Fear No ART Chicago airs on WTTW on March 31 @ 10 PM, April 3 @ Noon, April 6 @ 10:30 PM and April 23 @ 11:30 PM.  It also airs on WTTWPrime on April 1 @ 4 PM, April 7 @ 4:30 PM and April 9 @ 5 PM Our shoot day started at Read more…

Fear No Art: Joan Cusack/Joyce Piven, Blair Thomas and Tony Fitzpatrick By Kathryn Born on Mar 23, 2011 in Chicago Art News, Featured She’s back! Elysabeth Alfano, host and creator of the WTTW program “Fear No Art”, returns to the small screen to deliver this 3rd installment of Chicago’s only television show dedicated to art Read more…

Discover the Artist Behind the Art on WTTW – Rare Joan Cusack Interview! In this 3rd episode, join host Elysabeth Alfano and go behind the scenes of the Piven Theatre Workshop with veteran actresses Joan Cusack ( in a rare interview) and Joyce Piven, discover the passion of puppeteer Blair Thomas and get homey with Read more…

JOYCE PIVEN (Co-Founder / Artistic Director Emeritus) was one of the founding members and leading actresses at Playwrights’ Theatre, the group that spawned Compass Players and Second City.  With Playwright’s Theatre, she played leading roles in Midsummer Nights Dream, The Seagull, The Dybbuk, Round Dance and Caucasian Chalk Circle and studied extensively with Uta Hagen Read more…

Candace Jordan does a nice write up in Candid Candace of her webisode on FearNoARTChicago.com and episode 3 of Fear No ART Chicago on WTTW airing March 31 @ 10 PM.  It also airs on WTTW on April 3 @ Noon,  April 6 @ 10:30 PM and April 23 @ 11:30 PM, and on WTTWPrime Read more…

Click the below link the hear the podcast on WGN’s The Sunday Papers with the legendary ( I call him Chicago’s Emcee) Rick Kogan.  It was a real treat to be on this show.  Rick and I discuss episode 3 of Fear No ART Chicago airing on WTTW11 on March 31 @ 10 PM, April Read more…