Behind the ‘Line

A crane lifts a concrete pre-cast panel into place at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood begins. It’s a thrill to share that TimeLine’s new home project has reached a significant milestone in construction! The concrete pre-cast panels that form much of the walls, floors, and other framing for the company’s new home are now taking their place at 5035 N. Broadway, near the corner of Broadway and Argyle, in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The ...

Every Chicago theatre company seems to have a neighborhood bar. In TimeLine’s early days, that bar was the Green Mill in Uptown.  A young Nick Bowling during his competitive ballroom dancing days. When I was much younger, I was a competitive ballroom dancer.  So as TimeLine was beginning, I had to introduce the other five founders to Big Band Night. We’d go almost every Thursday.   Fresh out of The Theatre School at DePaul University, ...