Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo and TimeLine Theatre have been hard at work the last few months collaborating on a project called Fugard Chicago 2010. Each company is coincidently producing a play by the playwright Athol Fugard this season and so they began having conversations about how they could work together. They just launched the website this week at http://www.fugardchicago2010.org/. In addition to providing some information on Fugard and each of their plays, they are offering a three play pass to see all of their shows. The League provided some support for the website so that it can be available as a template for future collaborations. Check it out and if you and some other companies are interested in working together in a similar way please contact us for more details. We hope that this model can help foster valuable conversations and partnerships, and help you reach new audiences and create greater awareness of your work.
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Season of Concern and The League of Chicago Theatres invite you to eat, drink and be merry. Industry Holiday Party. Awards Presentation. Mad, Hot Sing-off.
Monday, December 7, 2009
6:30 p.m. at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St.
Suggested donation benefits Season of Concern
The 2009 Larry Sloan Awards honor Jonathan Abarbanel, Rondi Reed, and the Actor’s Fund.
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Russian Modern Theater is looking for a partner theater in USA that may be interested in a cultural exchange. In 1990, Russian Modern Theater visited the USA, touring in Chicago and Los Angeles. Plays had a great success and wide press coverage. In recent years, the theater has been touring in Europe, visiting Germany, France, Poland, Finland, and other countries. In 2007, artistic director of the Theater, Svetlana Vragova, received a Hall of Fame honor in Chicago as a "woman who makes a difference" for her impact on culture. For more information on the Theater, please visit (www.modern-theatre.ru) or contact the Theater’s producer, Elena Beier, at eshaposhnikova@hotmail.com.
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CPAs for the Public Interest
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Registration: 5:00 pm Workshop: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Receive an overview of the audit process for not-for-profits, including when an audit is needed, choosing an auditor, and preparing for and ensuring a successful audit. Learn how to get the most out of your audit and about your Board's important role in overseeing the audit process. Discuss the effects of recent changes in accounting standards that make audits more challenging for not-for-profits and how you can best prepare your organization to address these challenges.
Presenter: Clifford Shapiro, CPA - Blackman Kallick,
Illinois CPA Society, 550 W. Jackson Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60661
Cost: $40.00 per person per workshop
To register, call 800.993.0393 and refer to Course Code: PI129
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Monday, December 7th, 2009, 7-9 PM
Goodman Theatre Club Mezz, 2nd Floor
170 North Dearborn Street, Chicago

This event will be co-hosted by Douglas Post (Chicago Regional Rep, DG), and Elizabeth Margolius (Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of DirectorsLabChicago).

This two-hour networking session will introduce Chicago-area dramatists who are composers, lyricists and librettists to directors who are working in the Chicago area and are interested in new musicals. After a brief introduction to each other, dramatists and directors may mingle and talk further. If you would like to attend, please e-mail Elizabeth Margolius at info@directorslabchicago.com. It is important that we receive your response no later than Wednesday, November 25th. The first 20 directors who respond will receive a reservation to the event. However, in order to secure a reservation, you must submit a statement with your initial e-mail. This statement should consist of three things: (1) your contact information, (2) your professional biography (one paragraph only, written in the third person) and (3) an artistic statement outlining the type of musical stage work which most interests you (one paragraph only). All statements must be included within the body of your email. No attachments please! After we receive these materials, your reservation will be confirmed. Then, prior to the event, you will receive statements from all the dramatists attending as well as statements from the other directors.
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