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 […]
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News
Welcome to new ensemble members, Hainsworth and Walsh! We are joyful and proud to announce our newest ensemble members: Chris Hainsworth and Christopher Walsh. You’ve seen them both a number of times at Lifeline (most recently Treasure Island and Neverwhere! Chris Hainsworth as Isreal Hands in Treasure Island Christopher Walsh as Mr. Vandemar in Neverwhere […]
Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry visit Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman and his friend, actor/TV producer Lenny Henry (co-creator and producer of the Neverwhere BBC miniseries), came to see our production of Neverwhere on Sunday, June 13th. It was a top-secret, stealth situation. Their publicists told us (and we knew from being fans ourselves) that if news of this visit leaked out, we’d be […]
Jeff nominations & the Streetscape
Glenwood Avenue Arts District dominates the Non-Equity Jeff nominations! Not only did Lifeline Theatre receive 13 Jeff nominations this year (the most of any company), but near-neighbors BoHo and Theo Ubique received 11 apiece, making us the three companies who received the most nods. BoHo and Theo Ubique are both on Glenwood Avenue, just a […]
Updates
Benefit 2010: The Floating Market It was crazy ambitious. We had just a few hours to install a Floating Market into the Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center. And due to the masterminds on our team, it appeared like magic — just like in the book! Thanks to Alan for bringing his experience […]
Latest News
The Blue Shadow opened on March 14th. Playwright Nambi Kelley, assisted by her nephew Xavier, created the play using folk tales from five different cultures and set the story in a Rogers Park classroom. (Nambi went to Field Elementary School just down the street!). The show also features extremely catchy music by composer Joe Plummer. […]
Welcome, Meredith!
Welcome to Meredith Crilly of Chicago Semester Lifeline welcomes new intern Meredith Crilly, who will be with us full-time until early May. Meredith hails from Knoxville, Tennessee and is a junior Theatre and Art double-major at Dordt College in Iowa. She comes to us through the Chicago Semester program which places students from rural colleges […]
The Dragon has arrived!
The Last of the Dragons opened this weekend! We’ve got songs, sword fights, a talking parrot and — of course — a DRAGON! Oh yes, we totally have a dragon. The story calls for a 70-foot beast and Lifeline only has a 26 foot stage, but that did not deter our dragon-maker, Joanna Iwanicka, because […]
Eric Lane Barnes news
Lifeline emeritus ensemble member Eric Lane Barnes making splashes across the nation It has been 10 years since Eric left Chicago for Seattle to become the assistant artistic director of and composer for the prestigious Seattle Men’s Chorus. You can check out all that he’s doing and his ginormous catalogue of musical compositions and the […]
Mrs. Caliban Sneak Peek
We had a really fun subscriber/donor event on Sunday. The theater was swept completely bare and everyone who walked in said, “Whoa! I’ve never seen the space empty before.” It was a fleeting state, so don’t rush over to see. Monday morning began the load-in for The Last of the Dragons. The season marches […]