Matt Rieger Archives - Chicago Reader

Two photos. On left is a picture of three middle-aged white men in dark suits. Two are seated, with the one in the middle standing and leaning in slightly. On the right is a photo of Black drag performer Eve the Bunny with orange fake-fur bunny ears, holding white eyeglasses.

The Rhino in spring

by Kerry Reid March 30, 2022April 4, 2022

In January 2020, I checked in with Jenny Magnus about Rhinoceros Theater Festival (better known as Rhino Fest), the city’s longest running fringe theater festival. “The world is really hard right now,” Magnus said at the time. “All we have is each other and the intention to do something good. Aid and comfort. We just […]

Performing Arts Feature

Remembering Matt Rieger: ‘a good egg for the ages’

by Jenny Magnus, Beau O'Reilly and Julia Williams November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

Editor’s Note: Matt Rieger, managing director and ensemble member of the Curious Theatre Branch, died on October 27 at 50, following a recent cancer diagnosis. Rieger’s death led to an outpouring of tributes on social media, reminding many of how instrumental he had been in many roles onstage and off over his years as a […]