“Theaters need to make space not just for the right numbers but for people’s different lived experiences.”
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Posted inArts & Culture
After a life-changing transition, Will Davis sets out to transform a Chicago theater
American Theater Company’s fresh-faced artistic director credits his gender transition with a creative awakening. Now the 33-year-old looks to turn the venerable North Center playhouse into a place of “wild theatricality.”
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best indicator that the CTA is as slow as you think
Divvy divvybikes.com Its pedal-powered technology stretches back two centuries, but like the latest, hottest gadget, Divvy has in two years gone from “Will anyone use it?” to “Does anyone not?” It’s not just that unlimited rides are much cheaper on Divvy ($75 for a year) than the el ($100 for just a month). The three-speed […]
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Three residents of Chicago’s first LGBT senior center tell their stories
There are few places in the country like Boystown’s new Town Hall Apartments, which serves one of the city’s most overlooked and vulnerable populations.