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Interview: Sivan Spector and Annie Share Discuss Switchboard, a Retelling of the 1915 Eastland Disaster

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  • Binx Perino
  • November 20, 2024
    • Interviews , Stages , Theater

    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 […]

  • Row Light
  • May 13, 2024
    • Interviews , Stages , Theater

    Interview: A Red Orchid Theatre Takes on a Werewolf Story of Love and Isolation. We Discuss Turret with Playwright Levi Holloway and Actor Lawrence Grimm

    A Red Orchid Theatre’s newest production Turret is a world premiere written and directed by Levi Holloway, whose recent works have included a Broadway run of his play Grey House, […]

  • Row Light
  • May 9, 2024
    • Interviews , Stages , Talk show

    Dialogs: The Law, Quantum Computing, and Sarajevo Fiction Highlight CHF’s Spring Lecture Series

    Illinois is the first state to end book bans, and the Chicago Humanities Festival is the city’s premiere forum for promoting authors on the vanguard and their timely and riveting […]

  • Karin McKie
  • May 15, 2023
    • Interviews , Lit , Stages

    Dialogs: Ayad Akhtar’s Homeland Elegies Reflects on Dreams of American Identity

    Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, Homeland Elegies, begins like a memoir. Written in the first person, it’s about the narrator’s Pakistani immigrant father who believes in the American dream. Father was […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • September 25, 2020
    • Dance , Interviews , Stages

    Creativity Examined: How Hubbard Street Dance Constructs a Dynamic Program

    Hubbard Street Dance, Chicago’s world-renowned contemporary dance company, opened its 2019-20 season on November 7 at the Harris Theater. It was the first of three performances of a program, titled […]

  • Bob Benenson
  • December 5, 2019
    • Circus , Interviews , Stages

    Interview: Kevin Beverly Comes Home in Cast of Volta, Cirque du Soleil’s Street Arts Circus Show

    In some ways Cirque du Soleil really is the circus of the sun. It rotates its shows around the globe each year (there are currently over 20 active productions, 12 […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • May 7, 2019
    • Interviews , Stages , Theater Festival

    Chicago and Paris Band Together for Cabaret: An Interview with Claudia Hommel

    Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a week-long festival running October 28 through November 4 that brings together cabaret performers from the U.S. and France to explore the artistry and history behind […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • October 18, 2018
    • Circus , Interviews , Stages

    Brave Space, Chicago’s New Circus Show, Opens October 6

    Chicago, the incubator for the arts, hosts many interesting and experimental productions, hatching seasoned comedians from its thriving Improv scene, and Hollywood actors from its storefront theaters. But a lesser […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • September 27, 2018
    • Interviews , Stages , Theater

    Horror is Healing: A Conversation with Hilary Williams of WildClaw Theatre’s Second Skin

    Hilary Williams loves horror. In the dim light of the bar at the Den Theatre (where she is performing in Wildclaw Theatre’s production of Second Skin) her eyes grow wide when […]

  • Matthew Nerber
  • September 25, 2018
    • Beyond , Interviews , Stages

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Grants Us Her Wisdom at the Auditorium Theatre

    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the hero of most every woman, young or old. Hearing her speak on September 11, the anniversary of America’s great tragedy, went a long way […]

  • Sarah Brooks
  • September 20, 2017
    • Circus , Dance , Interviews , Stages

    This Week at Harris Theater: SEA–Interview with Director Streb

    I interviewed director Elizabeth Streb about her upcoming show SEA (Singular Extreme Actions) at Harris Theater. Streb’s work as a choreographer is groundbreaking (sometimes literally). I asked her what distinguishes […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • January 9, 2017
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