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  • Stages , Theater Festival , Virtual

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 past 10 years. The four productions will be shown on […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • July 28, 2020
    • Circus , Stages , Theater Festival

    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 outbreak a pandemic in March and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • July 16, 2020
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    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 of Solo) and Gift Theatre, one of our fine storefront […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 13, 2020
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    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 in remote corners of Mexico. Presented by the Makuyeika Colectivo […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • October 24, 2019
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    Review: Chicago Shakes’ A Man of Good Hope Is an Operatic African Odyssey

    Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Isango Ensemble’s effervescent musical memoir, A Man of Good Hope, as part of its Worldstage series, in a limited run through October 13. The 20-member company returns […]

  • Karin McKie
  • October 9, 2019
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    Preview: Chicago Writers Bloc New Plays Festival Opens June 4

    The 2019 Chicago Writers Bloc New Plays Festival will feature staged readings of 19 new plays by 14 Chicago-area playwrights. Presentations will take place at 7:30pm each Monday, Tuesday and […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • June 1, 2019
    • Circus , Stages , Theater Festival

    Physical Theater Festival Chicago Opens Up to Circus Programming in 2019

    It will be the 6th year for Physical Theater Festival Chicago (May 31–June 8, 2019), and as in previous years, they are bringing acclaimed international shows to Chicago stages, but […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • May 20, 2019
    • Beyond , Comedy , Event , Stages , Theater Festival

    Preview: Keep it Nerdy in May with Stage 773’s Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival

    It’s been a pretty epic April and May for anyone who belongs to the “nerd” tribe. We had a great (if overstuffed at times) C2E2, Star Wars Celebration at McCormick […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 8, 2019
    • Stages , Theater , Theater Festival

    Review: Us/Them Explores Chechen Terrorism with Energetic Pas de Deux in CST Belgium Series

    Pink Floyd sang about “Us and Them”: Haven’t you heard it’s a battle of words The poster bearer cried “Listen son”, said the man with the gun There’s room for […]

  • Karin McKie
  • January 31, 2019
    • Stages , Theater Festival

    30th Annual RhinoFest Brings 41 Fringe Productions: Our Capsule Reviews

    The Rhinoceros Theatre Festival, created for the 30th year by Curious Theatre Branch and Prop Thtr, is presenting a full schedule of 41 plays in a six-week performance marathon in […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • January 24, 2019
    • Stages , Theater , Theater Festival

    Review: Ajijaak on Turtle Island Opens Puppet Theater Festival with Stunning Visuals and a Soaring Soundtrack

    Michigan Avenue holds a lot of history in Chicago. Some of the most memorable and historic buildings populate the busy street–from Symphony Center to the Cultural Center and the Art […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • January 23, 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
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