Review: See moonwatchers by Lazy Susan Theatre for Some Intergalactic Space Fun
moonwatchers, now being staged by Lazy Susan Theatre, might be just what you need if you are feeling depressed and angry about the state of the nation and the world. […]
Nancy S. Bishop is publisher and Stages editor of Third Coast Review. She’s a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and a 2014 Fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. You can read her personal writing on pop culture at nancybishopsjournal.com, and follow her on Bluesky at @nancyb.bsky.social. She also writes about film, books, art, architecture and design.
Review: The Dover Road by Ghostlight Ensemble Tells the Story of a Benefactor With an Odd Happiness Mission
The Dover Road is a vintage play, a comedy of manners with a twist. Ghostlight Ensemble is staging the 1921 A.A. Milne script, directed by Holly Robison, in an interesting […]
Review: At Chicago Children’s Theatre, Goodnight, Moon Has a Talented Cast in Constant Motion and Merriment
You know how kids try to avoid going to bed at night? If you’re a parent or grandparent or sitter, you know the drill. Mama, I’m not sleepy. Will you […]
Feature: We Visit Neighbors Vol. 1, an Art Fair That Explores How Art Works in a Domestic Space
If you have ever walked down Astor Street on the near north side (the Gold Coast), you may have noticed a large house with a private courtyard in the 1300 […]
Review: Eos Theatre Stages The Trojan Women, a Powerful Play About How Women Suffer in Wartime
The Trojan Women is a play about yesterday that speaks to today. It’s a powerful story about how women suffer in wartime, a commentary on the costs of war and […]
Review: The Ally at Theater Wit Relies Too Much on Volume, Rather Than Drama
The Ally, a play now on stage at Theater Wit, is a diatribe more than a drama. The script by Itamar Moses (book for The Band’s Visit) puts a university […]
Review: Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull House 1889–1935 Describes the Role of the Arts at Chicago’s Pioneering Settlement House
Hull House and its founder Jane Addams have long been recognized as pioneers in citizenship development and education for low-income and immigrant communities. A new book expands on that history […]
Feature: Is He Guilty? Greek Hero Odysseus Is Tried for Murder in the National Hellenic Museum’s Latest Courtroom-Style Drama
The National Hellenic Museum’s annual trial of a Greek legend returned triumphantly this year with The Trial of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Since the series was founded in […]
Review: Changing Channels at City Lit Theater Reminds Us About Another Scary Time in US History
Midcentury America was a scary time. We worried about the Bomb because the Russians had one too—and it might be bigger than ours (theirs was plutonium). Today is scary too […]
Review: Goodman Theatre’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Tells a Sweet Story, But Needs a Script Doctor
Oscar Wao is a nerdy guy and a wannabe writer with a big heart. He’s open to friendship and longing for love. We even get to experience his loss of […]
Review: Red Theater Stages a New Version of Chekhov’s The Seagull and Retains Its Melancholy Mood
It’s a Chekhov play, so ….. Everyone is in love with the wrong person. Everyone is unhappy. People live in the country but yearn to live in the city. The […]
Review: Rivendell Theatre’s Pivot Tells a Tragicomic Story of Life, Love and Farming
It’s a few days before the wedding of Kara and Levi and in the small town of Milton, Nebraska, that’s a big event. As the play opens, we meet Levi […]