The Remy Bumppo Theatre Company this winter will present James DeVita’s “Dickens in America,” a piece about the iconic author’s U.S. lecture tour.
It’s to be performed Dec. 16-18 at the Victory Gardens Greenhouse by James Ridge, one of the stars of the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wis. … City Lit Theater will present its first festival
of “The Art of Adaptation,” artistic director Terry McCabe has announced. The Aug. 17-19 festival will feature seven world premieres. … Chicagoan Mark Fleischer is the new producing artistic director at the Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls, NY… Walkabout Theater, which has a hit with a show called “Overnight Lows,” has changed its box-office number to (773) 248-9278 after its previous ticketing service unexpectedly went out of business. … “Hats” is slated to close July 29 at the Royal George Theatre; the Ridiculous Theatre Company is said to be eyeing the space.
