Behind the ‘Line

TimeLine has officially launched our national search for a new Executive Director, tapping Chicago-based Arts Consulting Group (ACG) to lead the recruitment effort. TimeLine’s Board, Company and staff will participate in ACG’s search for a new executive leader, who will become the co-equal leader of the organization alongside Artistic Director PJ Powers. Together, they will guide TimeLine’s strategic and financial direction, Board and staff development, productions, and its many other organizational goals. To guide TimeLine’s ...

The oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth (June 19) became a United States federal holiday on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth marks the day when enslavement finally ended in America, when Black people who were enslaved learned about the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas—two and a half years after it was signed. And while Juneteenth may be new to the official holiday calendar, it has a rich history ...