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Sharing the success of “The Cabinet” — Spread the Word!

Dear Board and Friends,

The Cabinet opened this weekend to excellent performances, good houses, a great event hosted by our Board President Ralph Senst, several additional board members’ enjoyment, a number of Chicago’s artistic leaders – the President of the MCA, representatives from the CSO, friends from the Children’s Humanities Festival, several significant leaders of […]

“Redmoon Update: The Cabinet Opens” by Frank Maugeri - Artistic Director

Less than 40 days ago Redmoon Central was a spectacular performance environment for our wonderful annual family event, “The Winter Pageant”— a fantastic and wild hit that celebrated the seasons of our city and the power of imagination. Only a bit more than a month later, the space is transformed into a museum of […]

REDMOON TURNS 20 - kicks off anniversary season with critically acclaimed: THE CABINET

January 2010, Chicago – Opening Redmoon’s 20th anniversary program of theater productions and events, the company is remounting the longest running production in its storied history, The Cabinet. Originally produced in 2005 for a smash hit 20-week run, The Cabinet returns to the West Loop industrial home of Redmoon Central for a 5-week engagement. […]

Save the Date: Spectacle Lunatique 2010 “A Birthday Celebration”

Redmoon Theater cordially invites you to

SPECTACLE LUNATIQUE 2010
A 20th Anniversary Birthday Celebration

MARCH 12th 2010
7am – 1am

Join us for the most bombastic, delirious, outrageous party ever!

GREAT FOOD

UNUSUAL GUESTS

HEAPS OF BIRTHDAY CAKE

MECHANICAL DEVICES THAT BLOW THE MIND

NEVER ENDING ENTERTAINMENT
ALL OVER THE PLACE, EVERYWHERE, CONSTANTLY

Celebrate 20 years of Spectacle making, Immense Art, and Community Building

RESERVE YOUR SEAT […]

End of Year Message from Redmoon

Friends of Redmoon,

We write to you now, upon the precipice of Redmoon’s 20th anniversary year, to make a commitment to our artistic and cultural programming. In 2009 over 20,000 people celebrated Redmoon’s activation of public space for civic well-being and community engagement. ALL FOR UNDER $15 A TICKET. MANY FOR FREE.

In 2009, despite […]

A Note of Thanks after “Shadow Swan Lake” at the CSO from Redmoon’s Artistic Director

Dear Friends,

I am sitting at the final showing of Swan Lake at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra— 4 nights, 5000 audience members— many who have only heard of Redmoon- now introduced to one of the many achievements of Redmoon, and many of our fans— who choose to follow us most anywhere. We could not have […]

Redmoon Artistic Director toasts Chicago’s New Artist-in-Residence

This evening at the post-show discussion of Redmoon’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director Frank Maugeri toasted the newly appointed Redmoon Resident Artisit Jim Lasko as the City of Chicago’s Artist-in-Residence. Below is his speech that was given at the beginning of tonight’s opening night, post-show discussion. Nicholas Winter, the CSO’s Artistic […]

Redmoon Holiday Art Sale - Sat Dec 5th, noon to 7pm

“19 years worth of theatre creations – ALL FOR SALE!”

We’ve been working diligently these past few weeks, pulling, pricing, and polishing hundreds of items from our rich production history, in order to raise funds and make room for our 2010 season.

The unique masks, puppets, drawings, posters and works of art we are offering would […]

Redmoon Partners with CSO for a surprise holiday treat!

For Immediate Release December 1, 2009

Four Performances Dec. 16-19

December 2009, Chicago – On the heels of their Halloween performance at the White House October 31st, and running concurrently with their family-friendly tradition of “Winter Pageant” at Redmoon Central through December 27th, Redmoon has teamed up with the CSO for a surprise holiday treat to present […]

2009 Winter Pageant Review by Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

“Redmoon’s ‘Winter’ warms your heart” REVIEW | Season ticket: summer, fall, spring also take a bow

November 25, 2009
BY HEDY WEISS Theater Critic
hweiss@suntimes.com

Early on in Redmoon Theatre’s 2009 Winter Pageant, a girl arrives onstage carrying an old-fashioned suitcase. As she carefully lifts its locks and raises its lid the sound of birdsong fills the air. And […]