John Reeger: Difference between revisions

'''John{{Short Reeger''' is andescription |American actor and playwright, based in [[Chicago]].}}

* [[Sherlock Holmes]] in ''[[Sherlock's Last Case]]''

===[[Northlight]]===

* ''[[Woody Guthrie's American Song]]''

* ''[[Enter the Guardsman]]''

===[[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]]===

* ''[[The Ballad of Little Jo#Stage musical|The Ballad of Littke Jo]]''

===''The Christmas Schooner''===

With [[Julie Shannon]] creating the music and lyrics, '''John Reeger''' wrote ''[[The Christmas Schooner]]'' which premiered at Chicago's [[Bailiwick Repertory Theatre]] and received the 1996 [[Chicago After Dark Award]] for outstanding new work. A twelve-year (as of 2006) continuing seasonal run has followed as well as a CD, and productions in the Midwest, Texas and California have also been successful.

Based on the true story of a [[Great Lakes]] Schooner[[schooner]] captain who risks life and limb to transport [[fir treestree]]s from Michigan'sthe [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] to Chicago's German immigrants during the late 19th century.

===''Let the Eagle Fly''===

With [[Julie Shannon]] again creating the music and lyrics, John Reeger wrote ''Let the Eagle Fly'', the story of [[Cesar Chavez]].

* [[TheTheatre Christmasin SchoonerChicago]]