Review: Strong Performances Elevate Matt & Ben at Jarvis Square Theater
Though their earliest acting credits date back to the 1980s, it’s hard to argue that 1997 wasn’t the true launch of Matt Damon’s and Ben Affleck’s careers. Both featured in […]
Review: She Who Dared by Chicago Opera Theater Tells the Story Behind a Movement From Spark to Flame
I asked one of my Gen Z friends if they knew about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Their quizzical expression hit me like a lead weight. The history of the Civil […]
Review: Red Orchid’s Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin Is Drama, History and a Love Letter to Theater
Last week, the Russian government erected a new statue of Joseph Stalin in Moscow. Apparently Vladimir Putin is resurrecting the image of the brutal dictator. And this week, a Chicago […]
Preview: Physical Theater Festival to Feature Local Talent Plus Global Companies June 2-8 at Theater Wit
Next week Physical Theater Festival Chicago presents its annual weeklong exploration of physical theater from around the world. This year there’s a local twist. The festival, which runs June 2-8 […]
Review: First Floor Theater’s Evanston Salt Costs Rising Borrows a Lot and Reveals Little
First Floor Theater brings something strange but not altogether original with its debut of Evanston Salt Costs Rising, written by Succession writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery and directed […]
Review: Beckett’s Endgame at Facility Theatre Is a Study in Inertia
People who are familiar with Samuel Beckett’s work won’t be surprised by their frustration in trying to identify a clear meaning from any of his plays, including Endgame. This faithful […]
Review: Theatre Evolve Unleashes a Redeemed MedeaMedeaMedea
The tale of Medea presents a paradox in contemporary times. Euripides, Ovid, and Seneca cast her as a villain who manipulates Jason, the Argonaut, to achieve her ambition of becoming […]
Review: Pegasus Theatre’s Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery Is an Uplifting Coming-of-Age Story
Pegasus Theatre first performed Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery in 2017. Playwright Shay Yougblood’s story of Black women raising one of their own in 1960s Georgia has been remounted by Pegasus at […]
Review: Trinity Irish Dance Company’s Season 35 Shares the Spirit of Ireland and Hope
The Trinity Irish Dance Company is the dream of founder and choreographer Mark Howard, which has come to life. Last Saturday, the company concluded its season 35 opener at the […]
Review: Hubbard Street Dance Does a Flashback and Rockets Forward with Its Spring Series
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opened its Spring Series on May 16 at the Harris Theater. The series closes out season 47 and has me anticipating what lies ahead. The performance consisted of […]
Review: The Antiquities at Goodman Theatre Reminds Us That Humans, As Creative as We Are, May Have an Expiration Date
The Antiquities at Goodman Theatre is a panorama of human invention and storytelling beginning in the 19th century and continuing into the 23rd century, when humans may be .extinct. These scenes […]
Review: Robots Rule in Century-Old Play, R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots, at City Lit Theater
Will robots or humanoids some day rule the world? A play written 105 years ago predicts the rise of the robot over its human creators. You can see the clever, […]