Review: PLANTATION! at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Review: PLANTATION! at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Through the deft writing of extraordinarily talented playwright Kevin Douglas, and buoyed by the light sitcom directing style of David Schwimmer, PLANTATION!, the viciously hilarious comedy at Lookingglass Theatre, succeeds at the impossible.

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Review: THE CONDITION OF FEMME at Circle Theatre Chicago

Review: THE CONDITION OF FEMME at Circle Theatre Chicago

This piece is meant to have a strong feminist message, but a play that leaves me feeling like sexual violence is inevitable, without a call to action or accountability for men, that distills the narratives of religious women, women of color and trans women is neither activism nor feminism.

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Facility Announces THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION Cast and Creatives

Facility Announces THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION Cast and Creatives

Pictured: Samantha Farmilant Facility Theatre has announced the cast and production team for David Lang ’s 2008 Pulitzer Award-winning “The Little Match Girl Passion.” Directed by dado, the cast includes Emmy Bean, Erin Carney, Samantha Farmilant, Sarah Thompson, Ryan Strand, Alfredo Jimenez, Daniel Kazenel, and Zachery Angus. Assistant Director Brent...

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Otherworld Announces DOWN THE ROCKY ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO BEDLAM Cast and Creatives

Otherworld Announces DOWN THE ROCKY ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO BEDLAM Cast and Creatives

Otherworld Theatre has announced the cast and design team for DOWN THE ROCKY ROAD AND ALL THE WAY TO BEDLAM.

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Review: THE GREEN BOOK at Pegasus Theatre Chicago, in association with ShPIeL Performing Identity

Review: THE GREEN BOOK at Pegasus Theatre Chicago, in association with ShPIeL Performing Identity

During the height of segregation, a Harlem postal worker by the name of Victor Hugo Green created a booklet called the Negro Motorist Green Book. The Green Book was designed to help traveling Black people find doctors, entertainment, restaurants, and homes for lodging in an effort to avoid areas where they were not welcomed.

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Joffrey Lands $1 Million Grant, Expands Staff

Joffrey Lands $1 Million Grant, Expands Staff

The Joffrey welcomes Mimi de Castro, Associate Director of Corporate Sponsorships; Christina Grant, Director of Audience Development; and Matt de la Peña, Director of Communications

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Cast and Creative Team Set for Rivendell’s THE CAKE

Cast and Creative Team Set for Rivendell’s THE CAKE

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has announced the cast for the Midwest premiere of THE CAKE by Bekah Brunstetter.

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Porchlight Announces MEMPHIS Cast and Production Team

Porchlight Announces MEMPHIS Cast and Production Team

Pictured: (L to R) Aeriel Williams as “Felicia Farrell” and Liam Quealy as “Huey Calhoun” in MEMPHIS from Porchlight Music Theatre  Porchlight has announced casting and staff for their season closer, the Tony Award-winning musical MEMPHIS. The cast includes: Liam Quealy, (Huey Calhoun); Aeriel Williams, (Felicia Farrell), Lorenzo Rush Jr.,...

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Haven Announces THE DISPLACED Cast and Production Team

Haven Announces THE DISPLACED Cast and Production Team

Haven Theatre has announced the cast and creative for its world premiere of THE DISPLACED written by Isaac Gomez.

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About Face Has Its BULL IN A CHINA SHOP Cast and Production Team

About Face Has Its BULL IN A CHINA SHOP Cast and Production Team

About Face Theatre has announced the cast and design team casting for its Midwest premiere of Bryna Turner’s comedy BULL IN A CHINA SHOP.

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