Review: The Secret Garden at Theo Ubique Delivers on Beauty and Catharsis
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Review: Mercy Killing Brings Anxious Queerness, Murder, and Romance to Open Space Arts
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Review: (Title of Show) at Pride Arts Will Get Creative Juices Flowing
(Title of Show) is a based-on-real-life meta-comedy cataloging the painful and often random creative process. Written by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell in just three weeks, the musical tells the […]
Review: The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents The Taming of the Shrew (Brat-Tamer Version)
A raucous night of theater just as the bard intended awaits audiences of the Olde School Shakespeare Collective’s production of The Taming of the Shrew. Hosted at My Buddy’s bar, […]
Review: Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw Isn’t Worth the Sacrifice
Like the film it parodies, Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw is not for the faint of heart. Playing at The Den Theatre, Saw the Musical is coming […]
Review: Horror Film Starring Matt Smith Starve Acre Is a Slow Build on Haunted Land
Based on the 2019 book by Andrew Michael Hurley, Starve Acre is a horror story that will unnerve and confuse viewers, leaving them to unravel the film’s threads late into […]
Review: Otherworld Theatre Tackles Problems of Parentage and Demigodly Puberty in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical made its Broadway debut in 2017 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and went on a national tour in 2019. The show’s source material, […]
Review: Trap Door Theatre’s Must-See Production of Antigonick Takes on a Bittersweet Classic
The Trap Open Series is designed to bring non-traditional dramatic takes to Trap Door Theatre’s stage for short runs. The latest in the series is Antigonick, translated and adapted by […]
Interview: Wayfarer Theaters’ Clayton Stamper Talks Highland Park’s Newest Community—and Cinema—Hub
Main street movie theaters have defined small downtown areas since the 1920s, but independent theaters across the country have been shutting their doors at alarming rates. Thankfully, Wayfarer Theaters is […]
Review: Otherworld Theatre Takes Audiences on a Sexy Knight-Worthy Quest With Garters: A Queer Romantasy Play
Otherworld Theatre’s world premiere staging of Garters opens with four ensemble members (Chloe Basset, Bruce Holtman, Quinton Walker, and Kylie Carroll) welcoming the audience with a fourth-wall-breaking prologue. The four remain in […]
Review: A Red Orchid Theatre’s Thriller, Turret, Builds a Bunker Home from Memory
Turret, a new show written and directed by Chicago playwright Levi Holloway, is born from a cinematic legacy of horror, apocalypse, and suspense, and it uses the mechanisms of live […]
Interview: Michael Shannon and Travis Knight Talk About Turret, Working With an Ensemble and Being Fearless on Stage
In 1993, A Red Orchid Theatre (and its talented ensemble of writers, directors, and actors) established itself as a pillar of Chicago’s independent theater scene. In 2024, two of its […]