Marvel does a great job of spotlighting facets of American culture that often go underrepresented, and Ms. Marvel’s spotlight of Islam is incredibly well done. The post Ms. Marvel appeared…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 05:12PMChange is afoot at Black Ensemble Theater as it prepares to embark on a new era, leveraging a $5 million grant to implement founder and CEO Jackie Taylor’s longtime vision of a Free To Be …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:38PMIn Viola Spolin’s seminal work Improvisation for the Theater, the very first exercise listed is named “exposure.” During this exercise, a group of actors are divided into halves and in…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:50PM"Reimagining Utopia" focuses on multidisciplinary artists and visions of a better future. Recently, several articles appeared about the phenomenon of “Hygiene …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:00PMCongo Square launches a new online series. Chicago theater has been forced to improvise. When COVID-19 caused Congo Square's production of Douglas Turner Ward's …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 06:00PMA crowdsourced spreadsheet pulls back the curtain on who makes what at theaters across the country. This past week, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) announced…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:20PM"There is no other way forward": reflecting on those who shaped them and the future they envision Chicago theater is in the midst of a historic transition, with …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:00PMIf you want to decolonize theater, start with the script. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Renisha McBride, Atatiana Je…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:50PMTributes from actors, comedians, and friends of the Chicago comedy legend. Maya Angelou once said: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 10:15AMThe Goodman's production is lyrical and heartbreaking. Quentin Tarantino's movie Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood is in part a gauzy wish fulfillment fantasy …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 10:00PMCity Lit's docudrama captures some of the “moral muck” facing the south's first Black Congresswoman. Clocking in at 95 minutes, City Lit's production of Voic…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:05PMEclipse Theatre's all-Durang seasons finishes strong with a brutal black comedy about post-9/11 paranoia. Christopher Durang's Why Torture Is Wrong, and the Peop…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:23PMSturdy performances can't hide the faulty premise underlying David Alex's new play. N at the Greenhouse Theater is based on a faulty premise: that a white actor …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThe grimy legacy of Bill Cosby haunts this world premiere at MPAACT. MPAACT's latest world premiere, The Master Comic, dives headfirst into controversial waters …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTeatro Vista presents Evelina Fernández's play as part of the 2019 Destinos festival. Stretched tight between the residue of the saccharine sweetness of the Ame…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMRon OJ Parson's production for Court Theatre hits with torrential force. In his epic masterpiece King Hedley II, the penultimate play in his Century Cycle, Augus…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMYour quest for a comedy master class ends at the Mercury Theater. Whether or not you're familiar with the beloved British humor of the Monty Python universe, Spa…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:15PMIn R.C. Riley’s solo show, a rape and a crisis of faith lead to self-acceptance. Chicago-based writer-performer R.C. Riley was raised with conservative Christi…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMA comedian and a desk clerk in a podunk town share laughs and secrets. A tight script with the dark, quirky feel of a Twilight Zone episode, International Falls …
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMLove, Chaos & Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy, thrills, and music. Teatro ZinZanni's Chicago premiere of Love, Chaos & Dinner is a delightfully…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThis new play from Steven Levenson sees the past and present as a continuum of conflict.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:45AMMichael John LaChiusa's musical could have been an empowering feminist adventure based on a true story. Instead it's a tepid moral dirge.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:29PMDivorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying. History hasn't been this much fun since Hamilton. With its high-energy score, stadium light…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:00PM'Ain't nobody want to hear us,' say the stars of the joyous Single Black Female. Part Sex and the City parody and all celebration of Black female culture, Single…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThree days of performances and workshops encourages participants to become leaders in their communities. This weekend the Goodman Theatre will present the I Am .…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMIn Rita Kalnejais's modern fable, parents pass on their prejudices to their children. Whimsical, brutal, and evocative of The Secret of NIMH, First Love is the R…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMAmong the longest running shows in Broadway history, this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical continues to get better with age.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMIt promises hope on the other side of defeat. A meditation on endings and new beginnings, Lottery Day is a fitting capstone for Ike Holter's seven-play Chicago C…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:30PMCourt Theatre’s production is one of the highlights of the season. "I found god in myself and I loved her fiercely." African-American feminist poet and playwri…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTheo Ubique's production is a sweet, sweet piece of Iowa cheese. Hermetically sealed inside the idyllic heartland like a Kraft Single, The Bridges of Madison Cou…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMThis heartfelt new musical feels like the first signs of spring: hopeful and encouraging.
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