Guest post – Joe Villinski, Metropolis Development Director
On more days than most, you can find our stage crew at one of the build spaces, assembling the set for an upcoming show. They build it at the space, tear [...]
Guest post – David Belew, director of The Complete History of America (Abridged)
How do you take 50,000 years of American history, condense it down to a two hour comedic riff, and present it with just three actors performing the whole [...]
Being Tiny Tim
Clare Oehler-O'Sullivan, one of three actors playing the part of Tiny Tim in our production of A Christmas Carol, was bursting with excitement when she exclaimed to her mom, "Mom, [...]
Guest post – Megan Storti of Metropolis’ A Christmas Carol cast
We are nearing the end of our second full week of rehearsals for A Christmas Carol, and I am shocked by how sore I am. One would think that this [...]
In Rehearsal: The Andrews Brothers
The cast of Metropolis' latest production The Andrews Brothers is hard at work rehearsing for the show's opening on September 22. From left to right, Matt Edmonds, Lauren Creel, Patrick [...]
Guitar boot camp
It's day two of our second guitar boot camp. Today, instructor Paul Henry teaches a group of third through fifth graders.
Breaking Borders provides cultural and arts exchange
By Hilary Nelson For two days this past spring, the distance between Rogers Park and Arlington Heights didn’t seem so great for young students from two local schools. Why? The [...]
Flourish in the Footlights brings arts to individuals with special needs
By Hilary Nelson Imagine a teenage boy in a wheelchair who can’t join the other kids playing sports, or a young woman with Down syndrome who doesn’t have the confidence [...]
First day of camp!
It may just be day one, but these campers are already hard at work, learning spacing and choreography for their show.
The Nunsense Car
Nunsense may be opening tomorrow, but during tech week, Stage Manager Carly Franz, Sound Designer Bill Franz and Master Electrician Mike Wagner decided to give the "Flinstone-style" car that's a [...]