Our popular discussion series with Artistic Director BJ Jones, featuring special guest artists, actors, directors and designers, offering behind-the-scenes insight into each production while it is still in rehearsal.

Backstage with BJ for the 2022-23 season is IN PERSON. Discussions start at noon, approximately one hour:

The Garbologists – Friday, August 26
Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley – Friday, November 18
Andy Warhol in Iran – Friday, January 13
The Porch On Windy Hill – Friday, April 7
Marie & Rosetta – Friday, June 30

Reservations are required.

Due to their close proximity to the stage and performers, those seated in Rows A and B are required to properly wear a mask throughout the event. Masks are encouraged but not required for the remainder of the theatre (Rows C-K).

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Backstage with BJ Reservations - 2022-23 Season

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at Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077

Calendar for Backstage with BJ

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BJ Jones

Artistic Director

BJ JONES is in his 25th season as Artistic Director of Northlight. Mr. Jones is a two-time Joseph Jefferson Award Winning actor and a three-time nominated director. He’s directed the world premieres of Charm (Jeff Award Best New Play), The Outgoing Tide (Jeff Award Best New Play), White Guy on the Bus (Jeff Nominated Best New Play), Chapatti (Nominated Jeff Award Best New Play), Better Late, and Rounding Third. Notably, he has directed productions of Outside Mullingar, Grey Gardens, The Price, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. As a producer he has guided the three world premieres of The Christmas at Pemberley Trilogy (Jeff Award Best New Play), Shining Lives, The Last Five Years, and Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’. Additional directorial credits include Pitmen Painters (Timeline, Jeff Award Best Production); 100 Saints You Should Know (Steppenwolf); Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Suzi Bass nomination Best Director); The Lady with All the Answers (Cherry Lane, New York); Animal Crackers (Baltimore Center Stage); Three Musketeers, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing (Utah Shakespeare Festival), and four productions at the Galway International Arts Festival. As a performer, he has appeared at Northlight, Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, and other theatres throughout Chicago. Film/TV credits include The Fugitive, Body Double, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Early Edition, Cupid, and Turks, among others.