchased at the door, starting one hour before curtain.

League and Guild Meet and Greet

The League and the Dramatists Guild of America invite theatres to join members of the Dramatists Guild from throughout the Midwest for a Meet and Greet on Sunday, September 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event is designed so that representatives of theatres, such as Artistic Directors and Literary Managers, can have an opportunity to speak with playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists about their mission, the kind of new work they are interested in, what kind of submissions they take, etc. The format will be a “fair” type, with each theatre having a table on which they can display materials. Dramatists will be invited to meet theatre representatives and to speak with them about their work. No submission of scripts will be accepted at the Meet and Greet. The event will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street.

The Dramatists Guild of America was established over eighty years ago, and is the only professional association that advances the interests of playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists for the living stage. The Guild has over 6,000 members nationwide. This event will be co-hosted by Deb Clapp (Executive Director of the League) and Douglas Post (Chicago Regional Rep for the Dramatists Guild).

Please R.S.V.P. to Ben Thiem at ben@chicagoplays.com.