SIDE MAN Director’s Statement

SIDE MAN Director’s Statement

“Family quarrels are bitter things. They don’t go according to any rules. They’re not like aches or wounds, they’re more like splits in the skin that won’t heal because there’s not enough material.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald To be a sideman – an outside musician...

2015 Blue Ink Playwriting Award

The Blue Ink Playwriting Award was created in 2010 to support new work. Congratulations to JAMIE PACHINO for winning the 2015 BLUE INK PLAYWRITING AWARD for her script OTHER THAN HONORABLE. Runners-up: Gregory Allen (What Happened in Pinkville) and Caridad Svich (Upon...
Yankee Tavern Community Service & Town Halls

Yankee Tavern Community Service & Town Halls

We believe it is an honor and duty to serve our community. We raise awareness of other non-profit organizations’ great causes through creative collaborations. For this production, we continue our Pink Previews for The Lynn Sage Foundation. We also support...
Yankee Tavern Artists

Yankee Tavern Artists

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST RICHARD COTOVSKY (Ray) is excited to be back at American Blues Theater where he originated the character of The F*^king Guy for Monsters 1 and 2.  He is the artistic director of Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. where he last appeared in Uncle Bob.  ...
Past, Present, and Future “George Bailey”

Past, Present, and Future “George Bailey”

Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn (Wendy) Whiteside interviewed the three actors who play “George Bailey” (past, present, and future) in Blues’ It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! [l to r – Ensemble members Jim Leaming, Kevin Kelly, and Artistic...

The BEST holiday-themed theatrical production: Best of Chicago.” – Newcity Chicago

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