Review: DEFACING MICHAEL JACKSON at Flying Elephants Productions
Under Director Alexis J. Roston, DEFACING MICHAEL JACKSON has the ability to reminisce, by splashing in not only Jackson hits, but a plethora of other eighties music.
Review: FUTURE ECHOES at WildClaw Theatre
Within the small confines of one of The Den Theatre’s 50-seat spaces, WildClaw Theatre makes efficient use of the venue layout in order to exude as much of a horror experience.
Review: ASHES OF LIGHT at UrbanTheatre Company
UrbanTheater Company notes as part of their mission, “Preserving the Puerto Rican and Humboldt Park voice for 12 years on Paseo Boricua,” and with ASHES OF LIGHT as part of their season, they truly encapsulate a neighborhood family environment in their space through the natural chemistry provided by their actors.
Review: SWEEP at Coffee & Whiskey Productions
Though lengthy, the play has a strong feminist message. Escobar’s concept of sweeping the past to fix the future is full of insight into what is happening around us these days, but the fantastical side of this play loads a lot of layers that weaken the strength of the message.
Review: ROW AFTER ROW at The Comrades
When I was 10 years old, my family went apple picking and not too far from the apple orchards was an area where they reenacted the Civil War. I remember my uncles and I hiking a good distance to get to the area on the battlefield where modern-day civilians could watch without being in harm’s way.
Review: FRANKLINLAND at Jackalope Theatre Company
The dynamics of a father & son relationship are often perplexing. With the assumed normal construct of what a “man” is and what a man wants, we often have conflicting agendas, and as the son grows into his preferred wants, a father may continue to instill his perceptions of how the son should think.
Review: WISHIN’ CONTROL at The Comedy Clubhouse
WISHIN’ CONTROL shows how storytelling can carry the weight of a play without the bells & whistles of a major theater production.
Review: TWO MILE HOLLOW at First Floor Theater
Waves gently come ashore, the seagulls chirp, and white privilege is heartwarming for the Donnellys as they come together at TWO MILE HOLLOW.
Review: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at Red Theater Chicago
Do you remember Hulk Hogan? Not the recent version who battled online media websites about leaked sex tapes, but the 80’s icon who battled bad guys like the Iron Sheik?
Review: PASS OVER at Steppenwolf
We need to ask ourselves, “do black lives matter?” Because the thought of complacency is frightening for the future of humanity.
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