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Posted inNews & Politics
Know thy mayor: A few of Rahm’s favorite things
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
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
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
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
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
Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.
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Baudelaire in a Box: Unquenched, The Burials, and nine more new theater reviews
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
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
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The Gift Theatre gives us a stripped-down Grapes of Wrath
But the Joads are still driving a clunker.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Chicago’s most uncomfortable theaters can offer exceptional theatrical experiences
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
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
The Gift Theatre’s free Ten 2016, Dear James Franco, and eight more new reviews.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Now That’s a Comeback
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.