Right before the stay-at-home order hit Chicago in March of 2020, Lookingglass Theatre opened Her Honor Jane Byrne, written and directed by ensemble member J. Nicole Brooks. I called that production “a rich, riotous, and soul-searching world premiere,” and mourned its truncated run. Well, you can’t keep a good show down. After winning the prestigious […]
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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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Still thinking about Lookingglass Theatre’s Still Alice—and about Alzheimer’s
The play and the novel it’s based on grapple with the disease honestly, as does a recent account in free verse.
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Alzheimer’s from the inside out
Christine Mary Dunford adapts Still Alice, Lisa Genova’s novel about early-onset Alzheimer’s, to the stage.