You love reading, and you love live theatre. Right? Now there’s both fiction and nonfiction to bring you intimate experiences of Chicago’s backstage world.
The third novel in the Dwayne Finnegan Series, THE VERY LAST PRODUCTION OF KING LEAR, launches with the fall season. These comedic novels follow Dwayne Finnegan as he attempts to lead his wildly dysfunctional ensemble to the next level. We know Chicago is the greatest theatre city in the world. And no other city in the world has a trilogy of 21st-century novels set in its theatre scene. (If I am wrong, please correct me!)
As for nonfiction, don’t miss ENSEMBLE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO THEATRE by my friend Mark Larson. What a joy to read this book! Mark interviewed over 300 of the most interesting theatre-makers in the city to produce a fascinating history of the past 65 years in Chicago theater.
So curl up on the couch or in bed with my and Mark’s books for comedic fiction and nonfiction excursions into Chicago’s backstage. I think you’ll enjoy it. Find out more here.
All my best,
Richard Engling