What We Do
Season of Concern understands the difficulties that arise if a theater artist can’t work. That’s why we are proud to offer emergency financial assistance to Chicago theater makers for health-related issues.
Season of Concern was founded in 1987 to support Chicago theater practitioners afflicted with AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses.
Thankfully as the AIDS crisis has become more manageable, we are able to expand our services to meet the day-to-day needs of theater artists who are impacted by any illness, injury or health related issue that prevents them from working, excluding loss of income for other reasons.
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The Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund
The Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund exists to provide short-term emergency assistance for theater employees facing non-health related financial issues. Applicants for assistance from The Malcolm Ewen Emergency Fund must be active members of the Chicagoland theater community, union and non-union alike, having worked with or without salary since July 1, 2022.
We are incredibly happy to announce that long time Season of Concern board member and Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member, Rondi Reed will continue to serve as Chairperson of this fund.
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The Biscotto-Miller Fund
We provide direct, short-term emergency financial assistance to Chicago-area actors, directors, designers, technicians, playwrights—anyone working in the theater—through our own Biscotto-Miller Fund.
Who can apply?
We support members of Actors’ Equity Association, as well as Non-Equity theater makers. If your name appears in a local theater program, you’re eligible to apply for short-term financial assistance.
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Support our team for the AIDS Walk/Run
Supporting AIDS service organizations since 1987 In addition to supporting individual theater artists, Season of Concern Chicago has been making significant grants to Chicago AIDS service organizations for more than 30 years.
Meet the AIDS service organizations we support.
Help us to support the fine and important work these local AIDS organizations do. Join our team or donate to a current team member for this year’s AIDS Walk/Run.
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The Entertainment Community Fund
Season of Concern provides sustaining support to the Chicago office of The Entertainment Community Fund, the national human services organization for entertainment and performing arts professionals in theater, film, music, opera, television and dance with a broad spectrum of social, health, employment, housing and direct care programs. Among the categories of direct care grants that the Entertainment Community Fund awards, subject to eligibility, are the entertainment assistance program for performing arts professionals, the HIV/AIDS Initiative, financial assistance for seniors and people with disabilities and addiction and recovery assistance.
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