Playwright Anne Washburn succinctly crafted a show that demonstrated the cyclical nature of human storytelling, theater and life itself all in the span of three hours.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe first thing you’ll notice stepping into the theater at Paramount is the electricity…. It’s the hum of anticipation.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“It’s interesting, we started conversations before the pandemic about what it might look like to create one big festival with residents and fellows presenting together,” Stephanie Pach…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMSpenser Davis' play, written for Zoom, takes advantage of where we are to tell a compelling story about what we’re up against.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMNearly one hundred theater companies from around the country join forces to present a free a radio play rendition of Sinclair Lewis' frighteningly prescient novel.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTitas Halder's one-man play questions who the real villain is.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMA cornerstone in the creative development of many performers, theater camps face significant challenges from COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA GoFundMe by artists and for artists provides COVID relief. At the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, thousands of Chicago theater artists lost immediate income. In t…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:25PMIn the wake of COVID-19, Theater Wit brings the local premiere of Mike Lew's play directly to their audience.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:30AMDirected by Wardell Julius Clark, the local premiere of James Ijames play asks for only one thing: that we listen.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PMLydia R. Diamond's play of privilege and all it entails returns to Chicago fresher than ever.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:30PMThings go to pieces in this production of Shakespeare's bloodiest play.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMWindy City Playhouse continues its streak of emotionally engaging immersive theater with Mart Crowley's groundbreaking 1968 play.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMBeth Steel’s play is itself a labyrinth of occasionally confounding design.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:30PMDirected by Wardell Julius Clark, Kevin Artigue's play speaks truth to power in an age when power rarely speaks the truth.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMIF you plan to see this musical THEN you might want to prepare for a nonsensical (and misogynistic) vision of so-called female empowerment.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMAn evening of toe-tapping bliss that delivers a commendation worthy of the Duke's talent.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMIsaac Gomez's latest play centers confidently and lovingly on the generational effects of colonialism and masculinity.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PMAn endearing world premiere musical for kiddos and kiddos at heart.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMThis well-intentioned seasonal sitcom misdials.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:30PMThis terrific two-hander is both a jukebox musical and a tribute to female friendship.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMA new musical by local production team of Gosz & Fotos tackles the personal effects of mental illness with generosity and insight.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMNo magic is required to fall in love with Katori Hall's singular play, masterfully directed by Wardell Julius Clark.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMYou don't have to be a moron to enjoy John Leguizamo's new one-man show. But it does help to keep an open mind about just how little you might know about Latin American history.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMA discussion about polygamy in modern Muslim culture gives way to an exploration of female friendship in this stirring though incomplete world premiere.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PMIn this urgent and excellent devised piece, the Prop Thtr ensemble lays bare the personal costs of standing up to fascism.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:31AMYou know The Sunken Place and The Upside Down, but this skin-crawling world premiere introduces something both new and old as time: The Inbetween.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMA spooky seasonal delight returns.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:00PMAn "I" for an "I" and a list for a list.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:30PMJane Martin's 1993 play retains its disturbing realities and takes on some new ones in this production at Redtwist.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMEveryone's a queen at Lips Chicago.
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