ATW NewsClips - Mid-West, Southwest and Mountain Print

Chicago Tribune

'Ragtime' to be staged indoors in Wilmette

Chicago Sun-Times

Kinney takes on the big screen
Gary Sinise has done it. So has John Malkovich. And now it's the turn of Terry Kinney, another Steppenwolf Theatre veteran trying his hand at directing a feature film.

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Smaller productions step into the spotlight
Summer is the perfect time to visit some corners of the local theater scene that sometimes are overshadowed by bigger and better-known players in town.

Ann Arbor News

Civic Theatre presents 2 winners in play contest
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre will offer staged readings of the two winning entries from its 2008 Playing Around playwriting contest.

'Wake' gets reading before Rose premiere
"Wake,'' a new play scheduled for a summer 2009 premiere at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, will get a reading Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ann Arbor District Library downtown.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Economic impact on theater not seen
Nationwide economic swoons are especially scary for arts groups. They exist on the razor's edge in the best of times, and they collectively hold their breath when their customers' discretionary incomes contract. ...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fenton actor lands Broadway role
Gabriel Violett was just cast as Otto in "Spring Awakening,"....

* 'Producers' actor returns for 'Fiddler'
Lewis J. Stadlen playing Tevye...

* Writers' group will read new play
* Black Rep will participate in Klines

Louisville Courier-Journal

Arts fund can't afford to nap now
It would be easy to relax amid the news that the Fund for the Arts has raised a record $9 million in a campaign that ended last month. But that would be the worst thing any of us could do.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Summer Stages series illustrates drama revival at Cleveland State University
The second season of Cleveland State University's professional/student theater collaboration called Summer Stages looks plenty impressive on its shiny surface -- thanks to its energetic founder and leader, Michael Mauldin:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Theater Q&A: Lorca Simons
The second show of Hip Pocket Theatre's season, Lorca Simons' The Water Bearer's Dream, opens Thursday. Although Lorca, one of founders Johnny and Diane Simons' two daughters...

Denver Post

SCFD: Sea change on arts-funding decisions in Denver

Dinner theaters take a hit, but shows go on