The new artistic director wants to take ‘amazing feats of storytelling’ into more diverse realms; Rick Bayless wants to give more money to local theaters.
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Straight white Americans are the worst, according to Chicago theaters
A handful of notable plays staged in the city this year explored SWA suckiness.
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American Theater’s Welcome to Jesus makes you want to Get Out
American Theater Company’s latest is a very nearly insufferable night in the theater.
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In the hands of Will Davis, Picnic becomes a fluid—and gender-fluid—ballet
American Theater Company’s tribute to playwright William Inge is all about the motion.
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There’s not a single WASP penis in the pants of Men on Boats
American Theater Company shoots the Colorado River in this drama set in 1869.
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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.”