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Although the 21st-century job market in theatre is harsh, or rather, selective and elite, many actors and actresses fearfully striving toward the theatre and film companies in New York, London, and Los Angeles see traditional theatre as the only theatre that exists. Meanwhile, the Chicago theatre scene is thriving with new, experimental theatre. Richard Tulloch, author of popular blog “Richard Tulloch’s Life on the Road”, says about the shows: “they’re fresh, they’re fun and they’re different… they tell us something about modern America.” In Chicago, thespians have found a looseness, a lax environment away from strict rules on what theatre can and cannot be in which they can create shows into whatever they want; it’s an environment much different

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