Ele Matelan didn’t plan on making a career out of sound effects. Like a lot of Chicago theater artists, she moved here after college (at Southern Methodist University) to pursue acting. She also did some stage management for her SMU pals who had formed the House Theatre of Chicago in 2001. But one winter night […]
Tag: Strawdog
Posted inTheater Review
Hanukkah hijinks
Grab your dreidel and the whole mishpocha and head over to Strawdog Theatre Company’s annual hit show Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins. A festive and charming holiday treat in a cozy, black-box theater with blankets for kids to sit on the floor, Hershel immediately engages and warms up youth (and adults) with pre-show schmoozing, music, […]
Posted inGhost Light
Digital theater options haven’t fallen away
With so many theaters opening their doors again for live performances (we have at least a half-dozen new reviews coming up next week, which is the most we’ve run since March 2020), it might be easy to overlook the ongoing digital drama produced by local companies. But there are still plenty of online shows to […]
Posted inArts & Culture
We’re all in the same boat (alone) with Moby Dick and How Do We Navigate Space?
Two streaming shows from Theatre in the Dark and Strawdog capture the drama of obsession and isolation.
Posted inArts & Culture
Bare-knuckled theatrics
For 41 years, the Chicago Theatre Softball League has meant summertime camaraderie for the city’s troupes.
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Arsonists, altruists, and assassins: new performing arts reviews
Fresh opinions from Reader critics
Posted inBlogs
Sunday in the Park With George and midnight with zombies: new performing arts reviews
Fresh reviews from Reader critics