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Home » Electra

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Posted inArts & Culture

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Falling, and eight more stage shows to see now

by Chicago Reader March 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Bertolt Brecht’s satire set in 1930s gangland Chicago and Interrobang Theatre’s local premiere of an off-Broadway hit are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inBlogs

Shame on Wheels, It’s a Wonderful Life, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Isabel Ochoa Gold December 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Donut Fest, Irish Christmas Market, and more happenings from December 9-11.

Posted inBlogs

Court Theatre concludes its House of Atreus trilogy with a Hamlet-like Electra

by Tony Adler November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Sandra Marquez and Kate Fry are darkly fascinating as Sophocles’s murderous queen and her obsessed daughter.

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall theater

by Tony Adler September 4, 2016August 18, 2021

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Jackalope’s Prowess, Aguijón’s Adverses, and seven more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader May 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Ike Holter does it again—and so does Rey Andújar.

Mojado
Posted inArts & Culture

Ancient myth meets modern economics in Luis Alfaro’s Mojada

by Tony Adler July 31, 2013August 19, 2021

Ancient myth meets modern economics in Luis Alfaro’s Mojada.

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