i have decided to hang my hat on four in four, at least for next year. i'll continue to see plays, continue to support my friends in what they do, and continue to be amazed and in awe of the talent that chicago holds and what we can come together to create. i'm taking on the task next year of talking to those people who stand on those stages, make the magic happen from backstage, write the plays, read the plays- are associated with theatre and are trying to make it to the next step. i'll be running a podcast called WE'RE HERE, an episode released every 2 weeks in 2015. bookmark it. it's going to be a lot of fun.
in the meantime- i couldn't finish out this effort without a top 10. every show and experience i had this year stuck with me in some fashion- these are the ones that affected me the most. i'm quite excited to see what they produce next year and in the years to come- and i'm as equally excited to talk to some of them via we're here.
10. Dream Theatre's ANNA IN THE DARKNESS
9. Sideshow Theatre's THE GOLDEN DRAGON
8. The Chicago Mammals' ASSKICKING AMAZONS
7. Jackalope Theatre's EXIT STRATEGY
6. The Right Brain Project's SALOME
5. Strawdog Theatre's CHARLES IVES TAKE ME HOME
4. The House Theatre's ROSE AND THE RIME
3. Bailiwick Chicago's THE WILD PARTY
2. AstonRep's WIT
1. The Hypocrite's ALL OUR TRAGIC
thank you to everyone who cared about this project, joined me in shows, joined me in bars after shows to talk about what we just saw, who made me aware of shows, who encouraged me to keep going, and of course- to all of those who put together this art.
see you next year.