Stages, Theater

Review: Stage Left Asks Hard Questions About Work and Pay in World Premiere of In the Back on the Floor

Back in the day, solidarity and unions meant protection and fair wages. A person could own their home, travel, have a new car, and retire comfortably with a pension. I […]

Kathy D. Hey /
Stages, Theater

Review: Stage Left’s Man of the People Needs a Dose of Vigor and Chemistry

I was looking forward to Man of the People by Stage Left Theatre. Patent medicine and unbelievable ads in the back of my comic books were a particular fascination of […]

Kathy D. Hey /
Stages, Theater, Virtual

Preview: Check Out These Virtual Theater Opportunities From Personal to Palooza

Chicago theater companies took a while to figure out how to respond to the COVID-19 lockdown and continuing restrictions. (And theater companies, small and large, are suffering debilitating financial losses […]

Nancy S Bishop /
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Your Curated Chicago Weekend, 4/7-4/10

We’ve got a decently heavy music lineup for you this weekend. Which is awesome, because spring is maybe, finally, potentially here, and the proper reaction is going crazy (but not […]

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