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The Columnist Revisits the Vietnam Era, When Journalists Were Not “The Enemy of the People”

It may be hard for today’s online news consumers to believe, but there was a day when newspaper columnists—certain newspaper columnists—were Masters of the Universe. The Political Universe anyway. The […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 27, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Porchlight’s The Scottsboro Boys Shines Light on Judicial Injustice

    Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of The Scottsboro Boys satirically presents a true story in the controversial style of the minstrel show. There is no doubting that the musical, which chronicles […]

  • Brent Eickhoff
  • February 27, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Monster at Steppenwolf for Young Adults Probes Perception and Identity

    The Steppenwolf for Young Adults series is known for its thematically dynamic productions centered around teenagers and the real issues facing Chicago, and our nation’s, young adults. From productions like […]

  • Brent Eickhoff
  • February 27, 2017
    • Comedy , Stages , Theater

    Best of Bri-Ko Gets Physical

    The Best of Bri-Ko, playing every Thursday night at Stage 773, lives up to its name. Clowns Brian Posen, Tim Soszko and Brian Peterlin put their energies together to silently […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • February 25, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    New Adaptation of Uncle Vanya Refreshes the Language of Love, Longing and Boredom

    Chicago has been blessed with several visits by Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in recent years. Some of them have been fairly traditional renditions (Tuta Theatre Chicago in 2009 and Strawdog […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 24, 2017
    • Comedy , Stages , Theater

    Schenkelberg’s Smart Scientology Smackdown in Squeeze My Cans

      Cathy Schenkelberg adds her own narrative to the recent repudiations of Scientology in the remount of her rapid-fire, intimate, informative, mind-boggling and poignant solo exploration Squeeze My Cans. In […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 22, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    ‘Unseen’ at The Gift Theatre Is Intense, Impactful and Impeccable

    The Gift Theatre is a small space. From lobby to stage is under a minute’s walk. But this past Thursday, for the world premier of Mona Mansour’s play, Unseen, it […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • February 22, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Chicago Shakes Finds the Humor in Love’s Labor’s Lost

    Populated with the Italian stock characters of the braggart (Allen Gilmore as Don Adriano de Armado), sassy servant (James Newcombe as Boyet) and dumbass (Steve Pringle as dullard Constable Dull), […]

  • Karin McKie
  • February 21, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Men are from Mars – Women Are from Venus LIVE! Uncovers the Ultimate Mystery

    Men are from Mars – Women are from Venus LIVE! arrives in Chicago well-timed after the Valentine’s holiday to shed some light on our relationships. Based on the best-selling book by […]

  • Andrea Palm
  • February 21, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Travelers at the Mexican Border: Waiting for Godot at Tympanic Theatre

    You know the scene. “A country road. A tree.” Samuel Beckett couldn’t have been more succinct in the scenic direction for his existential classic, Waiting for Godot. That tree takes […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 19, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    Red Theater’s Beowulf Is a Wacky Duet of Monsters, Mead and Music

    The outline of Grendel’s Mother visible in dim red light lies on the floor. She stands up realizing her surroundings and begins her seduction. In direct address, she tells the […]

  • Emma Terhaar
  • February 17, 2017
    • Stages , Theater

    By the Bog of Cats: Irish Gothic Mixed With Greek Tragedy at The Artistic Home

    Marina Carr’s 1998 play, By the Bog of Cats, is set in a ghostly bog in the Irish midlands. Hester Swane (a fierce and determined Kristin Collins) has lived in […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 15, 2017
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