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Preview: See Theater in the Parks This Summer With Midsommer Flight, Chicago Shakes and Porchlight Music

We can look forward to theater in public parks all over Chicago this summer—and all free. Midsommer Flight will stage…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • June 22, 2023
  • Preview, Stages, Theater Festival

Preview: Get Ready for 12 Straight Days of Puppetry From Chicago and the World at the 5th Annual International Puppet Festival

The 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, begins next Wednesday, January 18,…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 13, 2023
  • Dance, Preview, Stages

Preview: Mary—A Holiday Dansical by Erin Barnett and Black Girls Dance Ensemble

The story goes that almost anybody Black from the South Side of Chicago either went to Mayfair Academy or knew…

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 13, 2022
  • Dance, Preview, Stages

Preview: A Fresh and Fun Nutcracker Is Coming to Hyde Park

I have always loved the Hyde Park neighborhood for its vivacity and artistic sensibilities. So I was really pumped about…

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • December 7, 2022
  • Preview, Stages, Theater

Preview: Workshopped Play Rectitude Shows a Glimmer of Brilliance in Its Character Study of Two Catholics

In the talkback after watching a workshopped version of a new play titled Rectitude, I heard a term—cradle Catholic—that was new…

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • August 24, 2022
  • Preview, Stages, Talk show, Theater

Dialogs: Two Artists Discuss Developing The Notebook for Chicago Shakespeare in American Writers Museum Event

It may seem a daunting task to take on developing the stage version of a beloved book and film, with…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 19, 2022
  • Preview, Stages, Theater

Preview: Broken Nose Theatre Tees Up Its 2022 Bechdel Fest With Eight Plays That Pass That Test

You may know Alison Bechdel as the author and subject of the memoirish musical, Fun Home. But she’s also the source…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 17, 2022
  • Circus, Preview, Stages

Preview: Let’s Get Physical at the 9th Annual Physical Theater Festival July 16-24

Chicago’s Physical Theater Festival returns for the ninth year with in-person, indoor and outdoor performances, plus four workshops by festival artists, July 16-24,…

  • Karin McKie
  • June 27, 2022
  • Game, Games & Tech, Preview

Review: Kaiju Wars Is a Treat for Fans of Monster Movies and Tactics Games

So you’re telling me they made tactics game in the same vein as the iconic Advance Wars and the newer…

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 25, 2022
  • Preview, Stages, Virtual

Holiday Season Shows, Streaming to Your Living Room

Hit ‘em on the Blackside Congo Square Theatre Company’s new sketch comedy show Free on demand December 19 through March…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • December 17, 2020
  • Beyond, Comedy, Dance, Event, Preview, Stages

Preview: Be a Good Nerd and Nerd Out for Good at the First Ever Digital Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival

Stage 773’s Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival is a staple in Chicago’s nerd/pop culture scene. In fact I’ve been covering it…

  • Marielle Bokor
  • October 15, 2020
  • Preview, Stages, Theater

Fall Theater Preview: It’s a Virtual World With Plenty of Creativity on Display

It’s fall and the time when Chicago theaters begin their new seasons. That’s the “old normal,” however, and nothing is…

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • September 18, 2020
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