CHECK OUT OUR NEW PROGRAMMING! The Lifeline Storytelling Project has begun! I’m a huge geek for the personal storytelling form and I’m a 17-year veteran of the solo-performance/storytelling scene. I am super-excited for this opportunity to encourage a new generation to explore this form. Fifteen Lifeline-affiliated artists are currently participating in solo writing/performing workshops with […]
Upcoming events!
The spring and summer are always busy here at Lifeline, and this year is no exception. Join us in the coming months for some wonderful events, festivals and special programming… LAURIE KELLER VISITS LIFELINE On Sunday, April 10th at noon, Arnie the Doughnut author/illustrator Laurie Keller, will join us for a FREE meet-and-greet and book […]
Mile of Murals
Our Education Director (and local artist) Lea Pinsky and her husband led the Mile of Murals project here in Rogers Park this past summer, a collaborative effort by 14 local artists. One of the artists, Paula Clayton (of Signature Mural & Finish) put together this video documenting their summer’s work. The Mile of Murals is […]
Opium Eating and The Moonstone
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. Opium Eating and The Moonstone The use of opium is featured in several of novels by Wilkie Collins including […]
Wilkie Collins: Beyond the Veil of Domesticity
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. Wilkie Collins: Beyond the Veil of Domesticity In thinking about the complex web of interpersonal relationships in The Moonstone […]
The Moonstone and Genre
Note: This is a cross-posting from Paul Holmquist’s “Bringing The Moonstone To The Stage” blog, chronicling research and process for our winter MainStage production of The Moonstone. This post is by Maren Robinson, our production dramaturg. The Moonstone and Genre I confess I have been delaying my first post for The Moonstone. Like a detective […]
Welcoming New Volunteers
Lifeline welcomes our newest volunteers… Jason Weinberg Jason is a 2010 Columbia graduate with a B.A. in Acting. Jason is assisting Rob with the casting files, Erica with audience surveys, and tackling light storage with Cortney. He is an organizing whirlwind and we are delighted to have him with us. Jason is also a musician, […]
Betsy & CCM opening
Click Clack Moo opened on Sunday the 17th with two sold out shows that totally rocked the house. Congrats to all! Besides great shows, we had a bunch of other excitement: “Udderstudies” to the rescue! We’d like to thank and congratulate Rachel Renee and Mallory Nees for being rock star understudies who really saved the […]
Autumn update
Art in the lobby! Lifeline is proud to feature the work of Rogers Park artist Jhenai Mootz on our lobby walls. Both the box office wall and concession stand area are now bedazzled with an exciting assortment of Jhenai’s ceramic tiles. Make sure to look for the tiles that are specially themed to Lifeline shows […]
My continuing fascination with Heathcliff
Heathcliff has vexed audiences since his creation, over 160 years ago. He’s found in Liverpool as a dark and dirty foundling and ends his days as a powerful landlord that owns both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. The foundation of the novel starts with his appalling treatment at the hands of Hindley Earnshaw, and Heathcliff’s […]