Lots of behind-the-scenes news in Chicago theater, and some well-deserved plaudits to note as well this week! At the Tony Awards this past Sunday, longtime Chicago sound designer and composer Mikhail Fiksel took home the top prize for his work on Lucas Hnath’s drama Dana H., which ran locally at the Goodman in fall of […]
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To tell the truth: 2019 in theater
Four plays that recast history—collective and personal—with searing defiance.
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Believable: changing the story on how plays address violence against women
The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma—and reclaiming their stories.
The fall theater season has brought several shows about women surviving trauma—and reclaiming their stories.
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Dana H. is more than a true-crime story
Lucas Hnath’s one-woman play about his mother’s kidnapping centers the voice of the survivor.