This is the St. Louis Issue which is dedicated to The Purple Circuit theatre companies in that city: Joan Lipkin’s That Uppity Theatre Company; Scott Miller’s New Line Theatre; and Christopher Jackson’s C.J. Productions. In addition to their rich history of bringing alternative theatre and performance to St. Louis, these companies all produced out of the St. Marcus Theatre. They have now lost their space when the congregation voted to turn the theatre back into a church basement. While there may be charges of homophobia and any loss of a theatre space is deplorable, these companies are strong and looking for alternative space in St. Louis…

Author: Bill Kaiser