They couldn’t be more different in tone and setting, but Tyrone Phillips’s current gorgeous staging of Twelfth Night at Chicago Shakespeare and Robert Falls’s brilliant 2013 reimagining of Measure for Measure at the Goodman have one thing in common: bold directorial choices at the end that resolve nagging questions I’ve always had about how Shakespeare […]
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The food of love
Shakespeare was queering the narrative before that term even existed. So it makes sense that Midsommer Flight’s seventh annual production of Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory goes all-in on genderqueer playfulness this year—especially with queerness under attack from so many quarters. Bex Ehrmann’s staging amid the purple-and-lavender Nutcracker-themed decorations in the conservatory’s Show […]
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Hothouse Shakespeare
Midsommer Flight’s production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is back at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, this time with an immersive “choose-your-own-path” twist. It’s an exciting concept that could use some workshopping given the uniqueness of the greenhouse space and the inherent challenges already present in performing Shakespeare in a way that’s relatable and easy to follow […]
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Midsommer Flight’s Twelfth Night offers hijinks and insight
The beautiful Lincoln Park Conservatory setting is just one reason to see this returning production.
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Midsommer Flight makes its annual Twelfth Night excursion to the Lincoln Park Conservatory
Shakespeare in the Park isn’t just for warm weather.
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Writers’s Twelfth Night doesn’t quite achieve greatness, but it’s still good fizzy fun
A compelling cast breathes new life into Shakespeare’s words.
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Comedian Matt Braunger at Lincoln Hall, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, Lake Shore Dive pop-up bar, and more goings-on the weekend of 12/15-12/17
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Barney the Elf, Hellcab, and ten more new stage shows
The best-ever explanation for what makes reindeer fly and the 25th anniversary of a Chicago classic are among this week’s best bets.
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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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This Way Outta Santaland, Home for Hanukkah With Bubbe, and six more new holiday stage shows
Santa Diaries veteran Mitchell Fain returns with a revue of his own.
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There’s one last chance to see Twelfth Night in Hindi
The Mumbai-based Company Theatre’s Piya Behrupia speaks a universal language.
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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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Bite: A Pucking Queer Cabaret, Squeeze My Cans, and ten more new stage shows
‘Tis the season for the Bard and the bawdy.
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What to see at Shakespeare 400 Chicago
We pare the year-long catalog of events down just a little bit.
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The touring Broadway hit Beautiful, Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, and 16 more new and notable shows
Beautiful, Fallen Angels, and 16 more new and notable shows, more holiday fare included.