In the opening moments of Ezzat Goushegir’s My Name is Inanna, a clock marks the passing seconds, each tick as heavy as an anvil striking a penny nail. A woman with bound hands sits listening, clearly anguished and afraid. The woman is Inanna (Maryam Abdi), both the Mesopotamian Queen of Heaven and Goddess and an […]
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Queen of Sock Pairing pushes boundaries
Red Tape Theatre’s production traces a woman’s empowerment through role-playing.
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All Quiet on the Western Front brings diversity and relevance in Red Tape’s production
Matt Foss’s adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I classic is both powerful and frustrating.
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We Are Pussy Riot (or) Everything Is P.R. questions the role of spectators in protest art
There is method to the mess in this Red Tape Theatre production.
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Instead of making a point, In the Blood wallows in misery
Suzan-Lori Parks’s modern-day Hester Prynne suffers horribly for no discernible purpose.
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The Shipment forces its (white) audience to contemplate its complicity in perpetuating American racism
Prepare to squirm and be destroyed by Red Tape Theatre’s revival of Young Jean Lee’s play.
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Born Ready, In to America, and seven more new theater reviews
A kinder, gentler All About Eve and a multivarious chronicle of the migrant experience are among this week’s best bets.
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Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows
A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week’s best bets.
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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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Steppenwolf’s showcase for off-Loop theater is expansive—and thus a bit shaky
It’s risky business at this year’s Garage Rep.
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Red Tape Theatre’s Hamlet Is Dead. No Gravity. presents mousetraps within mousetraps
Red Tape Theatre’s Hamlet Is Dead. No Gravity. presents mousetraps within mousetraps.
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One to watch this fall: Eric Hoff works the corner of justice and art
One to watch this fall: Eric Hoff stages The Skriker at Red Tape Theatre
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Even Fringe Artists Network
The Chicago Fringe Artists Networking Night is coming up February 6.