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Founded in 1993 by Ensemble Members Guy Van Swearingen, Michael Shannon, and Lawrence Grimm, A Red Orchid Theatre has become one of the leading ensemble theaters in Chicago’s dynamic arts scene. Orchids in Bloom is a new podcast hosted by ensemble member and Associate Artistic Director, Travis A. Knight. Orchids in Bloom is an opportunity to listen in on how the artists of A Red Orchid approach making theatre. www.aredorchidtheatre.org

Theodore Wratislaw was a fin de siècle poet and a less famous Decadent author than some of his contemporaries.

This is not a manual of instruction for orchid growers; though there are many hints on cultivation, and a few paragraphs on how to hybridize. The author is just an enthusiastic amateur orchid lover. He takes the reader on a wander through the dangers and consequences of hunting orchids in the tropical jungles of the nineteenth century, and chats about the extreme peculiarities of orchid growth, behaviour and structure, colouring the essays with his own experiences and with his delight in cultivating these beautiful plants. Beware! A new hobby beckons! (Summary by Peter Yearsley)