Shaking the Tree formalizes partnership with Lookingglass!
For 25 years, Lookingglass has been the secret weapon behind Shaking the Tree's success, providing the creative spark and production muscle to bring our stories to life.
Now, with the electrifying re-opening of Lookingglass' theater in Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works in 2025, the time has come to solidify this incredible partnership. We're thrilled to announce Shaking the Tree as a Lookingglass Community Creative Partner! This is just the beginning of an even stronger bond, filled with exciting collaborations and mutual support.
We announced our partnership on June 20, 2024 in Chicago at The Summer Solstice Party co-hosted by Lookingglass Theatre Company, Shaking the Tree, and The Bayless Family Foundation.Ā
Photo (l to r): Kasey Foster, Artistic Director, Lookingglass Theatre Company (LTC); Maryann Fernandez, Co-Founder, Shaking the Tree; Phil Smith, Founding Ensemble Member, LTC; AurƩlia Fisher Cohen, Director of Development, LTC; Deann Bayless, restaurateur and Board M...
The Stephen & Kathleen McCarthy Family Fund
Makes grant to provide free access to Shaking the Tree's film library to non-commercial educational programs in 2025.
About the McCarthy Educational Access Fund
The Stephen & Kathleen McCarthy Family Fund has made a generous donation to enable educational programs in non-commercial organizations to access Shaking the Tree Interactive Productionā€™s award-winning films for free through December Ā 2025.Ā
"In the current environment, many educational programs serving wealthy families and their advisors struggle to access high-quality material and information that accurately portray the challenges such entities face in dealing with critical issues in the arenas of family dynamics, succession/transition, next generation education, among others. In many instances, these limited efforts often operate with small, inadequate budgets, thus hindering their ability to provide students with the most relevant and impactful learning experiences.
As former chair/current board member and long-time s...
