Covering theater in Chicago is sometimes about writing valedictions for companies that have decided it’s time to fold up the tent. In the past couple of weeks, two such announcements came through. Underscore Theatre announced in late September that they were closing permanently. (During the pandemic, the company gave up their storefront rental space at […]
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Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them is Christopher Durang at his darkest
Eclipse Theatre’s all-Durang seasons finishes strong with a brutal black comedy about post-9/11 paranoia.
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Beyond Therapy rises from an early 80s boneyard
Eclipse Theatre Company can’t resolve the ancient problems with Christopher Durang’s early comedy.
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Goodman Theatre helps redeem Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Christopher Durang’s overrated Tony Award winner is a case of absurdism lite.
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The king of quirk comes through in Smokefall
Smokefall, Noah Haidle’s new play, goes beyond cute all the way to a vision.