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Home » Luis Alfaro

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Posted inArts & Culture

Victory Gardens playwrights ensemble resigns

by Catey Sullivan May 25, 2020August 18, 2021

Restructuring at the top causes an exodus—again.

Posted inArts & Culture

Photographer Laura Aguilar invited viewers to take a long, hard look at all her imperfections

by Ionit Behar May 21, 2019August 18, 2021

A career retrospective at the National Museum of Mexican Art shows an artist dealing with the complexities of her identity.

Posted inArts & Culture

Ideation, Token, and nine more stage shows to see now

by Chicago Reader May 24, 2017August 18, 2021

A dark comedy from Jackalope and a go-for-the-jugular solo performance are among this week’s best bets.

Mojado
Posted inArts & Culture

Ancient myth meets modern economics in Luis Alfaro’s Mojada

by Tony Adler July 31, 2013August 19, 2021

Ancient myth meets modern economics in Luis Alfaro’s Mojada.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Wed 7/24: Philip Caputo, Twin Peaks, and Medea in Pilsen

by Tosten Burks July 24, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, July 24

Posted inBlogs

Victory Gardens Theater shortens its season

by Deanna Isaacs March 5, 2013August 19, 2021

The company also looks for resident companies to share its space.

Setting the stage for 2012
Posted inArts & Culture

Eight faves, six stars, and a horror: 2012 in theater

by Tony Adler December 26, 2012August 19, 2021

The year in review for Chicago theater

¿Cuál es el animal que por la mañana tiene cuatro pies, dos al mediodía y tres en la tarde?
Posted inArts & Culture

Luis Alfaro’s American tragedy

by Tony Adler July 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Victory Gardens’s Chay Yew directs Luis Alfaro’s take on the Oedipus myth

Posted inArts & Culture

Charm turns to tedium

by Tony Adler February 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Chay Yew debuts at Victory Gardens Theater with Ameriville

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