Delicious acerbic drag performances spice up this whodunit.
Author Archives: Marissa Oberlander
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Invisible needs to take a closer look at why women join the Klan
Mary Bonnett’s drama has intriguing subject matter, but doesn’t fully connect.
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The daughter of migrant workers finds courage and friendship in Luna
Filament Theatre’s staging helps the audience feel right at home.
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Shadows of Birds shows how addiction casts a pall on entire families
Glass Apple Theatre’s production localizes and humanizes the opioid epidemic.
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Howards End and the architecture of hurry
Douglas Post’s new adaptation for Remy Buppo resonates in our age of class unrest and digital disconnects.
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A great performance from Molly Lyons can’t save Sweet Texas Reckoning
A lack of detail prevents the characters from appearing as complex, multifaceted personalities.
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Style & Grace pays tribute to Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson
Black Ensemble Theater’s latest bio-musical tells the stories of two great jazz divas.
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Who’s The Worst Mother in the World?
Halcyon Theatre goes beyond mommy issues to examine three complicated women.
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Landladies explores the power dynamic between renters and owners
It’s a moving depiction of crippling homelessness and how solutions feel completely out of reach.
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We Are Proud to Present a Presentation . . . grapples with giving voice to a forgotten people
A troupe of actors struggles to tell the story of the near-forgotten Herero people.
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Bros do Prose brings hip-hop to Neverland in Peter Pan
The two-person cast plays a multitude of characters with infinite energy.
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WaistWatchers could use an update—and a female writer
But if you must, see it before Martha Wash leaves the cast on October 28.
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Tootsie remains charming, even in the #MeToo era
“Being a woman is no job for a man” still rings true.
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Alice proves what we already guessed: Evanston is Wonderland
Things get curiouser and curiouser during this roaming production.
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These Shining Lives tells the true story of the ‘Radium Girls’ of Ottawa, Illinois
The one-act is heavy-handed but accurate.