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8 questions for Kyle Hatley

There are only 3 more weeks of Danny Casolaro Died For You! And in the spirit of journalistic investigation, before its extraordinary six-actor cast departs the TimeLine stage on December 21, we’ve got six unique interviews with them to share. First up, Kyle Hatley, making his TimeLine debut in the title role of Danny Casolaro: 1 — When did you first know you wanted to become an actor? After football practice one day in my ...
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Election Day dramaturgy

I come from a family that votes. I remember being a child in the voting booth with my mother and asking her if it was okay because it was supposed to be private. I have voted absentee, and in boring midterm elections. I research the ...
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A Trumbull update

UPDATE: The community meeting originally scheduled on Thursday, November 13 has been postponed. The meeting will now take place on Monday, November 24 at 6 pm at Trumbull School. For further details, please visit our website … As we shared on this blog a few ...
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Odd things occurring

Politically, I’ve never been one for vast conspiracy explanations of events. Yet, since attaching myself to the production of Danny Casolaro Died for You, which calls public attention to some of the most unsavory unresolved loose ends of the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, ...
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What do you really want to know?

Welcome to the second play in TimeLine Theatre’s 18th season—the Chicago premiere and second-ever production of Danny Casolaro Died For You. Playwright Dominic Orlando approaches this story from a very personal perspective. He was a cousin of the real Danny Casolaro, who was found dead ...
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Our all-new 18th season

Welcome to TimeLine’s 18th season! We’re thrilled to share a new collection of plays with you—all new to Chicago. Tonight we open the Chicago premiere of Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Chaim Potok’s beloved novel My Name is Asher Lev. And once again we’re performing 
at Stage 773, outside our home on Wellington Avenue 
so that we can expand our audience, making it easier for you to experience our work and introduce TimeLine to others. It ...
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News about a potential new home

As we’ve shared over the past few years, TimeLine has been outgrowing our home at 615 W. Wellington Avenue. For the past four seasons, we have performed one play each year at an alternate venue to accommodate rapidly growing audiences (our 18th season opener My ...
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His name is Alex Weisman

During rehearsals for My Name is Asher Lev, Artistic Director PJ Powers (PJP) spoke with actor and TimeLine Associate Artist Alex Weisman (AW) about his experience portraying the title character. (PJP) How familiar were you with Chaim Potok’s novel before auditioning for the show? (AW) ...
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Looking back, looking forward

The end of a season at TimeLine brings about some natural reflection. The similarities between the first play of our season, A Raisin in the Son, and the last, Juno, are not lost on me. Both feature a fierce matriarch holding a family together, a ...
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Catching up with Marya Grandy

During rehearsals, Artistic Director PJ Powers (PJP) conducted this interview with Juno star Marya Grandy (MG), who portrays the title character in TimeLine’s production of the musical. An edited version of their conversation appears in the Juno Backstory. (PJP) Where’d you grow up? (MG) It’s funny—I ...
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