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TimeLine’s All Star

A few months ago, TimeLine Artistic Director PJ Powers had a special plea for the readers of this blog: Vote online to help him become one of 25 “All Star” former guests of WTTW’s “Check, Please!” restaurant review show to be invited back for the show’s upcoming season. In the days that followed, TimeLine fans responded, and PJ ended up becoming the #1 All-Star, beating out even President Barack Obama! This week comes the payoff ...
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History before our eyes

In March 2004 Nicholas D. Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist wrote: For decades, whenever the topic of genocide has come up, the refrain has been, ‘Never again.’ Yet right now, the government of Sudan is engaging in genocide against three large African ...
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Resources: In Darfur

As In Darfur prepares to begin performances next week, I wanted to provide a few resources for those audience members who want to read either before or after coming to see In Darfur. Those resources marked with an asterisk are highly recommended. Documentaries The following ...
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Company of the Year!

On the eve of Christmas Eve, texts and emails started flying among TimeLine’s staff, Company and Board members, as news broke that Terry Teachout had named TimeLine his “Company of the Year” in The Wall Street Journal.  Wow! Amidst the congratulations and messages of thanks ...
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Another first

Already a week in! Rehearsals for TimeLine’s next production — the Chicago premiere of Winter Miller’s In Darfur, directed by Nick Bowling, started last Monday, December 6. Since that first rehearsal one week ago, cast and production team have already finished their table work (a ...
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Share your thoughts

The past few weeks have been extraordinary as all of us at TimeLine have seen the world premiere of To Master the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew — the first play commissioned by TimeLine to be presented on our stage — open to glowing reviews and thrilled audiences. Response has been so enthusiastic that the eight-week run sold out within days! Very unfortunately, the production is not able to be extended, but we ...
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Our Julia story

I’m a foodie. Rivaled only by the theater, the kitchen is my chosen sanctuary and laboratory, and I gluttonously imbibe all things epicurean—magazines, websites, cookbooks, gadgetry, you name it. Like many of you who might share this passion—swept up by the current Food Network, farm-to-table, ...
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Celebrating 100 years of Baird Hall

The cornerstone of Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ was laid on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 1910. The church celebrated its centennnial with a special benefit event on October 23. Last weekend, several of my TimeLine colleagues and I had the opportunity to attend a ...
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2010 Equity Jeff Awards

TimeLine enjoyed a great evening celebrating the 2009-10 Chicago theatre season last night, celebrating with friends and colleagues from this amazing theatre community, and capping the night with the 2010 Equity Jeff Award for Outstanding Production, Play (Midsize Theater) for The Farnsworth Invention! Look closely ...
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Recommended reading

In advance of the premiere of To Master the Art, many audience members have started to request readings to accompany the play. Here is a brief list of books that many of the design team and actors have read, as well as recommendations for further ...
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