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Looking forward together

In our last post on August 7, we shared TimeLine’s commitment to being open, honest, and forthcoming throughout this crisis and beyond. And we revealed our primary goals for the year. Today, we’re sharing more about the how, the why, and the what of our plans. You might think that TimeLine is most focused on shining light on the past. But we’ve always believed that our exploration of yesterday creates a better understanding of where ...

And then the pandemic happened

Change happens. Change is definitely going to happen, no matter what we plan for or expect or hope for or set in place. We will adapt to that change, or we will become irrelevant. – adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy Members of TimeLine’s staff read ...

Inside A SHAYNA MAIDEL with playwright Barbara Lebow

Playwright Barbara Lebow During the rehearsal process for A Shayna Maidel, dramaturg Deborah Blumenthal spoke with playwright Barbara Lebow about her process creating the play and its resonance in today’s world. Learn more about the powerful play in her ...

To Catch a Fish: Behind-the-scenes with Linda Bright Clay

Linda Bright Clay To finish out the run of our world premiere of To Catch a Fish, we asked our actors to share their thoughts about the events in the play and their experiences with the show. Today we finish out our series with Linda Bright ...

To Catch a Fish: Behind-the-scenes with Jay Worthington

Jay Worthington With the final week of performances for To Catch A Fish underway, we caught up with actor Jay Worthington (Ike Jeno) to learn a little more about him and what makes this show an important part of Chicago’s summer theatre scene. To Catch ...

To Catch a Fish: Behind-the-scenes with Stephen Walker and Tiffany Addison

In our next installment of To Catch A Fish interviews, we reached out to a couple of the cast members for a quick game of “Rapid Questions.” Actors Stephen Walker (Dex Farwell) and Tiffany Addison (Rochelle Walker) shared their thoughts on the show and gave a humorous glimpse into the life of an actor. To Catch A Fish is based on the story of Chauncey Wright, a man suffering from brain damage who was tricked ...

To Catch a Fish: Behind-the-scenes with AnJi White

AnJi White With performances of To Catch A Fish heading in to their final weeks, we wanted to take some time to talk to the actors and give them a chance to share about their experience with the show. So we’ll be releasing features on ...

Breaking the story: Interview with journalist John Diedrich

It began as a “sort of dumb cop story,” according to investigative journalist John Diedrich, who got a tip that an agent working for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had his machine gun stolen from his car, which was parked outside ...

“We had to let our characters shine through”

“To Catch a Fish” director Ron OJ Parson (from left) and playwright Brett Neveu, with investigative journalist John Diedrich in Milwaukee. In a recent conversation with co-dramaturg Tanya Palmer (TP), playwright Brett Neveu (BN) describes the writing and research process for To Catch a Fish, ...

A second chance with Sarah Ruhl

Tonight we open the second production of TimeLine’s 21st Season, Sarah Ruhl’s funny and beautiful In the Next Room or the vibrator play. We couldn’t be happier to have Sarah’s work on our stage, at long last, after years admiring her artistry. I admit, however, ...

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