Weirdness and wonder abound in Matei Vişniec’s Decomposed Theatre at Trap Door, but be prepared for creepiness, too.
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An inspector calls: The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries messes with a critic’s head
This interactive performance-piece-by-phone offers a daily dose of oddness.
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Fillet of Solo reminds us that no one is alone
The annual festival of storytelling offers the freshest catches for COVID days.
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Quantum physics and romance collide in the streaming production of Constellations
Theatre Above the Law’s production lets its leads drop the masks for one moment in time.
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Missed Connections starts with the human, not the trick
Jon Tai’s intimate take on magic and storytelling comes (virtually) to A Red Orchid.
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Broken Nose passes the Bechdel Test
This year’s Bechdel Fest realigns online.
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The Evanston Performing Arts Collective kicks off with “A New World” on New Year’s
Fleetwood-Jourdain spearheads a new collaboration “Celebrating Life, Community and the Arts.”
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Pride & Prejudice Productions gives Austen a makeover
Melissa Leilani Larson and Lavina Jadhwani reimagine a classic for BIPOC voices.
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Walkie Talkies brings together history, nature, and storytelling
With a trio of walkabout podcasts, Chicago Children’s Theatre urges kids to go take a hike.
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Nightmare fuel
What we՚re watching and thinking about heading into Halloween and the election
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Alexis Hex casts spells—and yarn
The crafty, supernatural queen hosts the webseries Knitting’s A Drag.
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Books of Blood doesn’t pass the horror test
The new Hulu movie looks scary enough, but it doesn’t offer much else.
