Review: THE BELLE OF AMHERST at Court Theatre
With a sensational performance by Kate Fry and wonderfully exuberant direction from Sean Graney, this BELLE OF AMHERST shows a delightful Emily Dickinson full of life, imagination, great joy, and phosphorescence.
Review: DRACULA — The Hypocrites at Mercury Theater Chicago
Bram Stoker might not have intended for his novel to be funny, but undoubtedly he would have approved of The Hypocrites’ approach to DRACULA.
Hypocrites Announce New Structure, Ensemble, Follow-Up to ALL OUR TRAGIC, and DRACULA at Mercury
Today The Hypocrites announced a new non-profit business model after the company was forced to cancel a portion of their 20th anniversary season.
Inside CINDERELLA AT THE THEATRE OF POTATOES Part 1: Introducing Pauline
More people should know the name Pauline Viardot-García, the composer and librettist of the opera Cendrillon and hundreds of other compositions.
American Theater Company and Araca Group Host Free Readings
Usman Ally and Lee Stark in DISGRACED (2012). Photo courtesy of American Theater Company. American Theater Company announces the third year of AracaWorks: Chicago, a play development workshop in partnership with New York’s The Araca Group, Broadway producers of DISGRACED, URINETOWN, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIRE DE LUNE, THE WEDDING SINGER, LEND...
Hypocrites Name Their First Logan Fellow
As part of a multi-year fellowship program established by the Logan Foundation, The Hypocrites announced the company’s first Logan Fellow.
JOHANNA FAUSTUS Is a Cloudy Adaptation
Armed with innovative storytelling tools, the Hypocrites can transport you through time and space with simple, committed magic, often leaving the wizardry at the tip of their fingers to ignite whenever they wish. It is no surprise they present epic stories in a modern, easy-to-connect-with style.