Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.
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‘The statement is a study in crisis management’: Not in Our House leaders decline to meet with Darrell Cox without an apology
Not in Our House plans to present a petition to the theater later this week.
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‘Unfortunately, I am the villain’: Profiles Theatre artistic director Darrell W. Cox responds to Reader abuse investigation
Profiles Theatre artistic director Darrell W. Cox dismisses allegations of workplace abuse documented by the Reader.
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At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real
For more than 20 years, actors and crew members stayed silent about mistreatment they suffered at the acclaimed storefront theater. Now they’re speaking up, hoping to protect workers in non-Equity theaters across the country.
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Lookingglass’s Blood Wedding, Strawdog’s D.O.A., and nine more notable current stage shows
García Lorca gets transplanted to the Dust Bowl, and an off-Loop mainstay goes noir.
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The Other Place might offend disability crusaders, but its real flaw is contrivance
Profiles’ The Other Place might offend disability crusaders, but its real flaw is contrivance.
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend The Dream of the Burning Boy, 7 Wonders, and Lauren Groff’s Arcadia.
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Devices obvious and mechanical
Neil LaBute gets Agatha Christie-esque with In a Forest, Dark and Deep