Clef Notes Chicagoland Journal for the Arts Autumn 2018 Edition of Clef Notes Journal | Page 5

Autumn 2018 10 CNCJA DEPARTMENTS Clef N tes Chicagoland Journal for the Arts The Guide HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE Chicago Actor Phil Donlon suits up for his Gene Siskel Film Center debut in High and Outside. We've got your guide to the exciting new fine and performing arts season in Chicago! 50 Years of the HARRY WHO? BALANCING ACT Ephrat Asherie's hybridized urban dance opens a new season for the Dance Center at Columbia College Above & On the Cover: Chicago actor Phil Donlon (photos by David Zaugh). 10 Luminary: Q&A with Actor Phil Donlon Oscar Peterson sits down with the Chicago actor, writer and director as he sets to unveil his latest role, a down-and-out minor leaguer desperately looking to hold on to his last shot. High and Outside gets its Chicago premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center this fall. 16 Shall We Dance?: Poetic License Preview of the 2018 remount of Julia Rhoads and Lucky Plus Production's hit dance- theater work, The Better Half, a fluid distillation of complex themes from the 1944 noir film classic, Gaslight, on stage at Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut series this fall. 20 Curator's Corner: 50 Years of Harry Who The Art Institute of Chicago unveils a new exhibition exploring the work and impact of six now iconic Chicago artists who, in the late '60s, sought to mix things up a bit with an innovative series of bold exhibitions they called Harry Who. 58 Preview: Familiar Territory Acclaimed director Christopher Luscombe returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater to direct the Chicago premiere o f the London, West End sensation, Nell Gwynn. A hilarious musical comedy about a young, sly girl who had what it took to capture hearts in Restoration England, including that of its very married king. Autumn 2018CNCJA•5