A mid-day discussion 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.

Starts at noon, approximately one hour:
The Legend of Georgia McBride – September 8
The Book of Will – November 3
Skeleton Crew – January 19
The Beauty Queen of Leenane – March 9
Cry It Out – May 4

Event is FREE, but reservations are required.

Backstage with BJ Reservations - May 4, 2018

  • Please provide an email address and/or phone number so that we may notify you of any changes or cancellations.

If you would like to change or cancel your reservation, contact Francisco Lopez at flopez@northlight.org or 847.324.1232.

at Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL 60077

Official Dates are not yet announced for this show.

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BJ Jones

Artistic Director

BJ JONES is in his 20th season as Artistic Director of Northlight. Mr. Jones is a two-time Joseph Jefferson Award winning actor and a three time nominated director and has directed the world premieres of Relativity, Funnyman, Faceless, Charm, White Guy on the Bus, Stella & Lou, The Outgoing Tide, Better Late, and Rounding Third. Notably he has directed productions of Outside Mullingar, Grey Gardens, The Price, The Odd Couple, A Life, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. As a producer he has guided the world premieres of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Shining Lives, The Last Five Years, The Gamester, and Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’. Additional directorial credits include: Pitmen Painters (Timeline); 100 Saints You Should Know (Steppenwolf); Glengarry Glen Ross (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta); 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.