Lavina Jadhwani and Madeline Sayet - "Why Shakespeare?", moderated by LaKecia Harris at Midsommer Flight

Midsommer Flight, a company that has been presenting high quality, accessible productions of Shakespeare's plays in Chicago's parks since 2012, today announced a series of three virtual panel discussions addressing some of the theatre industry's most challenging topics, to be held on three successive Tuesdays in FEBRUARY 2021. This series continues the company's efforts to provide professional development for stage directors, following its DIRECTORS FLIGHT workshop program that was inaugurated in winter, 2020, but truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program, called DIRECTOR DIALOGUES, will bring together six working Chicago directors for live discussions over the Zoom platform. Panelists and moderators will include Beth Wolf, Monty Cole, Stephanie Mattos, Maureen Yasko, Chris Smith, Lavina Jadhwani, Madeline Sayet, and LaKecia Harris. Each session will provide time for open discussion with the attendees. Participation is open to all. Advance registration is required and will be open in JANUARY. Registration is free but donations are gratefully accepted.