Chase the Impossible — Inside COSMOLOGIES with Michael Patrick Thornton
Gift Artistic Director Michael Patrick Thornton takes us into his relationship with Playwright David Rabe, with a slew of advice for producing work that is “Impossible. Slippery. Colossal. Relentless.”
Review: FIGHT NIGHT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Pictured: Ensemble of FIGHT NIGHT. Photo by Yvon Poncelet. By Marie Warner FIGHT NIGHT at Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a theater experience unlike any other. Visiting Belgian company Ontroerend Goed has created a work that will challenge your preconceived notions about the political system in a new and engaging way....
Review: IN THE CANYON at Jackalope Theatre Company
Calamity West’s new work is an unapologetically and deftly-crafted theatrical edict declaring that if we continue as we are, the future will be anything but female.
Inside PIPPIN: Video Design with G. “Max” Maxin IV
Photo: Sawyer Smith and the cast of PIPPIN | Brett Beiner By G. “Max” Maxin IV Traditionally, theater is rooted in suspension of belief. When an audience walks into a theater, they check in with the box office, they might see the set before the actors come on stage, they...
Review: GYPSY at Porchlight Music Theatre
It’s E. Faye Butler’s world and we should all be HONORED to live here.
Review: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD at Adventure Stage Chicago
Pictured: Gabriel Fries, Carlyle DePriest and Felipe Carrasco | Josh Darr By Tonika Todorova Adventure Stage Chicago invites us along for THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, the classic tale about a hero whose heroism swims in the murky waters of doing wrong to better another wrong. Geared for pre-teen and teen...
New Asian American Token Theatre Launches, Season Announced
“I became frustrated by the people in power taking away my humanity by forcing me to play the ‘sidekick’ or the ‘token’ in one show after another.”
3Arts Awards Announced, $260,000 to Chicago Artists
3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, has announced the 20 Chicago artists who will receive unrestricted grants at the 11th annual 3Arts Awards Celebration on November 5th.
Inside COSMOLOGIES: David Rabe on Script Changes in Rehearsal and Working with The Gift Theatre
Playwright David Rabe talks about the process of getting COSMOLOGIES on its feet at The Gift.