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2017 Company of the Year: American Theater Company

2017 Company of the Year: American Theater Company

Three exquisite productions and a thrilling new exploratory aesthetic, led by a new artistic director with a laser-focused vision makes American Theater Company PerformInk’s 2017 Theater of the Year.
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Chicago’s Best Shows of 2017

Chicago’s Best Shows of 2017

Of the 247 shows our critics reviewed, many of their favorites went beyond the plight of the marginalized — beyond making liberal theatergoers feel sorry for their part in our society — to twist the knife in the nuance and intersectionality of the American experience.
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Review: PINE at Uncommon Ground Edgewater

Review: PINE at Uncommon Ground Edgewater

This production was designed to be a challenge for the audience, inviting them to brave the cold weather as PINE unfurls the stories of four millennials in 2017 England.
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Review: HELLCAB at The Agency Theater Collective

Review: HELLCAB at The Agency Theater Collective

This show makes me think of those folks that we meet that exist on our periphery and our exchanges with them. Why not reveal a secret to a stranger if they’re willing to listen?
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Review: LYSISTRATA JONES at Refuge Theatre Project

Review: LYSISTRATA JONES at Refuge Theatre Project

LYSISTRATA JONES is like rewatching a 90s sitcom in 2017 and cringing at all the racism and sexist undertones you didn’t remember were there.
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Review: HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES at Lookingglass Theatre Company

Review: HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES at Lookingglass Theatre Company

The fact that poor people are dying is relatable to 2017. But that’s not what this story is about. It’s a drawing room play. But what are we gaining by telling this story? In empathy? In truth?
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Review: CHOIR BOY at Raven Theatre

Review: CHOIR BOY at Raven Theatre

Ultimately, this production is one of exploration and trial as we, as a theatre community, strive to make better art.
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Review: THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET at New Millennium Theater Company

Review: THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET at New Millennium Theater Company

New Millennium Theatre Company’s current production, THE TRAGEDY OF HE-MANLET, is the essence of storefront theatre
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Review: FIGHT CITY at Factory Theatre

Review: FIGHT CITY at Factory Theatre

While built on good intentions, this show is in such poor taste. It doesn’t know its ideological grounding.
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Review: HAMLET at Midsommar Flight

Review: HAMLET at Midsommar Flight

Midsommar’s dismissing of airs in the open air makes this show a Chicago summer absolute.
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