Note: This is a guest posting from emeritus ensemble member James Sie, adaptor for our Winter MainStage production of A Wrinkle in Time, returning to Lifeline for the first time since 1999. Let’s do a little time traveling, shall we? A Wrinkle in Time, Lifeline Theatre, 1990 Twenty-six years ago, Lifeline embarked on our first […]
Dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with Miss Holmes playwright Christopher M. Walsh and director Paul S. Holmquist to talk about the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes and how this new version of the character came about. MR: How did each of you come to be introduced to Sherlock Holmes and do you have a favorite […]
Dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down for a Q&A on Northanger Abbey with adaptor Robert Kauzlaric and director Elise Kauzlaric. MR: Rob, what made you decide you wanted to adapt Northanger Abbey and make it musical? RK: Having it be a musical actually wasn’t the direction I was going when I first proposed the project back […]
In advance of our production of Northanger Abbey we thought you might want to make sure you yourself are not the heroine of a gothic novel before attending. Dramaturg Maren Robinson, after the close perusal of many a gothic novel, prepared this diagnostic list. 1. There is some mystery surrounding your parentage. 2. You are […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Patrick Runfeldt, dramaturg for our Winter MainStage production of Midnight Cowboy. It may seem a bit of a stretch to insinuate that Joe Buck has any measure of “true” cowboy in him. He’s certainly not the strapping presence of John Wayne (or even the Marlboro man) who is […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Patrick Runfeldt, dramaturg for our Winter MainStage production of Midnight Cowboy. A cursory glance at the themes of Chris Hainsworth‘s adaptation of Midnight Cowboy reveals a striking outlier not much present in James Leo Herlihy’s novel: religious promises of prosperity. Certainly Joe Buck attends Sunday school at the […]
Lifeline Theatre is thrilled to participate in Chicago Theatre Week, taking place February 11-21, 2016! Specially-priced Theatre Week tickets go on sale starting tomorrow, January 5th for more than 100 productions throughout Chicago, including our very own Midnight Cowboy and Sparky. For information on all the great offerings happening city-wide, click here or on the […]
Note: This is an interview with Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Christina Calvit, adaptor of our Fall MainStage production of Miss Buncle’s Book. Q: How did you get started with Lifeline? A: I went to Northwestern with most of the original founders: Meryl Friedman, Steve Totland, Kathee Sills and Sandy Snyder. I knew Steve the best […]
Note: This is a guest posting from Annaliese McSweeney, dramaturg for our Fall MainStage production of Miss Buncle’s Book. This article about the poetry and artists’ lifestyle in the 1930s provides insight into the inspiration for the character, Countess Marina Pavlova, in Christina Calvit’s adaptation of Miss Buncle’s Book. Christina created this character to help […]
Note: As an introduction to the world of Silverstream, this narrative account of the characters and the Society they represent has been created by production dramaturg, Annaliese McSweeney, inspired by the characters created by D. E. Stevenson in Miss Buncle’s Book and Christina Calvit’s adaptation of those characters for the stage production. Tea Time […]