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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Miriam Di Nunzio

Lookingglass Theatre announces a pause in operations, staff layoffs in wake of weakening revenue

Lookingglass Theatre Company makes its home inside the Water Tower Water Works building on North Michigan Avenue. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, one of the most innovative and vibrant members of Chicago’s theater scene, announced Friday that it is pausing operations after a 35-year run. The move includes massive cuts in staffing and no further productions until late spring of 2024.

The news was made public via a letter to donors and supporters from artistic director/ensemble member Heidi Stillman and theater board of directors chair Diane Whatton.

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