Started in February 1994 by young actors, TinFish originally performed at such venues as The Greenview Arts center, Trap Door Theatre, The Heartland Studio Theatre, and The Athenaeum, before settling into its current location at 4223 N. Lincoln Ave, which they call the TinFish Theatre. The company performs predominantly works by major modern playwrights from Ionesco to Gogol, from Pinter to Woody Allen. Notable performances have included Childe Byron, StoryTeller: The Annual Holloween Production, Night of Absurdia, The House of Bernarda Alba, Marriage, Don Juan or the Love of Geometry, No Exit, Square One, Ludlow Fair, The Great Nebula in Orion, Don't Drink the Water, and Largo Desolato and Protest.
Dejan Avramovich is the artistic director. Other members of the company include Kerstin Broockmann, Deb Daliege, Eric Franzon, Gillian Gibson, Mitch Golob, Kathryn Grady, Jan Johnson, Christopher Rex Jacobs, Lydia Leongas, Maureen McCormick, Trung Nguyen, Sam Salama, Jennifer Savarirayan, and Marlo Soule. The company is now itinerant and plans to produce at Theatre Building Chicago.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.tinfish.org/
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