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Home » William Inge

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Posted inArts & Culture

Eclipse Theatre rescues The Dark at the Top of the Stairs from being just another curio

by Jack Helbig November 22, 2018August 18, 2021

The production deals with a number of social issues without allowing them to upstage the story.

Posted inArts & Culture

Eclipse Theatre’s year of Inge continues with a poignant Bus Stop.

by Dmitry Samarov July 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Strangers stranded in a cafe are forced to reexamine their lives.

Posted inBlogs

Natural Affection at the Athenaeum Theatre and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Steve Heisler April 23, 2018August 18, 2021

The film Beirut and more goings-on the week of 4/23-4/26.

Posted inArts & Culture

Natural Affection hints at cracks in America’s postwar idyll

by Dmitry Samarov April 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Eclipse Theatre kicks off its season-long tribute to William Inge with one of his lesser works.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Gentleman Caller imagines an early romance between Tennessee Williams and William Inge

by Dan Jakes April 12, 2018August 18, 2021

Two young playwrights teeter on the precipice of success.

Posted inArts & Culture

In the hands of Will Davis, Picnic becomes a fluid—and gender-fluid—ballet

by Tony Adler March 23, 2017August 18, 2021

American Theater Company’s tribute to playwright William Inge is all about the motion.

Posted inArts & Culture

New Country, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, and eight more notable new stage shows

by Chicago Reader March 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Actor/stand-up/TV writer Mark Roberts brings a wild-and-crazy new comedy to town.

Posted inBlogs

The history of Picnics

by Tony Adler October 3, 2008August 19, 2021

A legend, cast against type.

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