Mensa Theatre 2008 (High IQ (or smarty-pants) Drama) By Venus Zarris “As the political IQ of our country makes a shift from room temperature to potentially and hopefully brilliant, let’s look at the examples[…]
Month: December 2008
SOFA / Chicago 2008 – Streams of Artistic Consciousness
By Val Lyle (preface by Venus Zarris) Val Lyle is a gifted and renown sculptor and art educator. VAL LYLE : Figurative Sculpture, Gestural Art, Paper Clay We went to art college together a couple decades ago and have[…]
Snowflake Tim’s Big Holiday Adventure – REVIEW
By Robert Andersen Growing up can be hard enough, but when your 10 and you have younger siblings you might need therapy. Being the baby of the family can have its advantages, although therapy is[…]
Bailiwick Theatre Holds ‘MAKE US AN OFFER” Clearance Sale
Bailiwick Holds ‘MAKE US AN OFFER” Clearance Sale Friday, January 2 from Noon to 5 p.m. Chicago – Because producing 15 years of great theater in the same space leaves a lot of great memories[…]
Happiest of Holidays From Chicago Stage Review
Best Wishes for Safe, Warm and Happy Holidays!
THE SEAFARER – REVIEW
EXTENDED through February 22! By Venus Zarris Steppenwolf Theatre closes off 2008 with a true gift. The Seafarer is nothing short of an end of the year delight. Playwright Conor McPherson has created a hauntingly spellbinding[…]
Dear Sweet Santa – Don We Now Our Gay Apparel
By Venus Zarris Christmas has never been one of my favorite holidays. I would go so far as to diagnose myself as having a Borderline Scrooge Disorder. There are too many expectations placed on[…]
Art Imitating Life. Life Imitating Lovecraft?
By Venus Zarris Over the years I have had some unusual coincidences while viewing theater. I prefer to go into a production knowing as little about it as possible. That way, there are fewer preconceived[…]
Illustrating Dramatic Horror
By Venus Zarris A wonderfully created poster illustration can conjure a vividly realized atmosphere before you even stop foot into a theater. This is the case with the poster design created by Charlie Athanas for WildClaw Theatre’s[…]
The Dreams in the Witch House – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris WildClaw Theatre delivers a hauntingly atmospheric world premiere of The Dreams in the Witch House. Adapted from H. P. Lovecraft’s 1933 short story, it tells the eerie tale of a student who leaves[…]