Archive for October, 2011

A Conversation with Andrew Hobgood

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

I got the chance to sit down with Andrew Hobgood this week. He was coming from a meeting with a producer of The New Colony remount of FRAT. After the meeting proper, and he and I talking about manufacturing, education, and mathematics, he was off again to a TNC development meeting.

Andy has always struck me as one of the most entrepreneurial people I know, and is hands-down the most entrepreneurial theater artist I’ve ever met. He constantly has a busy schedule (he mentioned TNC has about 8 different shows in development right now) but he always makes time for me and for new people in his circle, and what’s more, is always fully present in conversation. If I ran a company developing 8 shows at once (which is only the tip of the Colony iceberg), I think I’d be headed for a mental institution.

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Andrew Hobgood hosts Launch Pad Casting Workshop on December 5

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Need to know:

  • Andrew Hobgood will host the next Launch Pad Casting Workshop
  • December 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm
  • Launch Pad Casting Workshop asks that each applicant have had a speaking role in a full-length, professional production within the past year
  • The fee for the workshop is 50 dollars
  • More information for actors
  • More information on applying

The next Launch Pad Casting Workshop will be hosted by Andrew Hobgood, founding Artistic Director of The New Colony, at The Greenhouse Theatre Center.

Under Andrew Hobgood’s direction, The New Colony has quickly become a creative force all its own in Chicago’s theater scene. This year, The New Colony won the 2011 Broadway In Chicago Emerging Theater Award. The New Colony has produced a string of original hits, including FRAT (and its recent revival), That Sordid Little Story, and 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche.

Of all the companies that strive to produce organic, original work, The New Colony has demonstrated its mastery of a collaborative process. The New Colony’s method of storytelling trusts each collaborator as an expert in their domain.

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