Dennis Zacek's guest appearances

Dennis Zacek

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 Dennis Zacek, founding member and Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theatre for 34 years, joined us in the Booth for a fascinating conversation about playwrights, directing, and the history of Chicago theatre. He shares his experiences directing over 250 productions, including his current production of Waiting for Godot, which runs at Victory Gardens through December 15. Dr. Z is an icon of the Chicago theatre community, having been at the forefront of the storefront theatre movement in the mid-1970s. In 2014, Victory Gardens received the special Regional Theatre Tony Award for outstanding contributions to the American theatre landscape. The Zacek Tapes is a fascinating book filled with interviews with Dennis about many aspects of his life in the theatre. We couldn’t recommend it more highly! More notes to come… Kiss of Death Jessye Norman, American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman sang a broad repertoire and avoided being limited to one kind of genre. She famously stated that “pigeonholes are for pigeons” and that she was “attracted to the unusual”. A towering figure on operatic, concert, and recital hall stages, Norman leaves a vast catalogue of recordings. NY Times music critic Edward Rothstein described her voice as a “grand mansion of sound”, and wrote that “it has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas.” Jessye Norman was 74. Read the full NYTime obit here.

<a href="https://booth-one.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/denniszacek3.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booth-one.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dennis-Zaceksquare.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Dennis Zacek, founding member and Artistic Director of <a href="https://victorygardens.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victory Gardens</a> Theatre for 34 years, joined us in the Booth for a fascinating conversation about playwrights, directing, and the history of Chicago theatre. He shares his experiences directing over 250 productions, including his current production of <a href="https://victorygardens.org/event/waiting-for-godot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waiting for Godot</a>, which runs at Victory Gardens through December 15. Dr. Z is an icon of the Chicago theatre community, having been at the forefront of the storefront theatre movement in the mid-1970s. In 2014, Victory Gardens received the special Regional Theatre Tony Award for outstanding contributions to the American theatre landscape. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zacek-Tapes-Reflections-Community-Leadership-ebook/dp/B01NBDZQFW/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+zacek+tapes&amp;qid=1574725111&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Zacek Tapes</a> is a fascinating book filled with interviews with Dennis about many aspects of his life in the theatre. We couldn’t recommend it more highly! More notes to come… Kiss of Death <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessye_Norman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessye Norman</a>, American opera singer and recitalist. A dramatic soprano, Norman sang a broad repertoire and avoided being limited to one kind of genre. She famously stated that “pigeonholes are for pigeons” and that she was “attracted to the unusual”. A towering figure on operatic, concert, and recital hall stages, Norman leaves a vast catalogue of recordings. NY Times music critic Edward Rothstein described her voice as a “grand mansion of sound”, and wrote that “it has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas.” Jessye Norman was 74. Read the full NYTime obit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/30/obituaries/jessye-norman-dead.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Zacek Tapes – Victory Gardens’ Artistic Director Emeritus Dennis Zacek – Episode 103

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Dennis Zacek, the Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater who is retiring after 34 years with the theater. He talks about his time at Victory Gardens as well as what he has planned for the future.

TTIC- Dennis Zacek - May 23, 2011