The Artistic Home Ensemble

05/31/2026

Enrollment for summer classes is now open! Go to theartistichome.org to begin or continue your Meisner journey with us!

The Artistic Home is one of the Midwest’s most established and respected training programs for Meisner based technique. Taught by working professionals who know how to help bring out your best and apply it to your work on stage or on camera.

Our Meisner-based series is designed to be taken in order from Tech 1 - Tech 4. Tech 1 requires a quick application followed by a phone interview prior to registration. After each class session students receive a private evaluation with the instructors. To receive the full benefits and artistic growth of these classes we request that all students take the series in order. After you have completed all 4 classes you are welcome to return to any class when you feel you need a brush-up.

05/03/2026

Happy closing to the hard working cast and crew of The Sugar Wife!

And so concludes our wonderful 25th season! Thank you for everyone who joined us this season, we are grateful for you!

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05/01/2026

Sunday’s closing performance of The Sugar Wife is SOLD OUT! You’re in luck though, we still have tickets left for tonight and tomorrow night. Hurry to grab those few remaining seats and join us at Theater Wit this weekend!!

🎟️ theaterwit.org

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04/24/2026

“A slow-burning, character-driven drama with sharp wit and an undercurrent of tension…” - Entertaining Chicago…”

“Hagan’s intimate staging and set design make us feel like we’re flies on the wall” - Chicago Reader

You’re invited to join Hannah Tewkley in her home, but time is running out! The Sugar Wife must close May 2nd at Theater Wit! Get your tickets today at theaterwit.org.

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04/23/2026

NOW PLAYING — The Sugar Wife by Elizabeth Kuti
Directed by Kevin Hagan
Running through May 3, 2026
Tickets @ TheaterWit.org

CAST
Annie Hogan — Hannah Tewkley
Todd Wojcik — Samuel Tewkley
Ashayla Calvin — Sarah Worth
John LaFlamboy — Alfred Darby
Kristin Collins — Martha Ryan

UNDERSTUDIES
Michaela Voit (Hannah Tewkley & Martha Ryan)
Matt Mitchell (Samuel Tewkley)
Connor Scott (Alfred Darby)
Chelsea Bria Russell (Sarah Worth)

PRODUCTION
Director — Kevin Hagan
Assistant Director — Karla Corona
Stage Manager — Eve Pahoresky
Assistant Stage Manager — Felicia Bixler
Production Manager — Kathy Scambiatterra
Scenic Designer — Kevin Hagan
Costume Designer — Rachel Lambert
Sound Designer — Petter Wahlbäck
Lighting Designer — Ellie Fey
Fight & Intimacy Director — David Blixt
Properties Design — Randy Rozler
Dialect Coach — Charlotte Markle
Technical Director — Tom McNelis
Casting Director — Kristin Collins
Graphic Designer — Kevin Hagan
Program — Kayla Adams
Press — John Olson

Video by Ted James

04/20/2026

You have just 8 more chances to catch the critically acclaimed cast of The Sugar Wife in action!! Audiences are critics are loving this show and especially the intense, intimate work of the actors. Join us at Theatre Wit; we must close May 3rd!!

Tickets: theaterwit.org

04/15/2026

NOW PLAYING — The Artistic Home Presents The Sugar Wife by Elizabeth Kuti
Directed by Kevin Hagan
Running through May 3, 2026
Tickets @ TheaterWit.org

CAST
Annie Hogan — Hannah Tewkley
Todd Wojcik — Samuel Tewkley
Ashayla Calvin — Sarah Worth
John LaFlamboy — Alfred Darby
Kristin Collins — Martha Ryan

UNDERSTUDIES
Michaela Voit (Hannah Tewkley & Martha Ryan)
Matt Mitchell (Samuel Tewkley)
Connor Scott (Alfred Darby)
Chelsea Bria Russell (Sarah Worth)

PRODUCTION
Director — Kevin Hagan
Assistant Director — Karla Corona
Stage Manager — Eve Pahoresky
Assistant Stage Manager — Felicia Bixler
Production Manager — Kathy Scambiatterra
Scenic Designer — Kevin Hagan
Costume Designer — Rachel Lambert
Sound Designer — Petter Wahlbäck
Lighting Designer — Ellie Fey
Fight & Intimacy Director — David Blixt
Properties Design — Randy Rozler
Dialect Coach — Charlotte Markle
Technical Director — Tom McNelis
Casting Director — Kristin Collins
Graphic Designer — Kevin Hagan
Program — Kayla Adams
Press — John Olson

04/13/2026

We are Reader-recommended! The Sugar Wife is playing at Theater Wit for 3 more weekends, get your tickets now for this slow-buring drama performed by a cast of our incredible ensemble members.

Tickets at theaterwitorg

04/08/2026

The Sugar Wife is a top-rated show on Theatre in Chicago!! This coming weekend (4/9 - 4/12) you can get $10 off tickets with the code SUGAR at checkout! Come see this searing and dramatic theatrical event!

“A slow-burning, character-driven drama with sharp wit and an undercurrent of tension, The Sugar Wife draws you in with humor and measured storytelling before revealing something far darker beneath the surface.”
Entertaining Chicago

“With its excellent cast, beautiful construction and incisive character portrayals, we immediately see and agree how well the people in The Sugar Wife mirror all of us.”
Splash Magazine

Elizabeth Kuti’s play is very strong and The Artistic Home Company makes it one to see.”
Around the Town Chicago

“Directed flawlessly by Kevin Hagan”
Splash Magazine

“Hogan is remarkable at letting us see the conflict within Hannah even as her behavior is proper to a fault, and when she lets loose, it’s a joy to watch.”
Stage and Cinema

“Calvin gives a nuanced performance that only reveals its power in the final portion of the play. Her monologues are spectacularly delivered, and sitting right next to her podium, they unnerved me in ways I cannot articulate.”
Stage and Cinema

The Artistic Home Theater is one of Chicago's leading dynamic theater companies serving the Chicago community with probing performances and theater instruction.

04/07/2026

There’s still time to register for our spring specialty workshops! Grow your physical acting skillset with award-winning fight choreographer David Blixt or strengthen your connection to impulse and spontaneity with Rob Adler. Visit theartistichome.org to learn more and apply!

Stage combat is the craft of appearing violent while being safe. In this class we will explore the basics of each weapon and how it is used in theatre, as well as the evolution of violence and how it is reflected in various aspects of the culture.
4/12/26-5/17/26
Sunday 6-9pm
Instructor: David Blixt
Prerequisite: Admission by interview

One Day Only!!!! Rob Adler, Co-Head of DePaul University’s BFA Acting Program, leads this masterclass on using improvisation to unlock scripted text for stage and screen. ADLERIMPROV offers actors practical tools for making prepared material feel immediate, alive, and fully inhabited. The work helps actors deepen presence, impulse, listening, and responsiveness while staying connected to the specific demands of language, structure, and storytelling. In this masterclass, actors will apply the work directly to a prepared monologue and explore how game-based rehearsal can open up spontaneity, specificity, and truthful behavior within scripted performance. The tools are also highly applicable to auditions, self-tapes, rehearsal, and professional acting work. Actors should come prepared with a monologue (or short scene in pairs if you prefer) and be ready to work actively on their feet in a collaborative studio environment.
4/18/26
Saturday 10-1p
Instructor: Rob Adler
Prerequisite: Admission by interview