Behind the ‘Line

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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 incomparable Isadora Duncan, a challenging script that includes characters speaking in six different languages, and a production design that takes us to Paris in 1923. From the video: “When language ...
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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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Looking back at the end

Today marks the beginning of our long weekend of saying goodbye to The History Boys. Wednesday means it’s the “start of the final weekend.” Just six more performances of the show, which closes on Sunday. After six months living with this play, these people, this ...
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About Will

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final installment in our series of interviews with members of The History Boys cast. Thanks to all who participated and all of you who have spent time reading about some of the folks who have been a part of making this show such a great experience!] It was almost time to meet Will Allan, who plays Scripps in The History Boys. As I waited, I heard someone playing the piano ...
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About Andrew

After performing in the TimeLine productions This Happy Breed and Pravda, he packed up and moved to London. For the first time, he took a step away from his hometown of Chicago to experience something different. In London, he explored another lifestyle — watching theater ...
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2,009 in 2009

UPDATE 12/20/09: Wow. We did it! Read my new message about an incredible goal reached here … UPDATE 12/7/09: Excitement!  We are getting soooooo close. 1,966 TimeLine subscriptions sold during 2009 — just 43 more to go before we reach 2,009 and stop selling FlexPasses ...
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About Cora

Cora Vander Broek’s favorite color is purple — a color that is soft and strong. Soft to reflect her sweet personality and her laughter. Strong to reflect her clear goal in life and the fact that she hates to be patronized. Her goal in life ...
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Three’s Company

Juliet Hart, one of TimeLine’s founding Company members, was rushing to get to the theater but was suddenly stopped by a young man who wanted to recite poetry for only a buck. Meanwhile, at the theater, Artistic Director PJ Powers received a call from Juliet ...
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