Playhouse on the Square Presents the Regional Premiere Musical, The Scottsboro Boys, that Chronicles Precursor to The Civil Rights Movement A vaudeville-style variety show is…
Read More THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, Chronicling a 1930s event that was a precursor to the Civil Rights Movement
Playhouse on the Square presents IF PEKIN IS A DUCK, WHY AM I IN CHICAGO? Written by Ann E. Eskridge, and the winner of the…
Read More A New Play Celebrating the Origins of Black Theatre Premieres in Playhouse’s TheatreWorks
“For me, the experience was daunting, certainly in the beginning. To be the leader of a production, and have all these folk who I know…
Read More SB 30 Episode 79: On Directing, with Playhouse’s Marcus Cox
It’s rare these days – and all the more warm and wonderful when it does happen – that we get to experience something wholly fresh…
Read More No Place Like Home: Playhouse’s THE WIZARD OF OZ Brings Joy & Memories
Playhouse on the Square, in partnership with 1910 Frameworks, Playhouse on the Square season sponsor Dorothy O. Kirsch, and super sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, are…
Read More CONTINUING: We’re Off To See The Wizard! Playhouse Revives a Family Classic
1975: New Look, New Logo The Playhouse on the Square logo may have an Art Nouveau vibe, but it was in fact designed in 1975…
Read More Innovating: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 4
1969 – 1971: The Lumbering Saga of Grace Slick, Chairman of the Board Visitors to Playhouse’s executive offices have occasionally commented on an ugly, yet…
Read More Reuse and Adapt: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 3
REVIEW: A romping musical about musicals, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is the perfect production to ring in the 54th season of Playhouse on the Square Welcome to…
Read More All is Sweet in Playhouse’s SOMETHING ROTTEN!
If you missed part 1 of the history of Playhouse on the Square, you can read it here. Spring 1969: First Brushes with Celebrity As…
Read More Borrowed Spaces: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 2
1963: First Steps As students at Overton High School, Walter Slaughter and Jackie Nichols frequently worked on school productions together. But in the summer of…
Read More The Circuit Players: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 1