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Tag: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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In John Mahoney’s last show at Steppenwolf, intimations of mortality
Playing the poet Homer in a dual role in last fall’s The Rembrandt, the actor caught a glimpse of heaven.
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Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news
Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.
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Aziza Barnes’s BLKS needs to take itself more srsly
Steppenwolf’s Girls-like latest scores laughs but pulls its own punches.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Between Riverside and Crazy is provocative, potent—and never quite convincing
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s topical drama is hugely unsatisfying despite Steppenwolf’s finely executed production.
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The five more stars at this year’s Fifth Star Awards include Sandra Cisneros, Steppenwolf, and old lion Stanley Tigerman
Produced by the city Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, this free program celebrating the city’s creativity is Chicago’s version of the Kennedy Center Awards. Like last year’s rousing inaugural event, it will honor five stalwarts of the local arts scene, selected by DCASE and members of the mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council. The 2015 […]
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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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The Hammer Trinity is a nine-hour fantasy epic that feels surprisingly short
The House Theatre of Chicago’s fantasy epic The Hammer Trinity is thrilling and thought-provoking—even if you don’t like fantasy.
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Taste the blood of Jemaine Clement, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Steppenwolf’s Marie Antoinette takes the wrong side of the French Revolution
David Adjmi’s teen-queen tragedy is closer to Sofia Coppola’s movie than to Bertolt Brecht.
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‘I was following what the artists were doing’—An interview with Martha Lavey (part two)
A conversation about “institution” with Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey, who will be leaving her job in 2015, after 20 years.
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A talk with outgoing Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey (part one)
An interview with Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey, who will step down from her post in 2015.
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The Steppenwolf stage is alive for The Night Alive
Conor McPherson’s play The Night Alive may not be great, but it’s superb in its goodness.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 4/17: Follow the Reader, Thom Andersen, and Dim Lighting
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, April 17
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Steppenwolf’s Next Up strikes out
There are no home runs in Next Up, Steppenwolf’s annual showcase for theater MFAs.