On March 24, 1998, when Mary Hollis Inboden was 12 years old, a boy pulled a fire alarm at her middle school, ran into the woods to meet his friend, and they both started shooting at the students and… more →
Chicago Theatre Addictwrote 4 months ago: On March 24, 1998, when Mary Hollis Inboden was 12 years old, a boy pulled a fire alarm at her middl … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I can’t believe it’s November. It makes me think about the end of the year, which makes … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Last Saturday I flew out to New York for the show as usual. We knew that Sandy would cause us some … more →
wrote 6 months ago: A new play about a rough-and-tumble roller derby team devised by The New Colony? Sign me up! The New … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The 72 hours we spent at home was somehow more surreal than these trips to New York. Three days is … more →
wrote 7 months ago: This is what I looked like when I went backstage to talk to the actors after our first preview. It … more →
wrote 7 months ago: One of the most pee-your-pants funny nights I’ve spent in a theatre occurred last summer in a … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I had a lot more on my mind on my last day in NY than I had anticipated. Uncertainty about the next … more →
wrote 9 months ago: It seems obvious in retrospect that these past few days would feel, in the moment, surreal and cinem … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Last night was the incredibly fun keg fundraiser for Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche! The beer pong t … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I’m stage managing the remount of the show with the New Colony in July and August. Then I … more →
wrote 10 months ago: This might not be quite nerdy and not quite about burlesque, but what are all blogs secretly for if … more →
wrote 1 year ago: First things first: tonight is industry night for Rise of the Numberless. In the industry? Come ra … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A lot has happened this week! In the weird world of Chicago Nerdlesque, this somehow culminated on … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There’s a rock revolution going on, and should you choose to attend, you’ve automaticall … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Rise of the Numberless. The New Colony. Bailiwick Chicago. Tickets. … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This past weekend, the Numberless opened their show to the very first Chicago audience ever. It was … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The hazing continues as The New Colony’s FRAT, presented by Hatmaker Theatricals announces an … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The cast of New Colony’s “Frat,” from the 2009 production. Photo by Anne Petersen. … more →