Lanise Antoine Shelley bringing promise of a new day to House Theatre of Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times: When a theater company is endowed with the descriptor “innovative,” it is a blessing and a curse. Such was the case with The House Theatre of Chicago. Founded 20 years ago by Nathan Allen and an ensemble of friends, it exploded on the scene with an expansive interpretation of theater with “Death and Harry Houdini,” and has repeatedly pulled hit after hit out of its magic hat, with new takes on beloved classics such as “The Nutcracker,” and its wildly popular sleight-of-hand show, “The Magic Parlour.”