Chicago’s White Horse Theatre Company — a five-year-old troop that specializes in musicals — says it is disbanding … Collaboraction says that the current extension for “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow” through July 22 will be the last; lead actress Jennifer Shin has been cast in Frank Galati’s “After the Quake” at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California … Nathaniel Swift is the new artistic director of Eclipse Theatre; Kevin Scott is new managing director. Eclipse also has announced a break in its one-playwright-per-season mission; the 2008 season will feature a collection of early 20th Century work and 2009 will feature plays from the century’s latter half, from such writers as Pearl Cleage and Rebecca Gilman. … Serendipity Theatre Collective will transfer its off-Loop hit production of “girl, 20” by Ellen Fairey to the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood this fall. Rob Belushi stars, as he did in Chicago. … Circle Theatre of Forest Park’s 2007-08 mainstage season will include John Godber’s rugby comedy “Up and Under,” the musical “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” Julia Jordan’s drama “Boy,” the Cole Porter musical “Can Can,” and Noel Coward’s frothy “Hay Fever.”
