ShawChicago History | Production History

ShawChicago History
1994	-Established as a program of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. -Andrew Callis becomes Artistic Director -Deborah Davis becomes Managing Director.
1996	-Bob Scogin becomes Artistic Director.
1997	-Outreach Program established -Claudia Cassidy Performing Arts Series presented.
1998	-Advisory Committee established -First collaboration with Turkey – presentation of Kuvayi Milliye in Claudia Cassidy Theater. -Steve Cardamone becomes Outreach Coordinator.
2000	-Becomes an independent not-for profit theater company -Office established -Board of Directors formed -Tony Courier becomes Board Chair Website established -Irene Kogan arranges first Shaw Festival trip as a fundraiser.
2001	-Don Juan in Hell presented at the Cultural Center Storefront Theater -Full production of The Millionairess presented as a co-production with/at Next Theater in Evanston. -Tery Gallagher becomes Outreach Coordinator.
2002	-First production outside the Cultural Center, Candida presented at First St. Paul’s Church -First Gala Benefit held at The Arts Club of Chicago -Tony Courier becomes Managing Director -Lois Baum becomes Board Chair
2003	-Office moves to Ruth Page Center for the Arts. -Becomes resident theater company at the Ruth Page Center. -First production at the Ruth Page Theater – Jitta’s Atonement (Trebitsch). -First Board Retreat
2005	-Tickets sold for the first time. -Barbara Denemark Long becomes Board Chair. -Awarded SmART Growth grant by the Chicago Community Trust. $20,000 per year for three years. One of 20 arts organizations selected from nearly 200 applicants.
2006	-Full production of The Devil’s Disciple at Ruth Page Theater -Sesquecentennial celebration of Shaw’s birth at the Chicago Cultural Center -In the Footsteps of Shaw trip to London and Dublin.
2007	-Belinda Bremner becomes Board Chair
2008	-Arielle Augustyn becomes Outreach Coordinator. -Subscriptions offered for the first time. -Mid-Winter’s Tales added to offerings.
2009	-Receives MacArthur grant to perform Ghosts at World Theater Day in Turkey.
2010	-Natalia Nebel becomes Board Chair. -Awarded National Endowment for the Arts grant for 2011 production of Paradise Lost

 

Production History

2010-2011
Candida by Bernard Shaw
October 16 - November 8, 2010
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Paradise Lost by Clifford Odets
February 5 - 28, 2011
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw
April 16 - May 15, 2011
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theatre

2009-2010
Votes for Women! by Elizabeth Robins
October 17 - November 9, 2009
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Mid-Winter's Tales arranged by Belinda Bremner
December 18 - 21, 2009
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Philanderer by Bernard Shaw
February 6 - March 1, 2010
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Doctor's Dilemma by Bernard Shaw
April 17 - May 10, 2010
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theatre

2008-2009
The Apple Cart by Bernard Shaw
October 18 - November 10, 2008
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Mid-Winter's Tales arranged by Belinda Bremner
December 19 - 21, 2008
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

John Bull's Other Island by Bernard Shaw
February 7 - March 2, 2009
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
March 23, 2009 (World Theater Day)
Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
April 18 - May 11, 2009
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theatre

2007-2008
Getting Married by Bernard Shaw
November 17 - December 10, 2007
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Cassilis Engagement by St. John Hankin
January 12 - February 2, 2008
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

What Every Woman Knows by James Barrie
April 12 - May 3, 2008
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theatre

2006-2007
O'Flaherty, V.C. by Bernard Shaw
The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet by Bernard Shaw
July 26, 2006 - 150th Anniversary of Shaw's Birth
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw
November 5, 2006 - Chicago Humanities Festival
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

You Never Can Tell by Bernard Shaw
October 14 - November 6, 2007
Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw
April 14 - May 7, 2007
Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

2005-2006
Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw
October 15 - November 12, 2005 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Dan Juan in Hell by Bernard Shaw
January 14 - February 6, 2006 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Devil's Disciple by Bernard Shaw
March 16 - April 15, 2006 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

2004-2005
Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
November 6-29, 2004 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
January 8-31, 2005 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Man of Destiny by Bernard Shaw and
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals by J. M. Barrie
May 7-30, 2005 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

2003-2004
On The Rocks by Bernard Shaw
November 2 – 24, 2003 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Fanny's First Play by Bernard Shaw
January 3 - 26, 2004 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Lady From the Sea by Henrik Ibsen,
adapted by Robert Scogin
April 17 – May 10, 2004 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

2002-2003
Too True to be Good by Bernard Shaw
November 2 – 25, 2002 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Jitta’s Atonement by Siegfried Trebitsch. Translated/adapted by Bernard Shaw
January 4 – 27, 2003 Ruth Page Center for the Arts

The Philanderer by Bernard Shaw
April 26 – May 19, 2003 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

2001-2002
Widowers’ Houses by Bernard Shaw
November 3 – 26, 2001 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Candida by Bernard Shaw
January 5 – 28, 2002 First Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church

Annajanska the Bolshevik Empress and
Great Catherine by Bernard Shaw
April 27 – May 18, 2002 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

2000-2001
Man and Superman by Bernard Shaw
November 4 - 27, 2000 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Don Juan in Hell by Bernard Shaw
Jan. 6 – 22, 2001 Chicago Cultural Center, Storefront Theater

The Millionairess by Bernard Shaw
Feb. 2 – Mar. 10, 2001 Next Theater, CoProduction with Next Theater

Arms and the Man by Bernard Shaw
Apr. 28 – May 9, 2001 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1999-2000
Back To Methuselah by Bernard Shaw
November 18 – 23, 1999 Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

In Good King Charles’s Golden Days by Bernard Shaw
Jan. 22 – Feb. 14, 2000 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Geneva by Bernard Shaw
Apr. 15 – May 8, 2000 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1998-1999
The Devil’s Disciple by Bernard Shaw
October 24 – November 16, 1998 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde
January 23 – February 14, 1999 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Kuvayi Milliye by Nazim Hikmet
March 6 – 15, 1999 Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater

You Never Can Tell by Bernard Shaw
April 17 – May 10, 1999 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1997-1998
The Millionairess by Bernard Shaw
October 25 – November 17, 1997 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
January 31 – February 23, 1998 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Captain Brassbound’s Conversion by Bernard Shaw
April 25 – May 18, 1998 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1996-1997
Androcles and the Lion by Bernard Shaw
October 26 – November 18, 1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles by Bernard Shaw
January 5 – 13, 1997 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God by Bernard Shaw
January 19 – 27, 1997 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw
April 27 – May 19, 1997 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1995-1996
Misalliance by Bernard Shaw
September 17 – October 8, 1995 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Back to Methuselah: Act I – In The Beginning
and Act V – As Far As Thought Can Reach by Bernard Shaw
March 12 – 27, 1995 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Getting Married by Bernard Shaw
May 14 – June 12, 1995 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

John Bull’s Other Island by Bernard Shaw
January 7 –14, 1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

I Knock At The Door by Sean O’Casey
January 21 – 29, 1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw
May 5 – June 3, 1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1994-1995
The Apple Cart by Bernard Shaw
September 11 – 26, 1994 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

1993-1994
The Doctor’s Dilemma by Bernard Shaw
March 11-27, 1994 Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater