Brown Paper Box Announces 17/18 Season

Brown Paper Box Announces 17/18 Season

Brown Paper Box Co. has announced their 17/18 season, making this the first time the company has announced their season in full.

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Spiel Chicago Episode Fourteen: Erica Vannon

Spiel Chicago Episode Fourteen: Erica Vannon

Director Erica Vannon is drawn to the kind of work that makes you “giggle into a bit of horror.”

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Leadership Changes, New Ensemble and Company Members at Walkabout Theater

Leadership Changes, New Ensemble and Company Members at Walkabout Theater

Walkabout Theater Company announced today that Kendra Miller will step down from her role as co-artistic director.

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Energetic and Enjoyable BODYGUARD Lives Up To Whitney Houston’s Legacy

Energetic and Enjoyable BODYGUARD Lives Up To Whitney Houston’s Legacy

I was skeptical about this production — Whitney Houston’s incomparable voice is near impossible to take on because it commands so much authority and energy.

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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Has Its Cast of 22 and Production Team

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Has Its Cast of 22 and Production Team

Sideshow Theatre Company has announced the 22 person cast and production team for the U.S. premiere of TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION by Debbie Tucker Green.

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HOBO KING Gives a Heartbeat and Voice to Forgotten Homeless Community

HOBO KING Gives a Heartbeat and Voice to Forgotten Homeless Community

HOBO KING calls into question the bully culture of a city’s government and police officers that is bestowed upon an already vulnerable homeless community.

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Police Chief Investigates Theater’s 1-Star Facebook Review, Finds “Alternative Facts”

Police Chief Investigates Theater’s 1-Star Facebook Review, Finds “Alternative Facts”

He reported that on the way back to his car he was approached by several ‘blacks’ asking for money and harassing him and his companion. He then warns theater-goers to ‘bring your gun’ and gives some sage advice to us: ‘Clean up your shit, AURORA.’

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Top 5 Reasons to See Refuge Theatre’s HIGH FIDELITY

Top 5 Reasons to See Refuge Theatre’s HIGH FIDELITY

In the spirit of the many “Top 5” song lists offered up in Refuge’s HIGH FIDELITY: THE MUSICAL, I present five reasons to see this entertaining, feel-good pop musical production rife with charm and delectable harmonies.

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The SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Highlights the Art of Puppetry

The SORCERER’S APPRENTICE Highlights the Art of Puppetry

Presented by Adventure Stage Theater and performed by Open Eye Figure Theatre from Minnesota, THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE is a show that is based more on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ominous 18th century poem rather than the FANTASIA vignette most are familiar with.

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