2019 in Review: Our Favorite Nights at the Theater
This isn’t a “best theater of the year” list. As we’ve noted about past lists, we don’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, all with other gigs, and […]
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front Vividly Recreates the Horrors and Miseries of War
The story and imagery of All Quiet on the Western Front are very familiar to me. I’ve seen the 1930 film several times and read the Erich Maria Remarque novel from […]
Review: At Red Tape Theatre, We Can All Be Pussy Riot–and If We’re Not, Why Aren’t We?
They say all you need to become a punk rock band are three chords and the truth. Punk songs are short, loud and not musically sophisticated. But they usually have […]
Dispatch: Theater Directors Dissect Brechtian Experiences at Brecht in Chicago MLA Session
“How did you discover Brecht?” That was the first question asked of the four theater directors by the moderator at this engrossing session on “Brecht in Chicago/Brecht and Chicago.” It […]
2018 in Review: What We Liked on Stage
This isn’t a “best theater of 2018” list. We didn’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, all with other gigs, and it’s hard for us to cover the […]
Stage Shorts: Plays About Sex Trafficking, Big Oil, White Guilt, Youthful Angst
Chicago Crime and Sex Trafficking Stories Explode in Monger at Her Story Theater Mary Bonnett’s play Monger: The Awakening of J.B. Benton tells a complicated Chicago crime story with several […]
Playwright for the Trump Era? It’s Politics and Money in Brecht’s Round Heads & Pointed Heads at Red Tape
Round Heads and Pointed Heads is a cavalcade of political events and characters, woven loosely (very loosely) into a Brechtian story of politics and money. Red Tape Theatre’s new production […]