Friday, June 10, 2022
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 05:12PMThursday, June 2, 2022
Change 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 12:38PMFriday, May 20, 2022
In 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 12:50PMTuesday, May 11, 2021
"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 03:00PMTuesday, January 5, 2021
Congo 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 06:00PMTuesday, October 27, 2020
A 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 04:20PMTuesday, September 29, 2020
"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 04:00PMTuesday, June 16, 2020
If 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 05:50PMWednesday, April 29, 2020
Tributes 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 10:15AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
The 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 10:00PMThursday, January 23, 2020
City 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 01:05PMTuesday, November 19, 2019
Eclipse 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 07:23PMWednesday, October 30, 2019
Sturdy 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 07:00AMWednesday, October 16, 2019
The 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 07:00AMWednesday, October 2, 2019
Teatro 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 07:00AMWednesday, September 25, 2019
Ron 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 07:00AMWednesday, September 11, 2019
Your 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 05:15PMWednesday, August 7, 2019
In 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 07:00AMWednesday, July 24, 2019
Love, 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 07:00AMTuesday, June 18, 2019
This new play from Steven Levenson sees the past and present as a continuum of conflict.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:45AMTuesday, June 11, 2019
Michael 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 02:29PMWednesday, May 29, 2019
Divorced, 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 12:00PMWednesday, May 15, 2019
'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 07:00AMThursday, April 25, 2019
Three 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 07:00AMWednesday, April 24, 2019
In 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 07:00AMTuesday, April 16, 2019
Among the longest running shows in Broadway history, this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical continues to get better with age.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMTuesday, April 9, 2019
It 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 05:30PMWednesday, March 27, 2019
Court 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 07:00AMThursday, March 21, 2019
Theo 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 07:00AMTuesday, March 12, 2019
This heartfelt new musical feels like the first signs of spring: hopeful and encouraging.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PM 
