Frank Nall Archives - Chicago Reader

In the center we see a person in knee-length red boots and a costume vaguely suggestive of armor, standing with a sword upraised and mischievous grin on their face. They are surrounded by five other actors, who are all thrusting swords toward them. In the back is another person in a gold-and-red gown, standing with arms outstretched and looking excited by the action.

Bardfoolery

by Kimzyn Campbell November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Reminiscent of Shakespeare’s first play The Two Gentlemen of Verona, the new Shakespeare-inspired comedy titled Malapert Love by first-time playwright Siah Berlatsky would make the bard proud. Letters and sonnets are written by servants, plagiarized to woo a fleeting infatuation. Identities are swapped, fools are poets and poets are fools, friends become lovers, and the […]

Jane Byrne behind a podium with her staff behind her and Cabrini-Green residents seated in folding chairs in front of her. A sign reading "Welcome Mayor" is behind her

Theater Review

The resurrection of Her Honor Jane Byrne

by Kerry Reid November 16, 2021November 20, 2021

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 […]