By Venus Zarris Playwright Brett Neveu examines the impacts of war on six interwoven lives in his newest play, Old Glory. The exposition vacillates between three overlapping scenarios that touch on the direct causes and[…]
Month: February 2009
PUPPET BIKE PARTY! – Six Year Anniversary Celebration
PUPPET BIKE PARTY! – Six Year Anniversary Celebration On Friday, February 27th and Saturday, February 28th, PUPPET BIKE will host its annual celebration known affectionately as ‘A Night With the Puppets’ – AKA – ‘Puppet[…]
Our Town – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris It doesn’t get too much more stripped down and back to the basics as Thornton Wilder’s All-American classic Our Town. It is quite simply and literally daily life, love and marriage and[…]
MARIETTE IN ECSTASY Opening @ Lifeline Theatre
Mariette in Ecstasy Feb 13 – April 5, 2009 The Sisters of the Crucifixion live quiet lives of prayer and devotion until the intriguing Mariette is initiated into their cloister. When she experiences what may[…]
OUR LADY OF THE UNDERPASS Opening @ The Greenhouse Theatre Center
Our Lady of the Underpass by Tanya Saracho The same week that Rome announced a new Pope, a woman driving home from work spotted an image of the Virgin Mary on a discolored wall of[…]
ROSE AND THE RIME Opening @ Chopin Theatre
Rose and the Rime An Original Midwestern Fairy Tale. Written by: Nathan Allen, Chris Mathews, Jake Minton Directed by: Nathan Allen The tiny Michigan town of Radio Falls has been trapped in perpetual winter for[…]
CHERRY ORCHARD Opening @ Strawdog
Strawdog Theatre Company continues their 21st season with Curt Columbus’ translation of Anton Chekhov’s classic Cherry Orchard; directed by Strawdog Artistic Associate Kimberly Senior. Chekhov’s dark comedy follows the aristocratic Gayev family as they return[…]
The Other Shore – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Halcyon Theatre presents and enthusiastic Chicago premiere of Gao Xingjian’s The Other Shore. But what the show makes up for in animated interpretation, it lacks in connection. Nobel Prize winner Xingjian examines[…]
Dying City – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Strong acting, and concise direction at Next Theatre provide an engaging Chicago premiere of Christopher Shinn’s Dying City. But excellent theatrical and technical production values can’t overcome the contrivance of Shinn’s hard-to-believe[…]
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Opening @ Theatre Building Chicago
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Based on the novella by Eudora Welty, this jubilant, blue grass infused fairy tale focuses on Robin Hood-like Jamie Lockhart, a legendary character in Mississippi folklore, who rescues Clemment Musgrove (the wealthiest[…]