Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre started in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1983. Five Northwestern University graduates started the theater group. They moved to Rogers Park—a converted Commonwealth Edison substation— in 1986. This includes a 99-seat theater, rehearsal and office space, a scene shop, and costume, prop, and scenery storage.

 Awards 
 Chicago/Illinois awards 
Since 1986, Lifeline members have received 48 Joseph Jefferson Awards.

 National awards 
Member Meryl Friedman won the 1999 Distinguished Play Award in the Elementary Category from the American Alliance of Theatre and Education for her adaptation of Journey of the Sparrows, produced at Lifeline in 1996. 

The American Alliance for Theater and Education awarded Lifeline the 2003 Sara Spencer Artistic Achievement Award for sustained and successful achievement in the field of theater for young audiences.

 Production History 
Lifeline Theatre's work includes MainStage productions:
 Pride and Prejudice
 The Overcoat
 The Left Hand of Darkness
 The Talisman Ring
 Jane Eyre
 Cat's Cradle
 Around the World in 80 Days
 The Killer Angels
 A Room with a View
 The Island of Dr. Moreau
 The Mark of Zorro
 Treasure Island
 Neverwhere
 The Moonstone
 Watership Down
 The Count of Monte Cristo

Family MainStage productions have included: 
 A Wrinkle in Time
 Lizard Music
 The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death
 The Phantom Tollbooth
 Journey of the Sparrows
 The Silver Chair
 Johnny Tremain

In 1986 Lifeline started its KidSeries program. Productions have included:
 Mr. Popper's Penguins
 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
 Bunnicula
 James and the Giant Peach
 The Story of Ferdinand
 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
 My Father's Dragon
 Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type
 The Stinky Cheese Man
 Duck for President
 The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
 The Velveteen Rabbit
 The Last of the Dragons
 Arnie the Doughnut.

 Players 
Lifeline Theatre's members are: Patrick Blashill, Christina Calvit, Victoria DeIorio, Alan Donahue, Kevin D. Gawley, Peter Greenberg, James E. Grote, Chris Hainsworth, John Hildreth, Paul S. Holmquist, Elise Kauzlaric, Robert Kauzlaric, Frances Limoncelli, Katie McLean Hainsworth, Dorothy Milne (Artistic Director), Shole Milos, Sandy Snyder Pietz, Suzanne Plunkett, Phil Timberlake, Jennifer Tyler, Christopher M. Walsh, and Elizabeth Powell Wislar. Emeritus members include: Eric Lane Barnes, Meryl Friedman, Rebecca Hamlin, James Sie, and Steve Totland.
References

Other websites
Lifeline Theatre official website

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