Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood breathe fire into Steppenwolf’s revival.
Tag: Sam Shepard
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Writers Theatre’s Buried Child sacrifices Sam Shepard’s ghoulish humor for tragedy
But the performances are stellar in Kimberly Senior’s monumental staging.
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This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas
FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.
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Bachelorette, Hard Times, and 12 more stage shows to see now
A “ferocious ensemble effort” and a pitch-perfect revival are among this week’s best bets.
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Ubu the King, True West, and nine more new theater reviews
Alfred Jarry’s absurdist satire and a minor masterpiece by Sam Shepard are among this week’s highlights.
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Ten best bets for fall theater
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
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Steppenwolf’s Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows
An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week’s notables.
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How Chicago theater artists are diversifying the city’s stages
Efforts are underway to make Chicago’s theater less uniformly white, thin, able-bodied, and gender-conforming.
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Tom Cruise, Sam Shepard, John Carpenter, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Krzysztof Zanussi, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and the rest of this week’s hard-to-spell screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The home fires burn in August: Osage County
Meryl Streep is a fire-breathing matriarch in August: Osage County.
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Playing Family Feud at Steppenwolf’s First Look
They always hurt the ones they love in Steppenwolf’s First Look repertory.
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Friends recall old crimes in Simpatico
Michael Shannon stars in Simpatico, a death struggle disguised as a comedy.
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Richard Cotovsky’s life on the fringe, rewarded
After four decades in Chicago theater, Mary-Arrchie’s Richard Cotovsky gets a special nod from the Jeff Awards.
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Devices obvious and mechanical
Neil LaBute gets Agatha Christie-esque with In a Forest, Dark and Deep