How to Survive enters the home stretch! Opening January 8, How to Survive a Fairy Tale was in tech over the holidays. While the rest of us were sipping eggnog, our valiant Fairy Tale team was figuring out how to make a book fly like a bird and other magical acts. This show is especially […]
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Autumn goings-on
THE NEW YORK FREAKIN’ TIMES calls The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! “One of the best children’s shows of the year. Case closed.” Yowza! This adaptation by ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric (from the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith) first played at Lifeline in 2007 and has since had productions all over […]
Summer at Lifeline Theatre! (No longer the slow season of our year.)
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Best. Benefit. EVER!
Lifeline’s annual benefit was held on Thursday, April 16, in the newly refurbished, totally sparkly, mosaic-filled dome room of Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center. Elegant and totally grown up. To go with our mystery theme (we’re gearing up for Busman’s Honeymoon at Lifeline), Christina adapted a Dorothy L. Sayers short story, The […]
Our new Managing Director
Allison Cain is Lifeline’s new Managing Director! Yay! We are so happy and fortunate. You may know Allison because she’s acted in four Lifeline shows (including the current Mariette in Ecstasy — closing April 5, don’t miss it!) as well as acting all over town. She was also Executive Director of the Factory Theater for […]