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Kabulitis Production Photos
Peer Gynt Publicity Photos
Polarity Ensemble Theatre in the News
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Archive Press Releases


Current Press Releases

 "Alzheimer's Association Benefit of Keith Anwar's Kabulitis, Friday, September 30th" Word doc file. PDF file.

"Kabulitis Backgrounder by Aoife Carolan, Cultural Dramaturg" Word doc file. PDF file.

"World Premiere of Keith Anwar's Afghanistan-Themed Drama, Kabulitis" Word doc file. PDF file.

"POLARITY ENSEMBLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AN EXPANDED 2011-12 SEASON OF NEW PLAYS AND CHICAGO PREMIERES" Word doc file. PDF file.



Kabulitis Production Photos

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Jonas Grey as Rob, Caron Buinis as Mildred
Caron Buinis as Mildred, Gustavo Obregon as Hamed
Caron Buinis as Mildred, Catherine Stegemann as Andrea
Photos: Jackie Jasperson

           
Nawaf Gasem as Majid, Kamal Hans as Da'ud
Plamen Pencheff as Mullah, Kamal Hans as Da'ud
Catherine Stegemann as Andrea, Jonas Grey as Rob
Photos: Jackie Jasperson

           
Anu Bhatt as Anita, Jonas Grey as Rob
Kamal Hans as Da'ud, Catherine Stegemann as Nabila
Catherine Stegemann as Nabila, Caron Buinis as Mildred
Photos: Jackie Jasperson

       
Set by Charles C. Palia, Jr.
Catherine Stegemann as Andrea
Photos: Jackie Jasperson




 Peer Gynt Publicity Photos

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Richard Engling as Old Peer Gynt, Bryson Engelen as Young Peer Gynt.
Richard Engling as Old Peer Gynt, Bryson Engelen as Young Peer Gynt.
Richard Engling as Old Peer Gynt, Erica Bittner as Solveig, Bryson Engelen as Young Peer Gynt.
Photos: John Sisson

       
Bryson Engelen as Young Peer Gynt.
Richard Engling as Old Peer Gynt.
Bryson Engelen as Young Peer Gynt, Erica Bittner as Solveig.
Photos: John Sisson




Polarity Ensemble Theatre in the News

Polarity Theatre May Relocate to Howard Street --Evanston Roundtable, July 5, 2011 by Shawn Jones.

Theater Hopes for New Home on Howard Street --Evanston Now, June 14, 2011 by Hayden Dinges.

Theatre Group Eyes Move to Evanston --Evanston Review, June 10, 2011 by Bob Seidenberg.

Wicker Park Theatre May Relocate to Evanston --Evanston Roundtable, June 7, 2011 by Matt Simonette.

Theater Company Eyes Move to Evanston --Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2011 by Jonathan Bullington.

Space Cadets (Ephemera) --Examiner, February 12, 2011 by Catey Sullivan.

Experience Best Teacher for Character Actor (Long Day's Journey into Night) --Daily Herald, October 27, 2010 by Jack Helbig

"Bountiful Harvest" [Rosenthal Wins Dionysos Cup] --Footlights, January 15, 2009 By: Jonathan Abarbanel

"Something is Rockin' in the State of Denmark: 'Hamlet'" --Chicago Sun-Times, May 23, 2008

"Ghost Play to Haunt Chicago" --WBEZ Radio, Halloween 2007

"A Tangle of Love and Haunting" --Pioneer Press, October 24, 2007

"Ghosts in the Footlights" --PerformInk October 26, 2007

"Ghostly Experience" --Elmhurst Press, Oct 18, 2007

"Spirited Discussions: Experience Richard Engling's Haunted Play" --North Shore Magazine, October, 2007

"Polarity Ensemble Theatre Unveils Its First Book" --PerformINK, March 3, 2006

"'Absolute' theater" --Evanston Review, May 12, 2005

"Fresh idea from a newbie troupe" --PerformINK, April 1, 2005

"Theater puts social issues at center stage with plays" --The Daily Northwestern, October 19, 2004



 Reviews

Ephemera reviews

Long Day's Journey into Night reviews

The Good Harvest reviews

A Streetcar Named Desire reviews

The Rivals reviews

The White Airplane reviews

The White Airplane and Horror Academy, Two Plays by Darren Callahan (Polarity Ensemble Theatre Books) reviews

Hamlet reviews

Ghost Watch review, Centerstage.com

Ghost Watch review, ChicagoCritic.com

OTHELLO in mask Reviews

"… a slew of fine acting … one of those small-venue shows that are the hidden treasures of Chicago's extensive theatre scene." --Bryan A. Bushemi, Twilight Tales: The Online Magazine.



Archive Press Releases

"Polarity Develops Local Plays in Annual Festival" Word doc file.

"POLARITY PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF BRYCE WISSEL'S COMEDY EPHEMERA" PDF file.

"Long Day's Journey into Night Provides the Balm for Our Time" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Ensemble Theatre to Produce Long Day's Journey into Night" Word document. PDF file.

"A Spotlight on Dramaturgy: Long Day's Journey into Night" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Ensemble Theatre Sponsors 4th Annual Festival" [2010Dionysos Cup Festival of New Plays] Word document. PDF file.

"Lights! Set! Harvest!" [Explore the design of The Good Harvest] Word document. PDF file.

"Lisa Rosenthal's Bountiful Harvest" Word document. PDF file.

"Mother Reaps the Fruit of Obsession in The Good Harvest" Word document. PDF file.

A Synopsis of The Good Harvest" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Announces 2009 – 2010 Season" Word document. PDF file.

"Is It Hot In Here, Or Is This Just A Tennessee Williams Play?" [Mason Hill in A Streetcar Named Desire] Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Produces "Stella!" Rendition of Streetcar" [Abigail Trabue in A Streetcar Named Desire] Word document. PDF file.

"Suddenly, This October" [Ann Keen directs A Streetcar Named Desire] Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Announces a Call for Scripts" [The Dionysos Cup 2010] Word document. PDF file.

"A Tale of Two Streetcars" [A Streetcar Named Desire in two local productions] Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Presents A Streetcar Named Desire" [backgrounder] Word document. PDF file.

"The Dating Game … 18th Century Style" [The Rivals] Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Season Celebrates Future, Present, Past" Word document. PDF file.

"Josephinum Academy Gives Home to Polarity Ensemble Theatre" Word document. PDF file.

"Bringing Surreality to Reality" [Designing for The White Airplane] " Word document. PDF file.

"A Seizure and Sleep Deprivation: Muses for The White Airplane " Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Brings Surreal World Premiere to the Stage" [The White Airplane] Word document. PDF file.

"Chicago Playwright Lisa Rosenthal Wins Dionysos Cup" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Announces the Dionysos Cup 2008" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Hosts Father's Day at Hamlet" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity's Hamlet Pairs up with Indie Rockers" Word document. PDF file.

"Pop Culture and Shakespeare Collide in Hamlet" Word document. PDF file.

"PET Provides Ghostly Sneak Peek" Word document.

"Haunted Play Walks the Boards" Word document. PDF file.

"OTHELLO in mask Explores What's Skin Deep" Word document. PDF file.

"OTHELLO Production Team Goes to the Ends of the Earth" Word document. PDF file.

"Breadline Theatre Group and Polarity Ensemble Theatre host the party of the summer!" Word document.

"Polarity Revives the Spirit of Dionysos with New Plays Festival" Word document. PDF file.

"Polarity Ensemble Theatre Announces the Plays of the Dionysos Cup" Word document. PDF file.

"Poetry and Motion Depict the 'Beautiful Sorrow' of Antigone" Word document. PDF file.

"Expectant Director Delivers Passionate Antigone" Word document. PDF file.

"What Makes PET's MACBETH ABSOLUTE?" Word document. PDF file.

"PET Offers Live Trailers." Word document. PDF file.


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