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Accessibility & Inclusion On Stage and Off – An Interview with Brian Balcom
(Brian Balcom photo by Alison Thvedt) October is National Disability Awareness Month, and 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). BTD spoke with Brian Balcom about his work in accessibility [...]
How You Can Advocate for the Arts in the Time of COVID
Since the weekend of March 13, 2020, staged in Chicago all over the country have closed until further notice, and some, sadly, have closed forever. The brutal reality is that these closures not only affect [...]
2020 Equity Jeff Nominees in the BTD!
The 52nd Annual Equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominees were announced earlier this week, celebrating excellence in Chicago theater and hosting both Equity and Non-Equity award ceremonies each year. The Belmont Theater District extends its congratulations [...]
August is Hot in the BTD: 5 Shows You’ll Want To See
Someone turned up the heat in Chicago's 2020 summer, and the temperature is not the only thing that is hot around here. While the houses are still mostly dark in the Belmont Theater District, here are [...]
Otherworld Theatre premieres Of Dice and Men on YouTube
Fresh off their three-day streaming spectacular GENRETHON earlier this month, Otherworld Theatre debuts Of Dice and Men - A Play about Dungeons and Dragons, a heartwarming comedy by Cameron McNary. “Of Dice and Men is [...]
