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Steep Theatre To Open Cabaret Lounge In Adjoining Storefront
April 20, 2018Steep Theatre Company at 1115 W Berwyn Ave is capitalizing on its continued success by expanding into the adjacent storefront to the East of the venue offering an additional space for…
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After Starting Raven Theatre 35 Years Ago, Co-Artistic Directors To Step Down
July 18, 2017Since founding Raven theatre in 1983, co-artistic directors Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro have developed their company into a champion for small, local theatre. In that time, they have racked up 23 Jeff Awards…
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Edgewater Theaters Sell Over 51,000 Tickets In 2016, Panel Discussion Created To Talk About Local Impact
April 4, 2017Edgewater has become a vibrant community focused on the arts. With many companies choosing the area as their home, the storefront theater scene here has evolved into 22 different stages…
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Feminism, Politics And A Sarah Palin Type Candidate Clash In Rivendell’s “Grizzly Mama”
October 3, 2016Contrasts aren’t always depicted starkly. Sometimes they take time to become clear. “Grizzly Mama,” Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s latest play, may aptly address a past political election, starting its first act…
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New Punchcard Earns Edgewater Theater Attendees Free Award-Winning Performances
July 27, 2016With all the diverse opportunities Edgewater offers its residents, theater has played an important part. As the arts flourish in the neighborhood, Edgewater has become nationally known for its iconic storefront theaters.…
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Edgewater Theater Hero! Steep’s Peter Moore.
December 8, 2015After New Jersey native Peter Moore graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine, he decided to move to Chicago to pursue his love of acting. What attracted him to our city was its substantial…
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Edgewater’s Art Scene Flourishes As Artemisia Joins An Impressive List Of Local Theaters
September 10, 2015Artemisia, a theater company for female-driven plays, will host its annual Fall Festival of free staged readings in Edgewater this year at the Frontier/Jackalope Theater. In bringing its feminist and…
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Steep Theatre Sizzles With “A Small Fire”
July 21, 2014Steep Theater’s smoldering current production is the Chicago premiere of A Small Fire by David Bock. Director Joanie Schultz, Artistic Associate, undertakes this her fifth play at Steep straight after…
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Rivendell Theatre’s Premiere of Rasheeda Speaking
February 4, 2014Currently running local neighborhood Rivendell Theatre through February 16th, is the premier of Rasheeda Speaking directed by Sandy Shinner. Chicago playwright Joel Drake Johnson has chosen Rivendell to premiere the work…
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Love and Money at Steep Theatre
January 20, 2012Rousing indoor activities are a preference this time of year, and Steep Theatre’s productions are no exception. Their current offering, which opened this week,
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