Online theater pieces, both new and old, remind us to connect.
Category: Theater Review
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Methtacular! returns for an online-only engagement at 16th Street
Steven Strafford’s solo remains honest and hilarious, even through a screen.
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Teenage Dick livestreams Shakespeare by way of high school
Theater Wit’s production about a disabled schemer carries on online.
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The Two Character Play gets the context it deserves.
Tennessee Williams’s oft-revised story delivers to arresting effect with Theatre L’Acadie.
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Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist is introspective and interactive
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe hit offers an illuminating look at casual hookups.
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Teddy Roosevelt: The Man in the Arena reminds us what a leader looks like
A solo show about the man behind Bull Moose stands alone.
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Middletown skims the surface
A starry cast can’t inject a lot of life into Dan Clancy’s middlebrow story.
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Black Ensemble Theater’s The Healing is saved by the audience
Jackie Taylor mixes history, personal essay, racial justice, and music to mixed effect.
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Judy and Liza—Once in a Lifetime shows the bond between two divas
A cabaret homage to Garland and Minnelli lights up the Greenhouse.
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Idle Muse’s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) amuses, but falls short
Sarah Ruhl examines old-fashioned female “hysteria” and newfangled treatments.
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What the Constitution Means to Me means a lot for all of us
Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.
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Chicago ain’t ready for reform in Her Honor Jane Byrne
Lookingglass delivers a stunning world premiere about Chicago’s first woman mayor, public housing, and race.
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An Iliad returns in a stunning new setting
Court Theatre’s revival puts us in the center of ancient artifacts and contemporary conundrums.
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Haven hands us an extra-tense Titus Andronicus
Complicating gender and racial identity adds texture to the gory Shakespearean stew.
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Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman is Gorey-meets-Kafka
Gift Theatre brings a dark fable to life.