Lifeline’s annual holiday party was so romantically lit that my photos all look like they were taken underwater and lit by jelly fish. Every year we invite all cast and crew, board, staff, ensemble and interns for the season, and this year about 75 Lifeline peeps gathered on December 8th for the party. We had […]
Our Block Rocks: Neighborhood News!
The Rogers Park Parents group had a terrific Halloween celebration on Glenwood Avenue this year: crafts, games, candy — and a magician! The event is usually in Jarvis Square but was on Glenwood Ave this year due to the construction at Jarvis. We have a new neighbor on Glenwood Ave! Welcome to Armilla: A Voyage Home. […]
Clare Roche, Master Electrician, Brightens Lifeline With New Lights!
Lifeline is excited to welcome back Clare Roche for another season as Lifeline’s master electrician. Clare hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and became interested in theater in high school while watching it from the orchestra pit. As a violin player, Clare always played for the high school musicals. When her school produced Man of La Mancha, it […]
Fanny and Hester Retire From the Stage (For Now)
Show mice Fanny and Hester took a curtain call with the cast on closing night of The Woman in White. Named after two character’s from Wilkie Collins‘ book that did not make it into the play, Fanny and Hester took turns starring opposite Chris Walsh as pets of his villainous but mouse-friendly Count Fosco. Hester remained a […]
Lifeline is all over the freakin’ NATION!!
Check it out Los Angeleños: L.A. Theatre Works celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Pride and Prejudice with Christina Calvit’s acclaimed stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, returning from the first leg of a 25-venue national tour for five performances, Nov. 15-18, at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater. There, the production will be recorded in front of […]
Duck for President COOKIES (and other awesome new stuff)!
Lifeline’s concession stand is not just candy bars and peanuts anymore! Now serving baked goods from Lovely, Too Bakery on Bryn Mawr, Duck for President cookies are only one of our scrumptious new offerings! See the hard-working Lifeline staff below, pressed into service to taste-test the products. Verdict: Delicious! Dorothy Milne Artistic Director […]
Lifeline Has New And Improved Faux Bricks
…(and much less train!) Many thanks to Joe Schermoly and Ben Dawson who led the window improvement project in the theater! “What windows?” you ask? The big windows on the east side of our building facing the train tracks. On the inside of the building, those are in our theater space, the one place that […]
Original Paintings On Stage At Lifeline!
In our Fall MainStage production of The Woman in White, two of our story’s young heroes are artists: one is a highly accomplished painter, the other is his student. Local artist Jessica Brown demonstrated her range in creating both the fine art paintings by the master as well as the amateur efforts of the student. Several […]
(Almost) Naked Man Found In Lifeline’s Basement
Lifeline Production Manager Ben Dawson biked thru the rain to get to work last weekend and thought he was alone in our basement laundry room when he threw his soaked clothes into the dryer. Imagine his surprise when a 20-person tour rounded the corner and came upon him, clad only in his shorts. Tour leader Erica […]
Lifeline Welcomes New Production Manager Ben Dawson!
We are overjoyed to announce the hiring of Lifeline’s new production manager, Ben Dawson. Ben comes to us from The Goodman Theatre where he served as Scene Shop Foreman for the past two years. He is also a company member and production manager at Sideshow Theater Company and the technical director at American Theater Company. Ben […]