Glass Apple Theatre Archives

We see what appears to be an apartment setting, with four people. There is a man on the far left, bald with a dark beard, who is wearing an athletic shirt and blue jeans. He is looking down at a bottle of what looks like whiskey. Next to him is another man with long dark hair, wearing a T-shirt and some kind of cardigan. In the foreground are two women. At the far right is a woman seated on a couch. She has reddish hair pulled into a ponytail and wears a white T-shirt and jeans. Standing on the left of the couch is another woman, who also has light-colored hair pulled into a ponytail. She wears a short-sleeved blue knit sweater, a blue denim miniskirt, and pattered tights. She is looking out and holds a multicolored backpack in one hand.

Too soon?

by Marissa Oberlander April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

It feels early to stage a play set during, and concerning the effects of, the early days of COVID-19 on its characters. We can still feel those days intimately, given the short passing of time, and the degree of veracity required to make this a world we want to and can meaningfully revisit is high. […]

Four people stand in front of lecterns. From left: a young white woman in a long black lace dress, an older white man in a tweed suit, a middle-aged white man in a navy suit, and a younger white man in tan trousers and dark jacket. Behind them is another man in a dark velvet suit. The background looks like an old-fashioned radio front, with purple and red light illuminating it.

Theater Review

A little bit bloodless

by Dmitry Samarov August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

I love Dracula. I’ve loved him ever since a Saturday afternoon in the late 70s or early 80s when I saw Bela Lugosi portray him on TV as part of Creature Double Feature. Max Schreck, Christopher Lee, and many other actors have only deepened my appreciation for the immortal bloodsucker. I always root for him […]

Agenda

Chinatown hip-hop, Summer Skate, Dracula, and dance

by Micco Caporale and Kerry Reid August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Have you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating Chicago hip-hop while subtly intimating the relationship of immigrant communities to music, fashion, and street culture. From 2-9 PM today, there will be a street […]

Arts & Culture

Shadows of Birds shows how addiction casts a pall on entire families

by Marissa Oberlander September 11, 2019August 18, 2021

Glass Apple Theatre’s production localizes and humanizes the opioid epidemic.