Chicago Theatre Standards in Action with Citadel’s SEX WITH STRANGERS

Chicago Theatre Standards in Action with Citadel’s SEX WITH STRANGERS

“Only then did we start to explore the transitions in which Laura Eason gives us the repeated stage direction: ‘clothes come off, sex is imminent.'”

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Silk Road Has Its THROUGH THE ELEVATED LINE Cast and Design Team

Silk Road Has Its THROUGH THE ELEVATED LINE Cast and Design Team

Silk Road Rising has announced the cast and production team for the world premiere of THROUGH THE ELEVATED LINE by Novid Parsi. 

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Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM has its very own fairy dust-covered jar in the time capsule of my iconic teenage theatre experiences. I strongly suspect that a similar jar is being dusted and stored in the memory of each middle-schooler with whom I had the privilege to attend Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production on Tuesday morning.

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Steppenwolf: The Next Generation

Steppenwolf: The Next Generation

Some of Steppenwolf’s newest Ensemble Members (and Stars of YOU GOT OLDER) discuss their craft, their company, and their city.

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Review: SEX WITH STRANGERS at Citadel Theatre

Review: SEX WITH STRANGERS at Citadel Theatre

It’s ironic to review a show in which a character completely ignores the reviews of his own writing. However, the thought-provoking work that is Laura Eason’s SEX WITH STRANGERS requires a thorough exploration.

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Eclectic Announces AS YOU LIKE IT Cast

Eclectic Announces AS YOU LIKE IT Cast

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre has announced the cast and design team casting for AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare.

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Inside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: A New Kind of Challenge

Inside SOUTHERN GOTHIC: A New Kind of Challenge

In an immersive production, the stage becomes the theater, removing any kind of buffer between the audience and the show. It turns the tables entirely and presents a new kind of challenge for a scenic designer to navigate.

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Review: HATFIELD & MCCOY at The House Theatre of Chicago

Review: HATFIELD & MCCOY at The House Theatre of Chicago

The show doesn’t particularly tug on the heartstrings the way most House Theatre shows tend to do, but it is a great retelling with harmonious live music, beautiful singing and a healthy dose of the House’s inimitable artful style.

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Lyric Announces 18/19 Season, Including LA BOHÈME and WEST SIDE STORY

Lyric Announces 18/19 Season, Including LA BOHÈME and WEST SIDE STORY

General Director Anthony Freud and Music Director Sir Andrew Davis announced Lyric Opera’s 2018/19 Season

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Stacy Keach Returns for Summer PAMPLONA Run

Stacy Keach Returns for Summer PAMPLONA Run

PAMPLONA ran for 11 preview performances last spring but closed prematurely after Keach suddenly fell ill on opening night.

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