Steppenwolf Has Its HIR Cast and Production Team

Steppenwolf Has Its HIR Cast and Production Team

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the cast and production team for HIR, a Chicago premiere by playwright, actor, singer-songwriter and performance artist Taylor Mac.

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Andrew Park Steps Down as Artistic Director of Quest Theatre Ensemble

Andrew Park Steps Down as Artistic Director of Quest Theatre Ensemble

Quest Theatre Ensemble has announced founding Artistic Director Andrew Park has stepped down and Elliott Fredland will assume the position of Interim Artistic Director of the 15-year- old company.

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CYMBELINE, Despite Flaws, Packs a Powerful Punch

CYMBELINE, Despite Flaws, Packs a Powerful Punch

Far wiser writers have comprehensively concluded CYMBELINE is not Shakespeare’s finest work. Thus, with mild trepidation I sat down to watch Strawdog Theatre Companies production.

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Required Reading: “What Every Woman Knows”

Required Reading: “What Every Woman Knows”

“What Every Woman Knows” teaches the lesson that even if a woman is unattractive, she can still trap a man into marriage with her wits, as long as she suppresses her own ambitions and intelligence in the service of convincing the world that her man is really the brains and power and excuse me while I kneel before the porcelain god and vomit my brains out.

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