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Founded in 1991, Theatre at the Center is a year-round professional theater in Munster, Indiana, presenting a performing arts series, a children's theater program (Theatre for Young Audiences) and serving as hosts for special programs that enhance cultural opportunities in Northwest Indiana. As part of the Ridgewood Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3)not-for-profit company, it is Northwest Indiana's only professional equity theater.〔("About Us" ), Community Healthcare System. Retrieved on 27 January 2012.〕 It is located 35 minutes from downtown Chicago.〔("Theatre at the Center Presents THE COLOR OF JUSTICE" ), ''Broadway World'', Indianapolis, 29 November 2011. Retrieved on 09 January 2012.〕 The mission of Ridgewood Arts Foundation, Inc.’s Theatre at the Center is to bring The Center for Visual and Performing Arts disciplines of the performing arts that are at once appealing, educational and accessible to the entire community.〔("About Us - Mission Statement" ), Theatre at the Center. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.〕 Theatre at the Center’s main stage season offers five productions annually. Many of Theatre at the Center’s productions have been recommended by the Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in Chicago theatre. Theatre at the Center additionally offers Theatre for Young Audiences programming, presenting four productions annually. ==Artistic Director== William Pullinsi was the Founder and Artistic Director of Candlelight Playhouse, America’s first Dinner theater which opened in Washington, D.C. in 1959 and Summit, IL in 1961. He is widely credited with introducing theater to hundreds of thousands of patrons who might not have otherwise attended live theatrical productions. Pullinsi is recognized as a master director amongst theater professionals internationally and nationally for staging the American musical. 〔("Special Jeff Award to Honor William Pullinsi's 50 Years in Theatre" ), Theatre In Chicago. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.〕 He has served as Artistic Director at Theatre at the Center since 2005. He has directed and/or produced more than 400 shows in his career receiving 18 Jeff Awards. Bill produced numerous shows that became part of Chicago‘s rich theatrical history due to their record breaking multi year-runs including ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Man of La Mancha'' and ''Little Shop of Horrors'', which transferred to the Royal George Theatre. Bill is long known for his high production values and creative staging. Highlights of his career include purchasing the Broadway set of Company from Hal Prince; the off Broadway plants for ''Little Shop of Horrors''; and the Tony Award winning costumes from ''Nine''. Not one to rest on commercial hits alone, Pullinsi opened the Forum Theatre in 1970 to present deeper and more thought provoking theater including ''The National Health'', ''Robert and Elizabeth'', and the World Premiere of ''Boss''. Additionally, at Candlelight, he took chances on musicals that were considered to be artistic or commercial flops that he made major successes including ''Follies'', ''Song & Dance'', and ''Rags''. Shows for which he received awards for both Best Production and Best Direction include: ''Follies'', ''Into the Woods'', ''Phantom'', ''Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Nine'', ''The National Health'' and ''Man of La Mancha''. He directed ''Into the Woods'' at Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre; and the long run of ''Over the Tavern'' at Northlight Theatre and the Mercury Theatre. He served as Associate Producer of ''Trying'', a new play off Broadway in New York. Pullinsi received his B.F.A. from Boston Conservatory, did graduate work at the Goodman School and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities from Lewis University. He was named a Distinguished Artist in the Theatre by the Chicago Academy of Arts and also by the Chicago Drama League. In 1989, Pullinsi became the first American director to stage a musical in Russia with a Soviet cast and crew. He directed ''Man of La Mancha'' during a five week visit to the Drama Theatre of Turgenev in Orel (south of Moscow).〔("William Pullinsi" ), Centerstage Chicago. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.〕 Pullinsi is a lifelong member of Actors' Equity Association and a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.〔("Artistic Director" ), Theatre at the Center. Retrieved on 11 January 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theatre at the Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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