Review: LETTERS HOME at Griffin Theatre
Running in rotating repertory with GHOSTS OF WAR, Griffin Theatre Company’s LETTERS HOME is a documentary play exploring personal experiences of those involved in the U.S. armed forces in the Iraq war.
Review: GHOSTS OF WAR at Griffin Theatre
This isn’t a story of heroism, but the discovery of identity and the best of humanity in the heart of war.
Review: RED BOWL AT THE JEFFS at The Sound
Fair warning: if you’re in theater, you won’t escape from seeing (and laughing at) the hauntingly precise portrayals of yourself or your friends on stage.
Review: THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Refuge Theatre Project
Newly released from prison, troubled Percy’s arrival is just the medicine the town needs to heal and find love again. You can probably guess what happens; it’s an obvious plot. What is unexpected, however, are some of the performances.
Review: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR BLACK? at Organic Theater Company
Bursting with energy and intention onto a traditional living room set, this ensemble of four: Kat Christensen, Nyssa Lowenstein, Ariana Silvan-Grau, Taylor Wisham, and their director Anna Gelman have expertly crafted an exploration of Chekhov’s text and context that highlights its relevance, especially to the contemporary female experience.
Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Goodman Theatre
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE is a play of potent and polarizing ideas.
Review: SHE KILLS MONSTERS at Cuckoo’s Theater Project
Cuckoo’s production is evidence of the commitment and joy that drives the engine of Chicago storefront theatre.
Review: CYRANO at Theatre Above the Law
With after school classes, a young performer program, and a mission focused on making classics relatable, Theatre Above The Law’s focus is clearly an educational one. CYRANO is evidence of that.
Review: PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY at Strawdog
While Strawdog’s PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY would benefit from more connection and complex choices, just as he hoped at over a century ago, the story of Ibsen’s play remains more than appropriate to the present day.
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.