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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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On feedback

In the last few weeks many people have been posting comments on this blog about our current production of When She Danced, and I wanted to chime in with my thanks for sharing your thoughts. It means so much to our entire company to hear feedback about our productions, even when it sometimes isn’t all praise. With every production our primary goal is to ignite some thought and dialogue, and we hope to encourage and ...
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Breaking all the rules …

This behind-the-scenes video, created by designer Susan Muirhead, has been available in our lobby for audiences of When She Danced for the past few weeks. Along with rehearsal footage, it features director (and founding TimeLine Company member) Nick Bowling and actor Jennifer Engstrom discussing the ...
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Share your thoughts

When She Danced has been open for just over a week now and with sold-out houses every night, already nearly 500 of you have seen the show! Many of Chicago’s professional theater critics have weighed in on When She Danced (read what they have to ...
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From DePaul to TimeLine

Mary Williamson found herself auditioning for When She Danced thinking in the back of her mind that she was young to physically fit any of the roles. But before walking into her audition she felt a familiar feeling. The same natural actor-friendly feeling that she ...
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Appeal of Fall

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and Walgreens has been fully stocked with Halloween candy for the last 4 months. All this can only mean one thing to a fundraiser—fall appeal time! It is a time of great work and great reward. As ...
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