I’m just going to get the obvious adjective out of the way right now: Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night, now in its local premiere at Steppenwolf under Austin Pendleton’s direction, is definitely Stoppardian. As in much of Tom Stoppard’s work, the story spans decades—1920-2010, to be precise. And also as in Stoppard, an object (in […]
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King James explores basketball and male bonding
I’ve always been ambivalent about the use of land acknowledgements in the arts sector, but as I am not of Indigenous descent, I can’t speak for Indigenous opinions on the matter. At the world premiere of King James at Steppenwolf, the audience was treated to not only a land acknowledgement, but also to what I […]
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Lyric, Goodman, Steppenwolf, and CSO face the music
Major performing arts organizations recalibrate for COVID-19.
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Two Guards at the Taj meditate on the nature of beauty
The most beautiful thing ever made also contains unspeakable suffering.
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Jackalope’s Prowess, Aguijón’s Adverses, and seven more new stage shows
Ike Holter does it again—and so does Rey Andújar.
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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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The Lake Effect keeps the mold intact
In The Lake Effect, Rajiv Joseph returns to his quirky/intimate style.
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In Lookingglass Theatre’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, the big cat sleeps tonight
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.
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Theater Review: Steppenwolf’s Next Up
Young directors know the old ways well