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Story of a jukebox

This is the story of the ‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys jukebox. For those of you who have seen the production, you know that the jukebox is a crucial prop — referenced throughout the script and integral to the moving ending of the play. It was important to get it right, and we had quite an adventure on our way to realizing what ultimately appears on stage. For those of you who may not ...
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NOT ENOUGH AIR in Boston!

One year ago, TimeLine was presenting the world premiere of Masha Obolenky’s Not Enough Air, about playwright Sophie Treadwell and her journey to write the landmark expressionist play Machinal. The process of presenting a brand-new play is always exhilarating, and Not Enough Air was no ...
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Behind-the-scenes of ‘MASTER HAROLD’

Director Jonathan Wilson and actors Nate Burger, Alfred Wilson and Daniel Bryant talk about the play, the rehearsal process and more in this behind-the-scenes min-doc by video designer Susan Muirhead. TimeLine is planning videos like this for all our shows, and would love to hear ...
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FROST/NIXON to launch 2010-11

Exciting day at TimeLine today as we announced that Peter Morgan’s internationally acclaimed play Frost/Nixon will kick off our 2010-11 season this August. And we’ll welcome back TimeLine Associate Artist Louis Contey (A House With No Walls, Copenhagen, The General from America)  as director. Many ...
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Share your thoughts

‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys is now open and we are so happy to be sharing Athol Fugard’s masterpiece, the most autobiographical of his plays, with Chicago audiences. Many of Chicago’s professional theater critics have weighed in on the show, but now’s your chance. ...
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Fugard Chicago 2010 Events

Fugard Chicago 2010 is a partnership between Remy Bumppo Theatre, Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company, in association with the League of Chicago Theaters, to launch a collaborative Web site to promote Chicago’s season of Athol Fugard. The lineup begins with TimeLine’s production of ‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys (Jan. 20 – March 21), followed by Remy Bumppo’s The Island (Jan. 27 – March 7, 2010), and concludes with Court Theatre’s production of Sizwe ...
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Three Plays. Three Directors. One Interview.

A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WORK OF ATHOL FUGARD Welcome to January and the official beginning of Chicago’s Fugard Chicago 2010.  As you may know, TimeLine, Court and Remy Bumppo theatres are collaborating in an effort to bring awareness to Athol Fugard’s important work.  Last month, ...
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Mission accomplished: 2,009!

You have fueled my obsession with numbers.  Thanks to you we have reached a remarkable goal: 2,009 subscribers in 2009. This is a 50% increase over last year. We suddenly have a lot of new friends!  At 2 pm last Wednesday we announced we had ...
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List mania

It’s the end of the year, which means lists, Lists, LISTS! TimeLine’s extraordinary 2009 is being capped by recognition from several sources for our productions of The History Boys and All My Sons. We’ll keep a running, uhhhhh, list, here of it all for you: ...
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About Athol Fugard

“Athol Fugard has created theater of power, glory, and majestic language.” — The New York Times Once identified by Time magazine as “the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world,” Athol Fugard is known for his deeply rooted and controversial anti-apartheid dramas. Raised in Port ...
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