Central Area Plan Survey

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is currently under-going a two-year planning process to create a 20 year plan that will envision how the city’s central area can better serve Chicago residents, workers, and visitors. The first step in the process is getting as many Chicago voices as possible involved using the Central Area Plan survey as well as engaging community members and local leaders to establish the main goals and objectives for the 20-year plan. Topics like safety, transportation, affordable housing, urban planning, public art, and expanded green space are …

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Updates to Hot Tix Program

Dear LOCT Members, I am writing to you with some exciting news for the future of Hot Tix. Please read this email in its entirety. Since starting at the League, it has been a pleasure getting to deep dive into all our programs and speak to the membership about their needs. The Hot Tix program was created to introduce patrons to all our member theatres at rates that are affordable, and for a long time, affordability meant half-price tickets. Hot Tix has grown over the years, giving back 99% of its revenue …

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Ideas for A Season of Concern Event?

See Flyer Season of Concern welcomes ideas for events that are conceived, organized and managed by our Friends and Supporters. Do you have a great idea for an event that would benefit Season of Concern? LET’S TALK! Send your ideas to: Managing Director Michael Ryczek Michael@SeasonofConcern.org or call 312-332-0518 Founded in 1987, Season of Concern Chicago is dedicated to providing financial assistance to Chicagoland theater practitioners, both Equity and Non-Equity, impacted by illness, injury or circumstance that prevents them from working. We provide short-term emergency financial assistance to theater practitioners through our …

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Jeff Impact Fellowship

The Jeff Awards is proud to present the Jeff Impact Fellowship designed to inspire early to mid-career artists of color in the greater Chicagoland area to pursue artistic excellence.  This fellowship was made possible by a generous donation gifted to the Jeff Awards and will support the selected artists in their professional, academic and/or personal development.  This year, the Fellowship will provide two (2) artists with a gift of $10,000 each to support their work. Further, our donor has guaranteed these monies for a minimum of five years, and outside donors may …

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The League of Chicago Theatres awards the 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship to Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

Chicago (March 23, 2023) – The League of Chicago Theatres has awarded the 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship to artist/activist Tonika Lewis Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble to collaborate on The Folded Map Project. The fellowship is funded by the McMullen & Kime Charitable Trust and administered by the League of Chicago Theatres. The 2023 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship is an annual grant awarded to a Black Theatre Artist to fund a residency or collaboration with a Chicago area non-profit organization. Johnson and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble will collaborate …

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Women’s History Month Programming

Radial Gradient at Shattered Globe Theatre  Runs Jan 27 – Mar 11, 2023 Three women enter a research study hoping to create positive change after a hate crime takes place at a liberal university in America. Post-show event on Sunday, March 5. This performance features a short spoken word and dance performance by Global Girls following our 3:00pm matinee performance. https://chicagoplays.com/event/radial-gradient/ Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Mercury Theater Runs Jan 27 – Mar 26, 2023 Turn back the clock to 1956 for an intimate cabaret performance with the greatest …

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Moonshot Report

Making theatre repertoire decisions is complex, high-risk, and difficult work. These decisions set the trajectory for all that follows, and the process of making them deserves far more attention. After decades of audience erosion, the future of theatre clearly depends on more people choosing to attend. But that will require far more than continuing to invest in improving marketing and fundraising functions. It will require holistic new strategies to produce work compelling enough to artists and audiences to overcome the significant underlying social, cultural, and economic changes that have driven the erosion. …

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