We are saddened by the loss of Marie O’Connor, longtime advocate of Season of Concern and many other arts organizations including the Chicago International Theatre Festival, Goodman Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, and many, many others. We will miss her! Donations in her name can be made here: https://seasonofconcern.org/donate...
Season of Concern Chicago offers emergency assistance for any member of the Chicago theater community who is dealing with serious medical issues, including those that may result from COVID-19 infection. Proof of testing positive for the virus is required. The events of the past few days have overwhelmed and overturned our community and our world, possibly...
This Event is No Longer Available. Thank you to the amazing and talented Marya Grandy and Tom Vendafreddo for performing a live Living Room Concert to benefit Season of Concern, this Sunday, May 3 at 7 p.m. CT on Instagram @tvendafreddo and Facebook facebook.com/tommy.vendafreddo. Help Marya and Tom raise money to benefit our mission: "A future where...
This Event is No Longer Available. Join WGN-TV's “Around Town” correspondent Ana Belaval and a star-studded line-up of more than 20 top Chicago stage performers for Chicago Offstage! Live at Home, a virtual streaming event debuting live on Season of Concern’s new YouTube channel (https://tinyurl.com/soctube) on Sunday, April 19, at 6 p.m. CST. Chicago Offstage! promises to...
Seasons change. And so has Season of Concern. When Season of Concern was founded in 1987, it was the dawn of the AIDS crisis. The Chicago theater community banded together to support local theater practitioners afflicted with AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses. Today, thankfully, as the AIDS crisis has become more manageable, we’ve expanded our services to meet...
When I was 22 years old, I participated in a reading at the now-defunct Chicago Theater Company where Douglas Allen Mann and Luther Goins (current SOC President) were managing directors. Douglas and Luther saw a light in me, took a chance, began to nurture what they called "natural talent" and life took a new direction....
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On September 9, 2019, Chicago actress, singer, and winner of two Joseph Jefferson Awards, Cory Goodrich was presented with the Larry Sloan Legacy Award. This award honors those in the theatre community who have become fierce advocates for Season of Concern. Cory (along with Eugene Dizon, a former Legacy Award winner) produce SEASON OF CAROLS....
