1001 Collaboraction’s critically acclaimed “1001” is a provocative, funny and fast-paced post-modern retelling of “The Arabian Nights” which made its Chicago premiere last September. This piece first introduced Chicago audiences to the work of New[…]
Month: July 2011
Krapp’s Last Tape – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill Krapp’s Last Tape is a one-person play that Samuel Beckett wrote for actor Patrick Magee. If you have seen Stanley Kubrick’s film A Clockwork Orange, you will probably remember Magee (in[…]
Side Man opening @ City Lit Theater
Side Man Side Man: a memory play. Part history. Part eulogy. The journey of jazz musicians from their heyday to their exile. Adapt. Wail. Dissipate. Presented by Ka-Tet Theatre Thru – Aug 20, 2011 @[…]
Black and Blue opening @ Prop Theatre
Black and Blue Two brothers, ten years, one bet. ‘Black and Blue‘ treads into the realm of Chicago rivals, sports fanatics, and the good old fashioned American bar bet. Do You Know Your Black and[…]
Pornography opening @ Steep Theatre
Pornography Seven stories intertwine to offer a portrait of society at the dawn of a new century and on the eve of a world tragedy. It is early July, 2005, and the United Kingdom is[…]
The Swordswomen Of San Gimignano opening @ New Rock Theater
The Swordswomen Of San Gimignano The Swordswomen Of San Gimignano unfolds an exciting tale of adventure and romance when Grand Duke Cosimo de Medici arrives for the spring festival and announces a contest for the[…]
Cut to the Chase: Whistling Past, The Graveyard One-Acts – REVIEW
CLOSING WEEKEND By Venus Zarris The Artistic Home Studio blends a powerful potion of emerging and established theatrical talent to create an evening of cemetery sensations. Six playwrights, six directors and thirteen actors examine death[…]
Steppenwolf Announces Companies for 3rd Annual GARAGE REP
Steppenwolf Announces Companies for 3rd Annual GARAGE REP: The Inconvenience, LiveWire Chicago and Theatre Zarko February 3 – April 8, 2012 CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) – Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the three Chicagocompanies selected for[…]
Yellow Face – REVIEW
CLOSING WEEKEND! By Venus Zarris Playwright David Henry Hwang takes his audience on a playful journey in to the hyper-realized narcissism of his own psyche in this deconstruction of racial perceptions, politics and the arts.[…]
Vaudezilla presents “BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast” – FREE @ Exit Chicago
Vaudezilla presents “BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast” – FREE @ Exit Chicago * The Last Friday of Every Month! * 10:30pm & 1:00am SHOWS different shows, same beast Cover Charge: FREE! It’s been over two years[…]