House Theatre of Chicago has a new take on the Hans Christian Andersen classic ‘The Snow Queen’

By Steve Bynum
The Snow Queen
Vero Maynez (left) plays Chione and Thomas Tong plays Harpier, the White Raven, in The House Theatre of Chicago’s new production of The Snow Queen, adapted by House Artistic Director Lanise Antoine Shelley, directed by Amber D. Montgomery, with puppets by Jesse Mooney-Bullock. The Snow Queen runs November 12, 2021-January 2, 2022 at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. For tickets and information, visit thehousetheatre.com Michael Brosilow / House Theatre of Chicago
The Snow Queen
Vero Maynez (left) plays Chione and Thomas Tong plays Harpier, the White Raven, in The House Theatre of Chicago’s new production of The Snow Queen, adapted by House Artistic Director Lanise Antoine Shelley, directed by Amber D. Montgomery, with puppets by Jesse Mooney-Bullock. The Snow Queen runs November 12, 2021-January 2, 2022 at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. For tickets and information, visit thehousetheatre.com Michael Brosilow / House Theatre of Chicago

House Theatre of Chicago has a new take on the Hans Christian Andersen classic ‘The Snow Queen’

By Steve Bynum
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The House Theatre of Chicago has adapted the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Snow Queen.

Reset talks with the theater’s new artistic director and an actor who stars in the play to discuss how their version confronts equity and climate change.

GUESTS: Lanise Antoine Shelley, artistic director of The House Theatre of Chicago

Molly Brennan, co-star of The Snow Queen; trainer and agitator, Enrich Chicago; regional delegate, Actor’s Equity Association