# Oracle Productions > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oracle_Productions > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Oracle_Productions.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Productions > Source revision: 1290489649 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Theatre company based in Chicago, Illinois}} {{notability|Companies|date=April 2011}} '''Oracle Productions''' ('''Oracle Theatre Company''') was a [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois) based [theatre company](/source/theatre) founded in 2001. Oracle moved into a storefront space at 3809 N Broadway in June 2006. In 2010 Oracle moved to a theater model dubbed "Public Access Theatre".{{cite web|last=Isaacs|first=Deanna|title=Thinking Outside the Black Box Oracle Productions repositions itself as "public access theater."|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/oracle-productions-public-arts-organization-free-theater/Content?oid=2223865|access-date=3 May 2011|publisher=chicagoreader.com|date=August 12, 2010}} Their "store front" style influenced the first shop front theatre of the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom).{{cite web|url=http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/ice/Documents/ICE_Theatre%20Absolute%20Shop%20Front%20Theatre.pdf|title=Shop Front Theatre One year on|publisher=www.coventry.ac.uk/ice|access-date=3 May 2011}} Oracle ceased operations at the end of 2016 citing personal changes for their Executive Producer and Director.{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Morgan|title=Oracle Productions, home of free theater, is closing|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/news/ct-oracle-to-close-20161212-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=3 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=Closing Oracle|url=http://publicaccesstheatre.org/projects/in-closing/|website=Oracle Productions|publisher=Oracle Productions|access-date=3 April 2017}} ==Past Productions== *2011 ''[Woyzeck](/source/Woyzeck)'' (written by [Georg Buchner](/source/Georg_Buchner), directed by Max Truax){{cite web|last=Kolb|first=Laura|title=Woyzeck - Centerstage Show Review|url=http://centerstagechicago.com/theatre/shows/10792.html|publisher=centerstagechicago.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=Mar 21, 2011}} *2010 ''[Blood Wedding](/source/Blood_Wedding_(play)) (written by [Federico García Lorca](/source/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca), directed by Ben Fuchsen)''{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Zac|title=Blood Wedding|url=http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/theater/92243/blood-wedding|publisher=timeoutchicago.com|date=10 October 2010|access-date=3 May 2011}} *2010 ''[The Ghost Sonata](/source/The_Ghost_Sonata) (written by [August Strindberg](/source/August_Strindberg), directed by Max Truax,{{cite web|last=Colburn|first=Randall|title=Review: The Ghost Sonata @ Oracle Theatre|url=http://www.gapersblock.com/ac/2010/05/09/review-the-ghost-sonata-oracle-theatre/|publisher=gapersblock.com|access-date=May 3, 2011|date=May 9, 2010}} Newcity's Top 5 Shows 2010 - according to Neal Ryan Shaw,{{cite web|title=Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2010: Stage|url=http://newcitystage.com/2010/12/21/the-top-5-of-everything-2010-stage/|publisher=newcitystage.com|access-date=3 May 2011}} nominated for a [Jeff Award](/source/Jeff_Award) in Lighting Design{{cite web|title=Non-Equity Jeff Award Recipients|url=http://www.jeffawards.org/Nominees/recipients_nonequity.cfm|publisher=jeffawards.org|access-date=3 May 2011}})'' *2010 ''The Adventures of [Philip Marlowe](/source/Philip_Marlowe): The Hairpin Turn (adaptation of the radio play, directed by Max Truax and Lyndsay Kane)''{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} *2010 ''The Castle (written by [Howard Baker](/source/Howard_Baker), directed by Ben Fuchsen and Justin Warren)''{{cite web|title=Review "The Castle" at Oracle Theatre: The Castle Closes March 6th|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/the-fourth-walsh/2010/03/review-the-castle-at-oracle-theatre-the-castle-closes-march-6th.html|publisher=chicagonow.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=5 March 2010}} *2009 ''Disturbed'' *2009 ''Zero (written by Chris O'Connell, directed by Ben Fuchsen)''{{cite web|last=Abarbanel|first=Jonathan|title=Theater Review: Zero|url=http://www.windycitytimes.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21163|publisher=windycitytimes.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=2009-05-13}} *2008 ''Disturbed III''{{cite web|last=Polkow|first=Dennis|title=Review: Disturbed III/Oracle Productions|url=http://newcitystage.com/2008/10/13/review-disturbed-iii-oracle-productions/|publisher=newcitystage.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=13 October 2008}} *2008 ''Termen Vox Machina (written by M. Deegan, directed by Max Truax,{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Craig|title=Termen Vox Machina|url=http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/theater/57586/termen-vox-machina|publisher=timeoutchicago.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=July 6, 2008}} Newcity's Top 5 Memorable Productions by a Smaller Theatre Troupe 2008 - according to Fabrizio O. Almeida{{cite web|title=Newcity’s Top 5 of Everything 2008: Stage|url=http://newcitystage.com/2008/12/30/newcitys-top-5-of-everything-2008-stage/|publisher=newcitystage.com|access-date=3 May 2011}})'' *2007 ''Disturbed II'' *2007 ''Scotland Road (written by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Ben Fuchsen)''{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Catey|title=Theater: Scotland Road|url=http://outlineschicago.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=14865|publisher=outlineschicago.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=2007-05-09}} *2006 ''Show Game Live'' *2006 ''Disturbed'' *2006 ''[The Actor's Nightmare](/source/The_Actor's_Nightmare) (written by [Christopher Durang](/source/Christopher_Durang), directed by Aaron Shapiro)''{{cite web|last=Valancy|first=Zev N.|title=Review: 'The Actor's Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You'|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003054748|publisher=backstage.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=Aug 29, 2006}} *2006 ''[Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You](/source/Sister_Mary_Ignatius_Explains_It_All_For_You) (written by [Christopher Durang](/source/Christopher_Durang), directed by Aaron Shapiro)'' *2006 ''[Tape](/source/Tape_(play)) (written by [Stephen Belber](/source/Stephen_Belber), directed by Ben Fuchsen, Newcity Chicago - Top 5 Memorable Productions by Smaller Theater Troupes 2007{{cite web|title=Newcity's Top 5 of Everything 2006|url=http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/6067.html|publisher=newcitychicago.com|access-date=3 May 2011|date=2007-01-02}}{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2011}})'' *2005 [''Line''](/source/Line_(play)) *2005 ''Lakestreet Extensions'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Official website|http://www.oracletheatre.org|name=Oracle Productions website}} {{Chicago}} {{Chicago mtp}} Category:Theatre companies in Chicago --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Oracle Productions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Productions) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Productions?action=history)). 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