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Ghormeh Sabzi 

A traditional Persian stew ... Read More ›

Declan, one of the characters in A Distinct Society, is an avowed fan of comic books—or graphic novels, as he prefers to call them. His favorite of all is the Green Lantern, ... Read More ›

The main character in The Liar cannot stop himself from lying, even when the situation threatens to spiral out of control and the consequences could be steep. We asked our cast to ... Read More ›

Introducing the actors featured in the current Writer’s Theatre production of Yellow Moon…

Ashleigh LaThrop (Leila) makes her Writers’ Theatre debut. Chicago credits include Metamorphoses (Lookingglass Theatre Company), In the Continuum (Pegasus Players), The ... Read More ›

Actress Tiffany Topol will be making her Writers’ Theatre debut this winter playing the title role in Sweet Charity. Back at the end of October, two months before rehearsals began, Producing ... Read More ›

Anish Jethmalani is currently appearing on the Books on Vernon stage as Aston in The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Jethamalani–who was last seen at Writers’ in 2005’s To the Green Fields Beyond–chatted with ... Read More ›

There are several tools that I use to develop every role I play: casting unseen characters, filling in minute details, and creating a character playlist. I applied all of these to the ... Read More ›

Ryan Hallahan

When I was 10 years old, all I wanted was to be one of the popular kids. One day, on a field trip to the Adler Planetarium, all of my dreams ... Read More ›