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Sierra Bryn Buffum and Melody DeRogatis in Accidental Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Posted inArts & Culture

Accidental Shakespeare Zooms in on a queer pandemic-era Romeo and Juliet

by Kerry Reid May 20, 2021August 18, 2021

Director Iris Sowlat uses social isolation as a framework for the lovers; plus PARA.MAR Dance Theatre offers live classes and performances with THAWEN.

Playwrights for Bechdel Fest 8: Realign (clockwise from top left) Asha McAllister, Lane Anthony Flores, Brynne Frauenhoffer, Ismail Khalidi, Iris Sowlat, Jamie Olah, Robert Koon, and Keyanna Khatiblou
Posted inArts & Culture

Broken Nose passes the Bechdel Test

by Catey Sullivan January 19, 2021August 18, 2021

This year’s Bechdel Fest realigns online.

Posted inArts & Culture

The founder of Pride Films and Plays is gone. What happened? What’s next?

by Kerry Reid August 19, 2020July 28, 2022

PFP’s story contains lessons about board oversight and artist empowerment.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Days Are Shorter, but this play feels longer

by Jack Helbig May 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Its depiction of a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown isn’t as sympathetic as it should be.

Posted inArts & Culture

Highlights and lowlights from the eighth annual Chicago Fringe Festival

by Reader staff September 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Jeff Fort and Fred Hampton: A Revolutionary Love Story is among the standouts at this northwest-side showcase for “the untried and the weird.”

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