Note: This is a guest posting from Jason A. Fleece, dramaturg for our summer MainStage production of Soon I Will Be Invincible. Last time, we discussed the Silver and Bronze Ages of Superhero Comics. Now we’ll talk about Superhero comics over the last thirty years, leading to what’s happening today. Like the beginning of the […]
SUPERHEROES: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY CAME TO BE – Part 2 – The Silver Age and The Bronze Age
Note: This is a guest posting from Jason A. Fleece, dramaturg for our summer MainStage production of Soon I Will Be Invincible. Just as Action Comics #1 is considered to be the first superhero comic and the beginning of the Golden Age, most historians agree that the first comic of the Silver Age was Showcase […]
SUPERHEROES: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY CAME TO BE – Part 1 – The Golden Age
Note: This is a guest posting from Jason A. Fleece, dramaturg for our summer MainStage production of Soon I Will Be Invincible. Dr. Impossible and Fatale and the other heroes and villains of Soon I Will Be Invincible are original creations of author Austin Grossman, but they are also a distillation of the themes and […]
An interview with Christina Calvit
Note: This is a guest posting from Autumn McConnico, production dramaturg for our fall MainStage production of Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre’s adaptor, Christina Calvit, is a Lifeline ensemble member and has written numerous award-winning scripts, including the previous version of Jane Eyre. She revamped the script for this new production, and answered some questions for […]
Autobiography
Note: This is a guest posting from Autumn McConnico, production dramaturg for our fall MainStage production of Jane Eyre. “Speak I must,” says Jane. Who is listening to this story? Jane Eyre is subtitled An Autobiography, with Bronte’s pen name of Currer Bell credited as the editor. Jane frequently refers to the reader directly, in […]
Education in Jane’s time
Note: This is a guest posting from Autumn McConnico, production dramaturg for our fall MainStage production of Jane Eyre. “Isn’t she original?” Jane Eyre. A short portrait of her faculties. She draws in charcoal, colors, and sketches. She debates over philosophy, religion, repentance, duty, and doubt with quite a few characters in the path of […]
An interview with Elise Kauzlaric
At the heart of every show you see at Lifeline Theatre is the work of our dedicated artistic ensemble. These 27 Chicago artists are continuously proposing new titles for production, hosting script readings, providing feedback on projects in development, commissioning music, meeting with designers, attending rehearsals, and slating projects for future seasons of award-winning shows. To […]
An interview with Gabriela Coronel
Did you know that Lifeline Theatre provides free theatre education to over 500 students in 6 Rogers Park elementary schools every year? To continue offering this program throughout the 2013-14 season, we’ve launched our Back To School Campaign to raise $7,000 by December 1st. As part of this campaign, Alex Kyger (Lifeline’s Development Director) interviewed some […]
An interview with Julie Ganey
Did you know that Lifeline Theatre provides free theatre education to over 500 students in 6 Rogers Park elementary schools every year? To continue offering this program throughout the 2013-14 season, we’ve launched our Back To School Campaign to raise $7,000 by December 1st. As part of this campaign, Alex Kyger (Lifeline’s Development Director) interviewed some […]
An interview with Matt Fletcher
Note: This is a guest posting from Clare O’Connor, production dramaturg and assistant director for our fall MainStage production of The Killer Angels. Matt Fletcher, Producing Artistic Director of Sideshow Theatre Company, makes his Lifeline debut as the Troubadour in The Killer Angels. Q: You’ve got a pretty prominent role as the Troubadour. Are you actually in […]