In our Speaking Up series, we chat with Chicago artists about their work in the community today, representation on our stages as well as ways we can achieve artistic and audience inclusion in our theaters. The Chicago Inclusion Project is proud to host artistic associate, Danny Bernardo in a workshop of his new play Tomas for a public reading at Eats and Sweets Cafe, Monday September 21 at7:30pm . He generously took the time to chat with us about his artistic process and the moment we find ourselves in Chicago Theatre... Danny, what inspired you to write Tomas? A few years ago, I challenged myself to read something that wasn’t a script or a comic book for a few months and I picked up Uncle
In our Speaking Up series, we chat with Chicago artists about their work in the community today, representation on our stages as well as ways we can achieve artistic and audience inclusion in our theaters. Tlaloc Rivas directed the Chicago Premiere of In Love and Warcraft currently running at Halcyon Theatre. He generously took the time to chat with us about his artistic process and the moment we find ourselves in Chicago Theatre.. Tlaloc, In Love and Warcraft features a remarkably diverse cast. How important was it for you to make this happen? What steps did you and your artistic team take to create that ensemble? Halcyon Theatre’s mission is to eradicate borders. They have a powerful co
Since our incredible kick-off, The Chicago Inclusion Project has continued to explore how we will sustain our efforts and where we can make the greatest impact. Fully aware that we don’t have all the answers, we seek out others who may be passionate about our cause, and reach out to those who have experienced our intentions first hand. For this reason, we’ve interviewed the actors who were involved in our first reading of The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan, performed on June 1, 2015 at Victory Gardens Theatre. Delia Kropp gave us the real deal in her incredibly honest and candid answers. Delia Kropp This specific casting of “The Time of Your Life”...Did it tell the story, in your opi
