Artist Interviews Archives - TimeLine Theatre

The Interview: Lili-Anne Brown

During pre-production for TimeLine’s Chicago premiere production of Eureka Day, director Lili-Anne Brown (LB) spoke with dramaturgs DeRon S. Williams (DSW) and Grace Herman (GH) about humor, community, and the choreography of a punchline. (DSW) We know that every director enters a play in their own way. When you first encountered Eureka Day, what was your initial reaction to reading it on the page? (LB) I ...

The Interview: Christopher McElroen

In advance of rehearsals for debate the dramaturgy team Maren Robinson, Katherine Shuert, Omari Sloan, Ashly Demay (DT) sat down with director Christopher McElroen (CM) to ask some questions about Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley. Dramaturgy ...

In conversation with Nick Bowling and Vanessa Stalling

Right before the start of performances for The Lehman Trilogy, co-directors Nick Bowling (NB) and Vanessa Stalling (VS) sat down with dramaturgs Carol Ann Tan (CAT) and DeRon S. Williams (DSW) to unpack the play, ...

Let’s talk Constitution! In conversation with Helen Young and Beth Lacke

Right before the start of performances for Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me, director Helen Young (HY) sat down with Beth Lacke (BL) to chat the rehearsal process, amendments, and the document that ...

In Conversation with WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

Before rehearsals for What the Constitution Means to Me began, dramaturg Maren Robinson (MR) sat down with our two experts, Northwestern University history professors Joanna Grisinger (JG) and Kate Masur (KM), to talk a bit ...

In Conversation with BOULEVARD OF BOLD DREAMS

Early in the rehearsal process of Boulevard of Bold Dreams, director Malkia Stampley (MS) sat down with playwright LaDarrion Williams (LW) to discuss the inspiration for writing the play, what has made this process so exciting, and the play’s ongoing relevance to our world today. Read an edited version of that conversation below, or watch the full version here. What I hope audiences get out ...