A Look Back At Some of Chicago's Most Influential Women Theatre Artists & Supporters

The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, discuss some of the important women in Chicago’s theatre history.

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“When you’re talking about leadership, it’s also putting that hand out, it’s not just climbing up to the top. I don’t want to say it’s only the women doing this, but we do seem to have a good history of women saying ‘I want to help the next generation’, I want to help these other companies get to a place where they can have some recognition as well.” - Kerry Reid talking about the cycle of women theater artists and administrators helping the next wave.

One time Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins wrote the stage play CHICAGO

Kerry and Jonathan talked about some of the most influential women theatre artists, administrators and critics in Chicago history.

Editor note: This isn’t a comprehensive, definitive history of every women in Chicago theatre history, but an overview of the significant roles women played in shaping the city’s theatre scene.

A tribute to renowned Chicago Tribune arts critic Claudia Cassidy