Preview: Chicago Circus and Performing Arts Festival Premieres April 21-24
Life’s been a circus over the last two years, so we might as well lean into it. Welcome to the Chicago…
Review: Humans and Objects at Play by the Neo-Futurists as Chicago International Puppet Festival Continues
Andersonville’s Neo Futurarium is the kind of hole in the wall, warren of a creative space that has made this…
Preview: Lifeline’s Fillet of Solo Festival Celebrates Personal—and Virtual—Storytelling
Lifeline Theatre has launched its 25th annual Fillet of Solo Festival for a three-week run of virtual storytelling by some…
Review: Cabinet of Curiosity Sees Sea Change at Chicago Puppet Theater Fest
What I have always loved about every single Cabinet of Curiosity production is that I can’t tell you what it…
Review: Hermanas Do It for Themselves in Goodman’s American Mariachi
The Destinos Latino Theater Festival is Chicago’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Goodman Theatre’s offering is American Mariachi,…
Review: Physical Fest Serves Up Al Fresco Family Fun—Circus, Clowning and Dance in a City Park
Physical Fest has wooed Chicago for eight years now, introducing wonderful international physical theater and circus works, but this year…
Preview: NERD ALERT!! Bring Your Friends and Your Pets for the Virtual Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest
Way back when, when I was, I guess, a “cub” writer, I was unofficially assigned the “nerd beat.” This was…
What to Watch Next: Plays in Progress Streamed by Kane Repertory Theatre
Kane Repertory Theatre, of west suburban St. Charles, is running the third cycle of its New Play Lab series, featuring…
Manual Cinema Streaming Four of Their Best Shows in 10th Anniversary Celebration
Manual Cinema’s 10th Anniversary Retrospectacular, launched this week, will bring back four of the company’s most inventive shows from the…
Chicago’s Physical Theater Festival Goes Virtual July 17-19
Plans for the 7th annual Physical Theater Festival were full steam ahead when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus…
Preview/Review: Gift Theatre Celebrates Its Birthday With Ten 10-Minute Theater Pieces
Winter seems to be the season for stage fests in Chicago (Rhinofest, Musical Theater Festival, Pegasus’ Young Playwrights Festival, Fillet…
Review: Andares at Chicago Shakes Introduces Indigenous People of Mexico With Stories and Song
Andares is a lively and poetic narrative about the lives, ancestral myths and culture of the indigenous people who live…
