Steve Scott’s bare-bones production is storefront Shakespeare at its best.
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Robert Falls gives the Goodman’s Uncle Vanya all the clarity of his years
Chekhov’s masterwork gets a master staging.
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2016 in theater was wildly convulsive on- and offstage
Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.
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Chicago Shakespeare’s King Charles III owes less to the Bard than to Sophocles
A political dinosaur makes a last stand in Mike Bartlett’s drama.
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Five performance festivals worth your while
With June comes the summer theater season.
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Belarus Free Theater’s King Lear, the Hypocrites’ Glass Menagerie, and eight more new stage shows
Shakespeare in Belarusian and a reimagined Tennessee Williams play are among the theater highlights this week.
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Belarus Free Theater’s King Lear: Endlessly stunning and authentically great
The Belorusan troupe conjures up a storm to end all storms and a battle to end all battles with a few tarpaulins.
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What to see at Shakespeare 400 Chicago
We pare the year-long catalog of events down just a little bit.
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At Chicago Shakespeare, Larry Yando gives us half of a great King Lear
At Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Larry Yando gives us a Lear that’s part brilliant, part overblown.
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Our top picks for fall theater
Our top picks for fall theater: Playwright Lucas Hnath heats up, Rashid Johnson stages Dutchman in a bath house, and more must-sees.
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James Adomian makes an impression
James Adomian’s many impressions—from cartoon villains to Gary Busey—are his greatest means of comedy.
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Too Much Light at 25: An oral history
The Neo-Futurists reflect on a quarter century of their forever-running show, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.
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Barbara Gaines goes all auteur on Henry VIII
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Henry VIII is undone by overdoing.
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At Steppenwolf, a flawed work signals a major talent
Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head of Passes puts a payment down on future masterpieces.
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Lewis Black at City Winery Chicago
A review of Lewis Black’s show at the new City Winery Chicago