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Home » Sam Shepard

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Posted inArts & Culture

The second coming of True West

by Catey Sullivan July 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood breathe fire into Steppenwolf’s revival.

Posted inArts & Culture

Writers Theatre’s Buried Child sacrifices Sam Shepard’s ghoulish humor for tragedy

by Justin Hayford May 23, 2018August 18, 2021

But the performances are stellar in Kimberly Senior’s monumental staging.

Posted inBlogs

This week on FilmStruck: Deep in the heart of Texas

by Patrick Friel March 16, 2018August 18, 2021

FilmStruck finds more than western films deep in the heart of Texas.

Posted inArts & Culture

Bachelorette, Hard Times, and 12 more stage shows to see now

by Chicago Reader October 18, 2017August 18, 2021

A “ferocious ensemble effort” and a pitch-perfect revival are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Ubu the King, True West, and nine more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader September 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Alfred Jarry’s absurdist satire and a minor masterpiece by Sam Shepard are among this week’s highlights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Ten best bets for fall theater

by Tony Adler September 4, 2016August 18, 2021

A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.

Posted inArts & Culture

Steppenwolf’s Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week’s notables.

Posted inArts & Culture

How Chicago theater artists are diversifying the city’s stages

by Zac Thompson March 22, 2016August 18, 2021

Efforts are underway to make Chicago’s theater less uniformly white, thin, able-bodied, and gender-conforming.

Posted inBlogs

Tom Cruise, Sam Shepard, John Carpenter, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones June 6, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Krzysztof Zanussi, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and the rest of this week’s hard-to-spell screenings

by J.R. Jones May 30, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep in August: Osage County
Posted inFilm

The home fires burn in August: Osage County

by J.R. Jones January 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Meryl Streep is a fire-breathing matriarch in August: Osage County.

Buena Vista
Posted inArts & Culture

Playing Family Feud at Steppenwolf’s First Look

by Tony Adler August 14, 2013August 19, 2021

They always hurt the ones they love in Steppenwolf’s First Look repertory.

Guy Van Swearingen and Michael Shannon
Posted inArts & Culture

Friends recall old crimes in Simpatico

by Tony Adler July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Michael Shannon stars in Simpatico, a death struggle disguised as a comedy.

Richard Cotovsky
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Richard Cotovsky’s life on the fringe, rewarded

by Deanna Isaacs May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

After four decades in Chicago theater, Mary-Arrchie’s Richard Cotovsky gets a special nod from the Jeff Awards.

Neil LaBute goes all Agatha Christie with In a Forest, Dark and Deep
Posted inArts & Culture

Devices obvious and mechanical

by Justin Hayford April 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Neil LaBute gets Agatha Christie-esque with In a Forest, Dark and Deep

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