Point of Contention

APRIL ANTICS, Point of Contention’s motley miscast cabaret will be showing one night only on April 1 at 7:30pm at The Theater Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont! Come see some of Chicago’s brightest theatre artists performing songs and scenes they could never do in their real careers… …with hilarious and potentially scandalous results!! Scheduled to perform: Amanda Bobbitt, Megan [...]

LOVE is in the air on this episode… …sorta. Chaos 2009 closed last week after a two week run at the Stage Left Theatre and we are in LOVE with our audiences, cast members, and directors for making it a huge success! As always, we send some LOVE to our amazing foPOCs. And, [...]

Annie, myself and a somewhat familiar voice (Brandon steps up to the mic) return after a two month hiatus to start the year off right!! Our annual new works festival, CHAOS, also returns for its third year! We’re gettin’ up there! This year’s CHAOS festival includes 7 new pieces by 7 playwrights, [...]

RADIUM GIRLS has closed after a successful four week run at the Side Project Theatre. Thanks to all who came out to see this wonderful Chicago premiere! Here are a few moments from the show…

The third and final episode about our current production of RADIUM GIRLS by D.W. Gregory, which closes this weekend (September 18th through the 12th) at the Side Project Theatre. It’s your last chance to see the Chicago Premiere one Chicago critic said “…quite simply raises the bar for black box theater productions.” ~Venus Zarris [...]

RADIUM GIRLS by D.W. Gregory continues to run for 3 more weeks at the Side Project Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. Based on the harrowing true story of New Jersey’s famous “Radium Girls,” the play follows the lives of female factory workers in the 1920s. Point of [...]

In Annie’s absence, we welcome our first guest co-host, Betsy Morgan, for the second of 3 episodes surrounding the upcoming Point of Contention production of RADIUM GIRLS by D.W. Gregory, September 18th through October 12th at The Side Project Theatre. RADIUM GIRLS director, Jamie DesRocher, joins us to discuss working on the show and [...]

We’re trying out a slighty new format on this episode! We hope you enjoy it! This is the first of 3 episodes surrounding the upcoming Point of Contention production of RADIUM GIRLS by D.W. Gregory, September 18th through October 12th at The Side Project Theatre. RADIUM GIRLS production manager, Allyson Baisden, joins [...]

STILL PHOTOS has closed after a successful 4 week run at the Trap Door Theatre. Thanks to all who came out to see this beautiful and touching Chicago premiere! Here are a few moments from the show…

The third and final episode about our current production of STILL PHOTOS by Vanda, which closes this weekend (July 24th through the 27th) at Trapdoor Theatre. So, it’s THE last chance to see a show that has got Chicago audiences buzzing. STILL PHOTOS cast members Danielle O’Farrell and Carol Townsend join Annie and I [...]

Now that STILL PHOTOS has opened, I thought this would be the perfect time to sit back and reflect on all the hard work that has made this production possible. This blog entry will focus on the week known simply as “build.” From 4pm on Sunday afternoon until curtain on Friday evening, it seemed like [...]

This Friday, the 2008 Season continues with STILL PHOTOS by Vanda! June 27 through July 27 at the Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland. Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Chosen from hundreds of scripts as the winner of Celebration Theatre’s 2007 New Play Contest, Point of Contention is proud to present the [...]

The second of 3 episodes surrounding the upcoming Point of Contention production of STILL PHOTOS by Vanda, June 27th through July 27th at Trapdoor Theatre. POC company member and STILL PHOTOS director, Lavina Jadhwani, joins us to discuss her work on the show and update us on the rehearsal process currently in progress. We [...]

The first of 3 episodes surrounding the upcoming Point of Contention production of STILL PHOTOS by Vanda, June 27th through July 27th at Trapdoor Theatre. POC company member and STILL PHOTOS production manager, Leeann Zahrt, joins us to discuss the history of the piece and to report where we are in the stages of [...]

ChAoS 2008 cast member, Whitney A. Morse, joins us to recap the Point of Contention annual new works festival, ChAoS. This is a fun one. Annie comes over from just having had a root canal and the drugs must not be worn off yet because she has us laughing (yes, more than usual). [...]