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“Christmas with C.S. Lewis” will play Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place for a limited engagement today through Sunday. David Payne, who plays C.S. Lewis, joins Brian and Aubrey for an interview.

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The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. - Stella Adler

 Viewed as perhaps Rhode Island's premier arts’ organization, Trinity Repertory Company is among the only surviving repertory companies in the nation. Curt Columbus is Trinity's longtime artistic director and shares his perspective why Trinity has survived as a repertory company when other have not, the state of the arts, and the importance of depicting on stage “the truth about life, and the social situation.”

This week on Backstage Chicago, we visit the MOMENTA dance space in Oak Park and talk to the folks from 3Arts. Esther Grimm (3Arts Executive Director), Robby Lee Williams (dance artist), and Brian Balcom (theater artist) share how this nonprofit has made all the difference for deaf and disabled performers in Chicago.

For more information visit: 3Arts.org 

Thanks for listening to the first season of Backstage Chicago! 

This week on Backstage Chicago, we travel to Wheaton College to chat with Dr. John William Trotter (artistic director), Trevor Mitchell (tenor) and Emily Price (mezzo soprano) of Chicago a cappella. Their new program, Coming Out of the Dark, is a return to live performances for the group, and will feature original compositions from their 'Her Voice' program for emerging women composers from around the globe. 

Important Links:

Louisville Bail Fund

Black Art Futures Fund

Plays Discussed:

Hit The Wall

Exit Strategy

Sender

The Wolf At The End Of The Block

Bonus:

50 Best English Plays of the 21st Century