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Mary Jane
By Amy Herzog
January 22 – February 22
THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR
By Paul Slade Smith
April 9 – May 10
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After 50 years of productions and nearly 30 years at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Northlight’s 2025-26 Season will be its last as renters in Skokie as we embark on opening our very own home in Evanston, the vibrant community where Northlight began in 1974. Owned and operated by Northlight, a theatre of our own in downtown Evanston will strengthen our ability to produce compelling new and existing work, nurture and grow the next generation of theatregoers, expand our civic impact, spark economic development, and serve as a cultural hub for the entire community. The new Northlight is scheduled to open at 1012 Church Street in September 2026.
NORTHLIGHT NEWS
Today we’re bringing you something special from the Archives! Way back in 2008, Gaslight Scenic Designer Collette Pollard teamed up with Director Jessica Thebus to...
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Our Artistic Director BJ Jones sat down with the playwright of Gaslight to get the scoop on why he decided to adapt this classic thriller....
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Mary Beth Fisher is a Chicago Theatre All-Star and is taking on the roles of Ruthie and Tenkai in MARY JANE. She has worked in theatres throughout Chicago and the U.S., including: Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, Northlight, Writers, TimeLine, AboutFace, Berkeley Rep, Old Globe, South Coast Rep, Guthrie, Huntington, IRT, Kansas City Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Geffen, Kirk Douglas, and many more. NY credits include works at Audible`s Minetta Lane, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, and most recently, as Standby for Laurie Metcalf on Broadway in Sam Hunter`s Little Bear Ridge Road. She’s appeared on television and the silver screen in Patient, Regret Like That, Saint Frances, Sense8, Chicago Justice, Chicago Fire, Without a Trace, Numb3ers, Prison Break, Profiler, and more. Ms. Fisher holds two Jeff Awards, the Sarah Siddons Award, an L.A. Drama Critics Award, and nominations for the Drama Desk, Lucile Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, and Bay Area Critics Circle awards, and is an Inaugural Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.
Stay tuned to meet the rest of the cast, and grab your tickets to MARY JANE via the link in our bio ASAP!
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Lucy Carapetyan is playing on the title character of MARY JANE, but this isn`t her first time at Northlight! She first stepped on our stage back in 2015 in YOU CAN`T TAKE IT WITH YOU, directed by Devon de Mayo.
Check out this scene from our archives, and stay tuned for more throwbacks as part of our 50th Anniversary Season!
Tonight, we’re kicking off previews for MARY JANE, an intimate drama by Amy Herzog that builds a powerful and compassionate portrait of caregiving and the importance of ordinary human kindness. Join us at the theatre for this stirring performance, now playing until February 22!
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Kaylah Marie Crosby is playing both Amelia and Kat in our production of Mary Jane. Kaylah has worked with theatre companies across Chicago including Steppenwolf, Court Theatre, Writers, Invictus, The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture, Young People’s Theatre of Chicago, Story Theatre, and First Floor Theatre. She is absolutely thrilled to be working with Northlight Theatre for the first time! She received a BFA in acting from UIC School of Theatre and Music, and we can’t wait to see her onstage starting this week!
Stay tuned to meet the rest of the cast, and grab your tickets to MARY JANE via the link in our bio ASAP!
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Lucy Carapetyan is MARY JANE, and she`s ready to introduce you to the quite, intimate parts of being a caregiver. Catch her and the rest of the cast in MARY JANE preview performances this week!
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Northlight`s Associate Artistic Director, Georgette Verdin, is elated to bring you the heartwarming and empowering story of MARY JANE. See what she has to say about the show in this interview, and grab your tickets ASAP to see this heartwarming story of love, resilience, and the people who carry us through life’s hardest moments.
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Mary Beth Fisher is back at Northlight for MARY JANE, taking the stage next week! The last time she was here was during our 2014-15 season for White Guy on The Bus. We dove into our archives to bring you a scene from that show so you can get excited to see her take the stage again!
Stay tuned for more clips from the archives throughout our 50th Anniversary Season!
Amy Herzog aimed to capture the universal female experiences of caregiving, faith, and community in MARY JANE. To create “everywoman” characters, she chose names from all walks of life to embody the people we meet on stage. Explore the meanings behind the names here, and see them all come together onstage, starting January 22.
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Costume Designer Steph Taylor was inspired by the relationships Mary Jane builds with the women around her. To her, each character represents a chakra that Mary Jane opens on her path to finding peace and enlightenment as she navigates caring for her son, Alex. Check out these costume renderings, and see their looks live next week when MARY JANE takes the stage!
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Describing such a profound show in only a few words is tough to do, but the cast and director of MARY JANE gave it a shot! We hope you’ll join us for this heartwarming show about optimism and community, two things we need now more than ever. We’ll see you at the theatre, starting January 22.
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The design team of MARY JANE has been working hard to bring you a world of soft voices, dreamy textures, and quite determination over the last few months, and they couldn’t be more excited to bring it to the stage. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the model photos and research from our Scenic Designer, A Inn Doo. See it all live and in person in a few short weeks!
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