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Two women stand together center stage. An older woman with short blonde hair embraces a younger woman with long darker hair, who is holding onto her in fright. Hanging above them are large cutouts of noses and eyes dangling from branches

Two Destinos plays center women’s experiences

by Matt Simonette September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Two emotionally intense woman-centered productions are among the offerings at this fall’s fifth Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, with the first focusing on the psychological pitfalls in a tested relationship, while the second delves into a brilliant, neurodiverse woman’s challenges and triumphs. Enough to Let the Light In Through 10/23: Thu-Fri 8 PM, Sat […]

Two Latinx women sit on the rug in a living room. A blue couch is behind them. Marc (Melissa DuPrey) sits behind Cynthia (Lisandra Tena), who seems to be in emotional distress. Marc has her hands on Cynthia's back.

Theater Review

Stranger things

by Emily McClanathan September 26, 2022September 27, 2022

What if the person you love—the one you want to spend the rest of your life with—were to confess a secret so bizarre, so disturbing, that it makes you question whether you know them at all? How do you truly accept every part of a person when you can’t begin to understand one of their […]