Shady Characters Archives - Chicago Reader

A National Punctuation Day postscript

A punctuation free period in belated honor of our essential characters

The writer-director-filmmaker talks about what drew him to August Wilson; plus changes in faces at Broken Nose Theatre

by Kerry Reid

Forty years ago, Stations made a brilliant EP with Joy Division producer Martin Hannett. It was never finished or released—until now.

by Steve Krakow

Lucy Darling opens up the Rhapsody Theater.

by Kerry Reid

Madeline Sayet’s Where We Belong traces her journey to reclaim her Mohegan heritage.

by Irene Hsiao

Hell in a Handbag’s whodunit parody is a little overstuffed.

by Dan Jakes