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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
SoloChicago: A Theater Startup in a City of Theaters: An Interview
It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to start a new theater company in a city that might be…
