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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 you write the appeal letter, prep your mailing lists, gather your army of volunteers and a big box of labels, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of glue ...
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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 ...
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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 is to do whatever it takes to pursue and expand her acting career. This fits perfectly with why Cora does not get freaked out easily about anything. She likes to ...
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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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Getting to know Kimberly

As I looked at the sheet of paper in front of me — a sheet filled with my questions and All My Sons director Kimberly Senior’s answers — my eyes landed on the query, “What three words would you use to describe yourself?” Kimberly had written: “Tenacious, ...
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Rehearsal magic

Rehearsals for All My Sons started on Monday, July 13 and a few weeks later, by all accounts the show is coming together great. A few nights ago on Monday was a designer run-through. This is when all the design team and production staff (including ...
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ALL MY SONS Publicity Photos

We had our publicity photo shoot for All My Sons over the weekend. Four actors, one stage manager and a photographer, plus a lakefront tree standing in for the Keller’s backyard. Talented and photogenic actors = some gorgeous shots! There will be more publicity photos ...
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