Four plays that recast history—collective and personal—with searing defiance.
Tag: True West
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The second coming of True West
Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood breathe fire into Steppenwolf’s revival.
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Ubu the King, True West, and nine more new theater reviews
Alfred Jarry’s absurdist satire and a minor masterpiece by Sam Shepard are among this week’s highlights.
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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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How Chicago theater artists are diversifying the city’s stages
Efforts are underway to make Chicago’s theater less uniformly white, thin, able-bodied, and gender-conforming.
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Sam Shepard and John Carpenter cast long shadows over Cold in July
The new thriller Cold in July harks back to John Carpenter and Sam Shepard.
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Friends recall old crimes in Simpatico
Michael Shannon stars in Simpatico, a death struggle disguised as a comedy.
