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Home » the Gift Theatre

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Posted inCity Life

Welcome to Quarantinaville

by Ariel Parrella-Aureli December 11, 2020August 18, 2021

A local artist’s one-of-a-kind greeting cards support local businesses and help us stay connected.

Posted inNews & Politics

Know thy mayor: A few of Rahm’s favorite things

by Maya Dukmasova March 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Mayor Emanuel’s picks for reading, dining, and recreation, from fly fishing to Faust to Four Moon Tavern

Posted inArts & Culture

Gift Theatre’s Ten 2018, Filament Theatre’s Forts!, and four more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader January 11, 2018August 18, 2021

A festival of ten-minute plays and an interactive kids’ show are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see

by Chicago Reader October 25, 2017August 18, 2021

A delightful kids’ show and a Neo-Futurist’s look at dementia are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Invention of Morel, Monster, and 13 more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader February 22, 2017August 18, 2021

A world-premiere opera by Stewart Copeland and a Steppenwolf for Young Adults production are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

After a life-changing transition, Will Davis sets out to transform a Chicago theater

by Novid Parsi December 30, 2016August 18, 2021

American Theater Company’s fresh-faced artistic director credits his gender transition with a creative awakening. Now the 33-year-old looks to turn the venerable North Center playhouse into a place of “wild theatricality.”

Posted inArts & Culture

2016 in theater was wildly convulsive on- and offstage

by Tony Adler December 21, 2016August 18, 2021

Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.

Posted inArts & Culture

Baudelaire in a Box: Unquenched, The Burials, and nine more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader October 12, 2016August 18, 2021

Highlights this week include episode nine of Theater Oobleck’s stage translation of Les Fleurs du Mal and a Steppenwolf for Young Adults drama by Caitlin Parrish.

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

The Gift Theatre gives us a stripped-down Grapes of Wrath

by Tony Adler June 30, 2016August 18, 2021

But the Joads are still driving a clunker.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Chicago’s most uncomfortable theaters can offer exceptional theatrical experiences

by Zac Thompson June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Close quarters, minuscule budgets, and structural limitations can work wonders when it comes to creating intimacy and forcing invention.

Posted inArts & Culture

Richard III was always a monster. Now imagine him as RoboCop

by Tony Adler March 17, 2016August 18, 2021

The Gift Theatre and Michael Patrick Thornton use disability to illuminate the Bard’s sociopathic conniver.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Gift Theatre’s Ten 2016, Dear James Franco, and eight more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader January 6, 2016August 18, 2021

The Gift Theatre’s free Ten 2016, Dear James Franco, and eight more new reviews.

Michael Patrick Thornton in the Gift Theatre's 2016 production of Richard III
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Now That’s a Comeback

by Deanna Isaacs May 11, 2006August 19, 2021

Two strokes left Gift Theatre cofounder Michael Patrick Thornton paralyzed at the age of 24. Now he’s returning to the stage in a one-man show.

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