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When in doubt…Pivot!
That is the new word these days. COVID has ravaged practically all areas of entertainment. It certainly has devastated the whole world of live theatre. It took months for the full reality of
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EDTA releases guide for reopening of school theatre programs!
There is a wonderful organization that I belong to, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA.) It is an international non-profit group that shares information with teachers, directors and others ab
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Helpless, Satisfied and a Football Game?
I have a friend from Milwaukee, a mature, theatre-going woman, who just loves HAMILTON. Before she saw the show live in Chicago, she downloaded and printed the lyrics to the show. She wanted to be f
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Pilot Productions of THE MYSTERY OF CUSTODIA
THE MYSTERY OF CUSTODIA – our new virtual, online musical is being tested….right now! Several pilot productions of the show are being performed by middle schools throughout Illinois. What’
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A New Musical in 5 weeks – WHAT???
The challenge was daunting. How could we ever create a new musical in such a short time? Musicals take years to create and develop, right? And this one had to be all solos and monologues – how
Read MoreBlack Lives DO Matter!
Dear friends, All of us at CPA Theatricals want to join our voices to those of the black community – and, indeed of all Americans of good will – in expressing our anger and our grief at the brutal
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