Othello is usually viewed as “Shakespeare’s Race Play” and somewhat rightfully so—after all, the Bard almost never wrote Black characters. In our society race overshadows everything, so much so that much discourse around Othello tends to obstinately revolve around whether or not the play is “racist”—as if an inanimate object were able to take offense […]
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An Iliad returns in a stunning new setting
Court Theatre’s revival puts us in the center of ancient artifacts and contemporary conundrums.
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All My Sons joins the pantheon of Court Theatre’s great tragedies
It’s time to place Arthur Miller at the forefront of American drama.
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The message of Court Theatre’s Harvey? Don’t worry—be happy
Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 comedy was and remains a sweet break from the general awfulness.
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The Nether, The Book of Joseph, and seven more plays to see now
Thought-provoking productions at A Red Orchid and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s best bets.
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Chicago Shakespeare’s Tug of War: Civil Strife is a battle to engage in
The second half of Barbara Gaines’s epic adaptation compels—never mind the guitars or blood dripping from the wall.
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Court Theatre’s The Good Book can’t make a masterpiece of the Bible
The creators of An Iliad offer a three-hour debunking that preaches to the choir.
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The year onstage: Five debuts, four imports, three revivals—and two feuds
The Building Stage said good-bye, Jamil Khoury said a lot, and other notable moments from the year in theater.
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An Iliad’s new kind of wow
Court Theatre’s revived An Iliad seems more meditative than before.
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Sing, goddess, of An Iliad
Court Theatre stages a 90-minute monologue based on Homer’s The Iliad
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Waiting for Hamlet
Tom Stoppard’s early, Beckettian play at Writers’ Theatre