How to Defend Yourself and Do You Feel Anger? ask us to consider how to survive patriarchy without losing our minds—and bodies.
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Office and gender politics collide in Do You Feel Anger?
An “empathy coach”‘ tries to fix a toxic workplace in A Red Orchid’s latest.
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Earth to Kenzie has a message: kids are homeless too
There are three public performances of Lyric’s new children’s opera this weekend.
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Wolf Play leads the pack
An adoptee seeks comfort and safety in lupine identity in Hansol Jung’s latest.
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Landladies explores the power dynamic between renters and owners
It’s a moving depiction of crippling homelessness and how solutions feel completely out of reach.
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Four characters battle existential dread in an Amazon-like Fulfillment Center
The Red Orchid cast is adept at humanizing some incredibly flawed human beings.
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Empower promises to bring the real south side to the Lyric Opera stage
Chicago high school students have teamed up with opera professionals to show that their neighborhoods are more than what’s shown in the media.
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Racism won’t even let the black hero of Hang Man get off in peace
Instead, Stacy Osei-Kuffour’s dark comedy leaves him dangling from a noose.
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Aladdin, Marry Me a Little, and ten more stage shows to see now
A top-notch touring Broadway show and an intimate Sondheim concept revue are among this week’s notable new productions.
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Black Ensemble’s Doo Wop Shoo Bop, Quest Theatre’s All the World’s a Stage, and eight more stage shows to see now
Revivals are back—even Sister Act.
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Theater Review: Steppenwolf’s Next Up
Young directors know the old ways well