What does material success look like to young people in 2023? Is it possible to attain the lifestyle they see in 80s TV shows? Is that something to aspire to? A talented Neo-Futurist troupe takes on capitalism, parents’ expectations, their own hopes and dreams, and whether it’s even possible to just get by in this […]
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My old Kentucky home
The Gift Theatre marks its return to live performance after a two-year absence with the Chicago premiere of Naomi Iizuka’s bittersweet ode to memory and place. Directed by Lavina Jadhwhani, it is a series of sometimes wistful, sometimes nostalgic, but always affecting monologues told by a succession of related characters in a Kentucky town, over […]
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Pride & Prejudice Productions gives Austen a makeover
Melissa Leilani Larson and Lavina Jadhwani reimagine a classic for BIPOC voices.
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A streamlined version of A Doll’s House races through Writers Theatre
Even without a door slam, Henrik Ibsen’s classic hits home.
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Silk Road Rising’s Great Expectations is less a morality tale than a tale of easy moralizing
In an adaptation that puts Pip in India under the Raj, there’s no way for him to succeed without betraying his heritage.
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How do you stop whitewashing Chicago theater?
The theater community gathered to work on a solution.
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London Wall, Milk Like Sugar, and ten more new theater reviews
London Wall, Milk Like Sugar, and ten more new theater reviews
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Alcyone Festival
Halcyon Theatre explores the works of pioneering experimental playwright Maria Irene Fornes.