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Articles, videos, and interviews related to our theatrical and philanthropic activities
3/18/24: Announcement that we’ll be honored with a Special Award at the 50th anniversary Jeff Awards ceremony on 3/25/24
1/10/24: We’re listed among the Advocates and Changemakers in Newcity’s Players 2024: The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago
3/27/23: Heartfelt congratulations to the 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Award nominees and winners! They included 19 nominations and 6 awards to artists from shows we sponsored, representing Blank Theatre Company, First Floor Theater, and The Story Theatre
4/13/22: Chicago Reader article “A Den of Comedy: Bringing in stand-ups keeps the Wicker Park theaterplex on its feet” (illustrated by Maria Bamford performing at the Den’s Heath Mainstage; photo credit Abigail Brasher)
1/7/22: #12 in “Players 2022: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago” in Newcity (listed in the category “The Advocates and Changemakers”)
12/14/21: We’re featured in a Chicago Community Trust newsletter article on supporting social justice, specifically, Workers Center for Racial Justice. See this three-minute video for an overview of WCRJ’s work.
7/20/21: We’re featured in a Chicago Community Trust newsletter article on aligning giving with values
8/8/2020: We’re featured on the cover of a new Chicago Community Trust philanthropy brochure
4/29/20: Porchlight by Request, with Nick Druzbanski singing “Rhode Island Is Famous for You”
3/2/20: Mary Ann Thebus and Michael and Mona Heath receive Eclipse Theatre’s 2020 Corona Award
9/15/19: “Game Changers – Michael and Mona Heath – Episode 100!” podcast interview on Booth One
6/5/19: “Art Should Be First: Meet Michael and Mona Heath, Patron Saints of Chicago Storefront Theater” by Amanda Finn in Newcity
3/25/19: WTTW “Stage Players” one-minute video interview
2/2/19: #6 in “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago” in Newcity
9/18/18: “Nurturing Creativity, Building Accessibility: Meet Chicago Theater’s Biggest Fans” article for the Chicago Community Trust’s 2018 Annual Report
8/23/2018: We received the “Golden Griffin” award from Griffin Theatre Company
10/10/17: Our passion for theatre featured in a video tribute to the Chicago Community Trust when they received the 2017 Civic Leadership Award from the Chicago Humanities Festival
4/17/17: Announcement that we would receive the 2017 Tribute Award from the League of Chicago Theatres
10/28/16: Accessible Equipment Loan Program unveiled at the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium’s symposium “Accommodating requests for accessible services”
6/3/2016: We’re among seven featured subjects in Ryan Borque’s Meronomy photography exhibit
6/31/14: Just days before the opening of the Heath Main Stage: “At the Den Theatre, a game-changing new space in Wicker Park”
9/20/13: Michael and Mona Heath Fund established as a donor-advised fund at the Chicago Community Trust
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