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American Theatre
EDITOR’S NOTE
CONTRIBUTORS
LETTERS
Our Kind of Town
Godfrey L. Simmons Jr.: Vision and Mission
NOVEMBER ALMANAC
ROLE CALL • PEOPLE TO WATCH
DIRECT FROM CHICAGO • A TOWN KNOWN FOR TIGHT ACTING ENSEMBLES AND DISTINCTIVE WRITERS MAY HAVE ANOTHER ACE IN THE HOLE: ITS DIRECTORS
Stronger Together • WHAT MAKES CHICAGO THEATRE’S WELL-KNOWN ENSEMBLE ETHOS SPECIAL, AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM? A NEW BOOK FINDS SOME SURPRISING ANSWERS
STOREFRONT STORIES • THE REALITY BEHIND CHICAGO’S MYTHIC SMALL-THEATRE SCENE: HARD WORK, LOW PAY, BURNOUT—AND GROWING SIGNSOF SOLIDARITY
Crucial Connections • TCG’s Theatre Facts 2018 finds theatres focusing on relationships
An ‘Inheritance’ Deferred • In his long-gestating gay-legacy epic, Matthew Lopez speaks back to a work that helped shape him, ‘Howards End’
A City Divided • How Chicago’s theatre scene reflects its legacy of racism—and what can be done to fight it
Trigger Warnings • Whether the guns are real or fake, onstage or off, your theatre needs to be prepared
ONSTAGE NOVEMBER 19 • Here’s what’s playing this month at TCG theatres nationwide. For the most up-to-date information about performance schedules, contact the theatre or visit Theatre Profiles online: www.tcg.org/profiles.
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